One of the main election promises made by the BJP, the Subhadra Yojana, will be implemented according to the standard operating procedure (SOP), which was declared by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday. Majhi informed the Odisha Assembly that the State Cabinet has decided to move on with the groundbreaking Subhadra Yojana, which will empower women, from the 2024–2025 fiscal year to the 2028–2029 fiscal year, during its meeting on August 22. He stated that a sum of Rs 55,825 crore has been allocated for the project. The Subhadra Scheme, which will benefit all eligible women aged 21 or older and under 60, will, according to Chief Minister Majhi, change the lives of nearly one crore women in the State.
Majhi provided more details on the program, stating that on Rakhi Purnima day and International Women’s Day (March 8), a total of Rs 10,000 will be handed out in two installments of Rs 5000 each. Therefore, over the course of five years, a qualifying woman beneficiary will receive a total of Rs 50,000. The payment will be transferred directly to the beneficiary’s Aadhaar-enabled single-holder (DBT) bank account through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS) to provide transparency in the assistance provision process. The recipients would also receive a Subhadra Debit Card, he continued.
The Chief Minister emphasized that although his government is dedicated to “Antodaya,” women from affluent families, government employees, and income tax payers will not be qualified for this program. Additionally, he said, women who receive support from any other government program in the amount of Rs 1,500 or more per month or Rs 18,000 or more annually will not be able to participate in Subhadra. The ladies can apply for the benefits of this scheme by completing the forms that are free of charge at Block Offices, Mo Seva Kendras, Jan Seva Kendras, Anganwadi Centers, etc. The Chief Minister announced that “Subhadra” will also have a call center established.
According to him, a Subhadra Society will be established by the Women and Child Development Department to oversee and carry out the initiative. The Chief Minister asked the Members of the House for their active assistance in ensuring that no worthy lady is left out, even as he informed them that his government is working to implement the program as soon as possible.
