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Over 50 lakh women will receive 1st installment of Subhadra Yojana on Sep 17: Deputy CM

Over 50 lakh women will receive 1st installment of Subhadra Yojana on Sep 17: Deputy CM
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Bhubaneswar, Sep 14 (UNI) More than 50 lakh women in Odisha who have already registered their names for Subhadra Yojana will receive the first installment of Rs.5000 each on September 17, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Subhadra Yojana on September 17 at a function to be held at Janata Maidan which will be attended by thousands of women from across the state .
All women in the age group of 21 to 60 years in the state will be covered under the scheme and official sources said about one crore women will be benefited under the scheme.

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