Bhubaneswar (Odisha):

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida announced that the state government will launch the third phase of its cash transfer scheme, ‘Subhadra Yojana,’ on Sunday, November 24.

Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Ms Parida said the scheme will be launched in Sundargarh district, highlighting that it will benefit more than 20 lakh women.

“We will launch the third phase of Subhadra Yojana on the 24th (November) in Sundargarh, and this time we will include more than 20 lakh women. As per our promise to include over one crore women in the Subhadra Yojana, I believe we will achieve this target by December,” stated Deputy Chief Minister Parida.

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Subhadra,’ the flagship scheme of the Odisha government, in Bhubaneswar.

According to a government release, it is the largest women-centric scheme in the state, aiming to benefit over one crore women. Under the scheme, all eligible beneficiaries aged 21 to 60 years will receive Rs 50,000 over five years, from 2024-25 to 2028-29. Beneficiaries will get Rs 10,000 annually in two equal installments, credited directly to their Aadhaar-enabled, DBT-linked bank accounts. During the launch, the Prime Minister initiated the transfer of funds to the bank accounts of over 10 lakh women.

On a separate note, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo commented on the Maharashtra and Jharkhand exit polls. He stated that no party other than the NDA could provide a stable government in these states.

Speaking to the media, Mr Deo remarked, “The wait is just for two more days. The people of India want a stable government, and I believe only the NDA can deliver that stability.”

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Bhubaneswar:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to launch the Odisha government’s flagship women-centric initiative, Subhadra Yojana, besides other railway and national highway projects during his visit to the eastern state on Tuesday.

PM Modi’s visit to Odisha on his 74th birthday would be the first after he attended the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on June 12.

He is scheduled to reach Biju Patnaik International Airport here around 10.50 am, officials said.

Under Subhadra Yojna, named after Goddess Subhadra, the sister of Lord Balabhadra and Lord Jagannath, all eligible women between the age of 21-60 years would receive Rs 50,000 over a period of five years between 2024-25 and 2028-29.

An amount of Rs 10,000 per annum would be credited in two installments directly to their accounts. The initiative is expected to cover more than 1 crore women.

PM Modi would initiate the fund transfer into the bank accounts of more than 10 lakh women during the day, the officials said.

He will also dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation of railway projects worth Rs 2,800 crore. The PM will also lay the foundation stone of national highway projects worth more than Rs 1,000 crore, they said.

He will also release the first installment of assistance to nearly 10 lakh beneficiaries under PMAY-G of around 14 states.

The Griha Pravesh (house worming) celebrations for 26 lakh beneficiaries of PMAY (Gramin and Urban) from across the country will be held during the programme. The PM will hand over the keys of their houses to PMAY (Gramin and Urban) beneficiaries.

The PM will launch Awaas 2024 App, for survey of additional households for PMAY-G.

He will also launch the operational guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, before returning to the national capital, the officials added. 

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