Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to confusion over selection of beneficiaries for Subhadra Yojana in Odisha, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Tuesday clarified that all eligible women members of a family will receive financial assistance under the scheme.
The Deputy CM stated in the state Assembly that irrespective of the number of eligible women members in a family, all of them will get the benefit of Subhadra Yojana.
Parida further made it clear that widow and girl students getting a scholarship are also eligible to receive the financial assistance under the scheme.
“We will fulfil our pre-poll promise,” she said, stressing that the scheme is for all eligible women, excluding the economically well-off section and high-income groups.
The beneficiaries of the scheme will receive Rs 10,000 in their bank accounts in two instalments annually. The money will be credited to the accounts on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and the International Women’s Day.
The government has said Rs 50,000 will be provided to the women during the next five years.
Application forms for the scheme will be available for free at all Anganwadi centres, Block offices, Mo Seva Kendras, and Jan Seva Kendras.
The State government has announced it will launch a portal for the scheme as well. A call centre will also be set up.
Over 1.8 crore women will benefit from this initiative, the Deputy CM told reporters.
