New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party government led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced the approval of a women empowerment initiative, the Subhadra scheme, under which one million women between the age of 21 and 60 will be provided Rs 10,000 per year for five years.
“I take this opportunity on this auspicious day to inform this House about the approval of a path-breaking initiative for women empowerment, Subhadra, by the state cabinet,” said a press release from the CMO on Friday.
“As decided by the state cabinet in its meeting held on August 22, 2024, at Lok Seva Bhawan, the scheme has been approved for implementation from FY 2024-25 to FY 2028-29. An outlay of Rs 55,825.00 crore has been made for this initiative,” it added, ANI reported.
Each eligible woman will receive a total of Rs 50,000 over five years, of which Rs 10,000 will be paid annually in two instalments of Rs 5,000 each. The payments will be made on Rakhi Purnima and International Women’s Day (March 8), according to the CMO.
To ensure transparency in the delivery of assistance, payment will be made directly to the beneficiary’s Aadhaar-enabled sole holder bank account (DBT) through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS). In addition, beneficiaries will be provided with a Subhadra debit card.
To promote digitalisation, 100 beneficiaries with the highest number of digital transactions will be selected in each Gram Panchayat and Urban Local Body. Each of these top beneficiaries will receive an additional incentive of Rs 500.
“Our government is committed to the ‘Antyodaya’ scheme. Therefore, women from economically well-off families, government servants or income tax payers will not be eligible for this scheme. Also, women receiving assistance of Rs 1,500 or more per month or Rs 18,000 or more per year under any other government scheme will also not be eligible for inclusion in the Subhadra scheme,” the CMO statement said.
To avail these benefits, women can apply for them by filling the forms available free of cost at Anganwadi Centres, Local Offices, Mo Seva Kendras, Jan Seva Kendras, etc.
A call centre will also be set up for the Subhadra project.
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