2.5 Lakh Eligible Women Unable To Get Subhadra Money In Odisha Due To Non-Compliance; Check How To Receive

Bhubaneswar: Over 2.5 lakh eligible beneficiaries are yet to receive financial assistance under Subhadra Yojana in Odisha due to non-compliance with e-KYC and other rules, the state government said on Monday.

More than 2.5 lakh eligible women have not made their bank accounts DBT enabled to receive the benefits of Subhadra Yojana. Besides, they are yet to do the e-KYC. These beneficiaries have so far been deprived of the benefits of the scheme, the Women and Child Development (W&CD) Department said in a statement.

It said the list of these beneficiaries is available with the authorities at the block, municipality and municipal corporation level. All the eligible beneficiaries, who are yet to receive the benefits of Subhadra scheme, should check the list and ensure the following four requirements:

1. They must have a single holder bank account.
2. The bank account must be linked to the beneficiary’s Aadhaar number.
3. The account must be DBT enabled.
4. The beneficiaries must have done their e-KYC through biometric method on Subhadra portal.

The applicants are advised to visit their respective banks to finish the first three tasks while the fourth task can be done at Jana Seva Kendra or Mo Seva Kendra, said the W&CD Department.

Once the applicants fulfill the requirements by completing these four tasks, they will receive the first instalment under the Subhadra scheme before March 8, it said.

It may be noted that the state government have so far released Rs 5,000 each as first instalment of the Subhadra Yojana to 98 lakh eligible women in the state.

The second instalment is slated to be disbursed to the beneficiaries on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on March 8.