Odisha Govt To Release 4th Phase Subhadra Money For 20 Lakh Women In January

Bhubaneswar: After postponing disbursement, the Odisha is now likely to release the fourth phase money in first instalment Subhadra Yojana in January 2025.

Sharing this information, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said that over 20 lakh beneficiaries are set to receive the financial assistance under Subhadra in fourth phase of disbursement in January.

Maintaining that everyone will be given an opportunity to avail the benefits under Subhadra Yojana, she said the verification process is taking time due to various reasons including land dispute.

However, the government has set December 30 as deadline for verification of documents. If the process of verification is completed, money in the fourth phase can be released in January, the Deputy CM said.

Regarding the inclusion of Bonda tribal women in Subhadra scheme, Parida said more than 12,000 women belonging to the community have applied for the money, of whom 9,000 have received their first instalment money. However, 3,000 beneficiaries are yet to receive the money.

Notably, the 4th phase of Subhadra money was scheduled to be released on December 25. However, the state government deferred in releasing the money due to ongoing verification.

The third phase money was disbursed to 20 lakh women beneficiaries on November 24. As many as 80 lakh women were benefitted under the state’s flagship programme so far.