By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/JEYPORE: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday released Rs 5,000 Crore among more than 1 Crore women beneficiaries (Rs 5000 each), adding beneficiaries in border dispute areas in Kotia Gram Panchayat under Pottangi Block, at a special programme held in Jeypore town in Koraput district as part 3rd installment money under Subhadra Yojana on the auspicious occasion of Rakhi Purnima.
In 1st phase, Rs 5,000 was credited to 25 lakh women’s bank accounts in Odisha. The 2nd phase Subhadra money was released on Oct 9, 2024, benefitting 39 lakh women. The 3rd phase was disbursed on Nov 24, 2024 covering 20 lakh beneficiaries. The scheme reached over 18 lakh women beneficiaries in 4th phase on Feb 8, 2025.
The 5th phase money was disbursed among 2.30 lakh women on March 6, 2025 hitting the 1 crore target. The 2nd installment money was released on March 8, 2025, on International Women’s Day.
Earlier, women beneficiaries tied rakhis on wrists of CM Majhi and Deputy CMs KV Singhdeo, Pravati Parida.
Meanwhile, students of Saraswati Vidya Mandir at Arvind Nagar tied rakhis — the sacred threads symbolising protection — on the CM’s wrist to mark the auspicious occasion.
Deputy Chief Ministers K.V. Singhdeo and Pravati Parida, along with Ministers Nityananda Gond, Gokulananda Mallick, and Jeypore MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati, were also present at the programme.
