Subhadra scheme helps over 26 pc Odisha women become self-reliant: Dy CM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16 (UNI) The Odisha government's Subhadra scheme has helped more than 26 per cent of its women beneficiaries become self-reliant through entrepreneurship, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said on Wednesday. Parida, who also holds the Women and Child Development portfolio, said the assessment was based on studies by IIM Sambalpur, the State Bank of India (SBI) and NITI Aayog. Addressing a press conference on the achievements of the scheme over the past two years, she said financial assistance of Rs 25,800 crore had been transferred directly to the bank accounts of more than 1.03 crore women beneficiaries through…