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Odisha Deputy CM Announces Date For 3-Phase Disbursement Of Subhadra Yojana’s 1st instalment

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Saturday announced the tentative date for third-phase disbursement of first instalment money of Rs 5,000 to over 20 lakh women beneficiaries under Subhadra Yojana.

“The amount will be credited to the bank accounts of eligible women beneficiaries at a programme scheduled to be attended by Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram in Sundargarh district on November 24,” she told reporters.after returning from her UK trip.

The Deputy CM further said that very panchayat office has been asked to publish the rejection list. “We also have the list of those with problem in their bank details. They can be included in the third phase,” she said.

Applications of around 2.67 lakh women beneficiaries have reportedly been rejected for various reasons..

She added that the fourth and final phase of the first instalment would be released by the end of December, covering over 1 crore women in total.

Earlier this month, Parida had said that the government would expand its coverage, extending the benefits to Anganwadi workers, without a government employee in their family. She also said that the applications rejected on various grounds would be reassessed.

The Women and Child Development department is expected to soon issue a detailed guideline with slight modifications for Subhadra Yojana for which the state government has allocated Rs 55,825 crore over five years.

The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17. Around 60 lakh women beneficiaries have received the first instalment of Rs 5,000 under Subhadra Yojana in the first two phases. While around 25 lakh women received the money in the first phase, the amount was credited to bank accounts of beneficiaries in the second phase on October 9.

The second instalment is likely to be credited on International Women’s Day (March 8, 2025) and the third on Rakhi Purnima (August 9) respectively next year, sources said.

OB Bureau

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