By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, August 26, 2024: Odisha on Monday issued guidelines for the much-hyped Subhadra Yojana for women. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday on September 17 will release the first installment, officials said.

The guidelines issued by the Women & Child Development Department said, women who have attained 21 years of age or more by 1st July, 2024 and less than 60 years of age will be eligible to get Rs 10,000 annually for the remaining years of the scheme in two equal installments per year. Under the scheme, eligible women in all the 30 districts of the State will get assistance of Rs 50,000 in the next five years.

Women beneficiaries will be issued Subhadra ATM-cum-Debit Card. To encourage digital transactions, 100 beneficiaries with maximum digital transactions will be identified in each gram panchayat and urban local body and an additional incentive of Rs 500 will be given to each of them.

As per the guidelines, women applying for benefits under the Subhadra Scheme must have an Aadhaar card in their name, its linkage with her mobile number. She must have an Aadhaar-enabled and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)-enabled bank account and complete the e-KYC process.

Women from economically well-off families, government servants or Income Tax payees will not be eligible under the Subhadra Yojana. Similarly, women who are 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 be excluded from the scheme.

The money will be credited to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and on International Women’s Day on March 8.