Govt to release Subhadra third instalment August 9

Women filing zero income tax returns and those with an annual income of less than ₹2.5 lakh will be eligible to avail the benefits under the scheme

- AGENCIES

The state government will release the third instalment of ₹5,000 financial assistance under Subhadra Yojana to over 1 crore women beneficiaries August 9 in Koraput district, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said here Wednesday.

Subhadra Yojana, an ambitious women welfare scheme of the BJP government, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday September 17, 2024.

The scheme is designed to provide eligible women aged between 21 and 60 years with ₹50,000 over five years, from 2024-25 to 2028-29.

Each beneficiary will receive ₹10,000 annually in two instalments of ₹5,000 each — one on Rakhi Purnima and the other on International Women’s Day (March 8).

This year, the Rakhi Purnima will be celebrated August 9.

Speaking to reporters, Parida said the women, who turned 21 recently, will be allowed to apply for the scheme after August 9.

Nearly two lakh beneficiaries, who had received the first instalment, were later found ineligible due to having purchased five acres of land, vehicle or filed IT returns, Parida said.