‘98.8L women got 2nd instalment of Subhadra money’

Bhubaneswar: Over 1.83 lakh women were excluded from the Subhadra Yojana as they did not receive the second instalment on March 8, deputy chief minister Pravati Parida informed the assembly on Saturday.She mentioned that about 98.82 lakh women beneficiaries received the second instalment of Subhadra money compared to 1.65 crore who received the first instalment.State govt disbursed a total of Rs 5032.93 crore in the first instalment, while for the second instalment, the govt distributed Rs 4,941.04 crore, as the number of beneficiaries reduced."The govt is taking necessary steps to address the grievances of eligible beneficiaries who were excluded from the scheme," Parida said.Drop in beneficiaries receiving the two instalments of Rs 5,000 each in a year was due to non-verification of eligibility, documentation issues, discrepancies in bank and mobile number links, and also income tax payment by family members of some beneficiaries, sources said.Bhubaneswar: Over 1.83 lakh women were excluded from the Subhadra Yojana as they did not receive the second instalment on March 8, deputy chief minister Pravati Parida informed the assembly on Saturday.She mentioned that about 98.82 lakh women beneficiaries received the second instalment of Subhadra money compared to 1.65 crore who received the first instalment.State govt disbursed a total of Rs 5032.93 crore in the first instalment, while for the second instalment, the govt distributed Rs 4,941.04 crore, as the number of beneficiaries reduced."The govt is taking necessary steps to address the grievances of eligible beneficiaries who were excluded from the scheme," Parida said.Drop in beneficiaries receiving the two instalments of Rs 5,000 each in a year was due to non-verification of eligibility, documentation issues, discrepancies in bank and mobile number links, and also income tax payment by family members of some beneficiaries, sources said.