Subhadra Yojana eligible beneficiaries to get Rs 10,000 a year: Eligibility, benefits, launch date and more

The Odisha government released the guidelines for Subhadra Yojana which will benefit Odisha's state cabinet has approved Subhadra, a women's empowerment.

According to the guidelines of the scheme, each eligible beneficiary will receive Rs 10,000 per year in two equal instalments. Over five years, each eligible woman will receive a total of Rs 50,000.

All eligible women of 21-60 age group will get the benefit of the Subhadra Yojana. If there are two or three eligible women in one family, all will get the benefit. All eligible women including those who are getting widow pension and scholarship from the government will get the assistance," the deputy chief minister said.

The assistance will be deposited directly into the beneficiaries' Aadhaar-enabled bank accounts and they will also receive a Subhadra Debit Card.

The applicant must be an Odisha native, 21 years old or older, and under the age of 60 on the deadline.For the fiscal year 2024-25, the deadline is July 1, 2024. The date will be determined subsequently by the administration during the next four years.

Women from wealthy families, government officials, and income taxpayers will not be eligible for the scheme. Women who receive Rs 1,500 or more per month or Rs 18,000 or more per year from any other government scheme will be ineligible for the Subhadra Yojana, according to the criteria.

In the event of the beneficiary's death, aid will be withdrawn, and family members will be unable to request it.

Each beneficiary will receive Rs 10,000 per year in two installments of Rs 5,000 each: on Rakhi Purnima and on International Women's Day (March 8). Over five years, each qualifying lady will earn Rs 50,000.

The 100 beneficiaries with the most digital transactions in each gram panchayat and urban local body will earn an additional Rs 500 incentive.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha on September 17 to launch the 'Subhadra Yojana', an ambitious scheme of the BJP government in the state for women, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday, reports PTI.