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Odisha Releases Third Rs 5,000 Installment Under Subhadra Yojana to 1.24 Crore Women

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi highlighted lump-sum back payments for excluded beneficiaries with plans to reopen the application portal to enable rural surveys

Overview

  • The state credited Rs 5,000 each to more than 1.24 crore women under the third tranche of the five-year Subhadra Yojana via direct benefit transfer
  • A total of 246 women who missed earlier disbursals received the full Rs 15,000 owed to them in one lump sum
  • Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said about 2 lakh women flagged as ineligible under revised criteria will undergo case-by-case reassessment
  • The online application portal will reopen after August 9 for women aged 21 and above meeting income and asset criteria to register
  • Door-to-door surveys are planned in remote areas such as Kotia in Koraput district to identify eligible women without internet access