Finance
More than one crore women beneficiaries of the Odisha government’s flagship Subhadra Yojana will receive the next instalment of financial assistance on August 28, coinciding with Raksha Purnima, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida announced on Monday.
The disbursement will be made during a state-level event to be held in Nayagarh, she said.
Parida stated that women who submitted their applications by August 28 and fulfil the eligibility norms will be considered for the benefit. She added that eligible beneficiaries who were part of the initial list and have pending instalments may receive multiple dues together, subject to verification.
According to the most recent data, 1,15,75,633 applications have been recorded under the Subhadra initiative to date. Of them, 3,17,966 new applications were received during the fiscal year 2026-27.
Following verification, 1,02,04,396 women were initially designated as eligible for the fifth installment. Further checks by district administrations revealed that 5,277 beneficiaries had died, and their names were removed off the list. Following verification and eligibility checks, 1,02,04,396 women were identified as possible beneficiaries for the fifth instalment. However, district administrations later confirmed the deaths of 5,277 recipients and took their names off the list.
With this change, the ultimate number of beneficiaries for the fifth instalment is 1,01,99,119 women.
It is worth noting that under the Subhadra initiative, approximately Rs 12,064.86 crore has already been remitted directly to the bank accounts of over one crore women in four prior instalments.
