Odisha Govt Issues Final Guidelines For Subhadra Yojana; Details Sent To Dist Collectors

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday issued the final guidelines for the implementation of Subhadra Yojana, a flagship scheme for the welfare of women in the state.

Official sources said that the Women and Child Development department has sent the revised guidelines of the scheme to all district Collectors and Municipal Commissioners in the state for necessary action.

Under the scheme, the beneficiaries will receive Rs 10,000 in their bank accounts in two instalments in a year. The money will be credited to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries on the occasion of Rakshya Bandhan and on International Women’s Day (March 8). They will get Rs 50,000 in five years under Subhadra Yojana.

Eligibility:

The women beneficiary must meet the following eligibility criteria to avail the benefits of this scheme:

a. The applicant must be a resident of Odisha.
b. The applicant should be covered under National Food Security Act (NFSA) / State Food Security Scheme (SFSS). Any woman from a family without an NFSA or 5FSS Card can apply under SUBHADRA if her family income is not more than Rs. 2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakhs and Fifty Thousand only).
c. To be eligible under the scheme, the applicant’s age should be 21 years or more and less than 60 years as on the qualifying date. The date of birth, as recorded in the Aadhaar card would be taken as the final date for the calculation of her age.
d. For financial year 2024-25, the woman must be 21 years or more and less than 60 years, as on 01.07.2024. Therefore, the applicant must be born on 02.07.1964 or later and born. on 01.07.2003 or earlier. The date of birth, as recorded in the Aadhaar card would be taken as the final date for the calculation of her age.
d. For 2024-25, if a woman attains the age of 21 years after 01.07.2024, she will get Rs. 10,000 per year, only for the remaining years of the scheme period. In 2024-25, women who. complete 60 years of age after 01.07.2024, will not receive the benefits for the remaining years of the scheme period.

Women falling under any of the following categories shall be ineligible to receive the benefits under the scheme:

a. Any woman receiving financial assistance such as pension, scholarship etc. of Rs.1500 per month or more or Rs 18,000 per annum or more under any State or Central Government Scheme would be ineligible.
b. Any woman who either herself or whose family member is:
1. A current or former Member of Parliament (MP) or Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
ii. An Income Tax Payee.
iii. An elected public representative in any Urban Local Body or Panchayati Raj Institution (excluding Ward Member / Councillor)
iv. Employed as a regular or contractual employee in State Government or Government of India or Public Sector Undertaking or Board or Local Body or Government Organization or is receiving pension after retirement. However, all workers receiving honorarium such as ASHA, Anganwadi Worker, Community Resource Person, Master Book Keeper etc. and all those engaged through outsourcing agencies would be considered, if otherwise eligible under this Scheme.
v. An elected / nominated / appointed representative in any Government Department or Undertaking or Board or Organization of Government of India or State Government. vi. An owner of a 4-wheeler Motor Vehicle except tractors, mini-trucks, small commercial vehicles and other similar light goods vehicles.
vi. The family of the applicant owns more than 5 acres of irrigated land or 10 acres of non- irrigated land.

For the purpose of this Scheme, the definition of family would be as defined in National Food Security Act (NFSA) / State Food Security Scheme (SFSS), said W&CD department.

Documents Required:

Women applying for benefits under the Subhadra Scheme must have an Aadhaar card in their name. The Aadhaar card must be linked with the applicant’s mobile number.

Applicants must have an Aadhaar-enabled and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)-enabled bank account.

If the applicant does not have an Aadhaar number or if there is a mismatch in the Aadhaar card details, they need to register or correct the details under Aadhaar.

If the applicant does not have an Aadhaar-enabled and DBT-enabled bank account, a new bank account should be opened. The applicant should ensure the bank account is Aadhaar-enabled and
DBT-enabled. They should complete the e-KYC process.