Subhadra Yojana: Odisha’s Cash-Transfer Scheme for Women

Odisha’s BJP government cut one welfare scheme’s payout in half. In the same year, it launched a brand-new one worth Rs 50,000 per woman.

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Subhadra Yojana

Odisha’s Cash-Transfer Scheme for Women

17 Sep 2024

PM Modi launches Subhadra Yojana in Bhubaneswar.

17 Sep 2024

First installment reaches 25.11 lakh women.

8 Mar 2026

Fourth installment released, on Women’s Day.

Apr 2026

Enrollment crosses 1 crore women, all 30 districts.

One Hand Gives, One Hand Takes

The same BJP government that cut KALIA’s farmer payout in half also launched Subhadra — Rs 50,000 per woman over five years, one of Odisha’s largest-ever welfare rollouts.

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Timeline

• 17 September 2024: PM Narendra Modi launches Subhadra Yojana, in Bhubaneswar, on his birthday.
• 17 September 2024: The first installment reaches 25.11 lakh women, worth Rs 1,250 crore in total.
• 8 March 2026: The fourth installment is released, on International Women’s Day.
• April 2026: Enrollment crosses 1 crore women, across all 30 districts of Odisha.

Must Know

• Subhadra Yojana is Odisha’s state cash-transfer scheme, for eligible women.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched it on 17 September 2024, at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar.
• It pays Rs 10,000 a year, in two installments of Rs 5,000 each, over five years (2024-2029).
• Eligible women must be aged 21 to 60, with family income under Rs 2.5 lakh a year.
• Total payout per woman, over the scheme’s full five-year run, is Rs 50,000.

Good to Know

• Payments arrive on two fixed dates each year: Rakhi Purnima, and International Women’s Day (8 March).
• Funds go directly to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts, via Direct Benefit Transfer.
• The scheme’s total outlay is about Rs 55,825 crore, over its five-year term.
• Odisha’s Women and Child Development Department implements the scheme.
• By April 2026, over 1 crore women had enrolled, across all 30 districts of Odisha.
• See the full directory of every state’s cash-transfer scheme for women.

Test Yourself

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1. Odisha’s Subhadra Yojana, a cash-transfer scheme for women, was launched by whom, and where?

CM Mohan Charan Majhi, in Cuttack

PM Narendra Modi, in Bhubaneswar

President Droupadi Murmu, in Puri

CM Mohan Charan Majhi, in Bhubaneswar

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Great to Know

• Subhadra Yojana launched under Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s BJP government, elected in 2024.
• The same government also replaced KALIA with CM-KISAN Yojana, cutting farmer payouts by more than half.
• Odisha’s BJP government thus expanded one welfare scheme, for women, while shrinking another, for farmers.
• By 8 March 2026, enrolled beneficiaries had received Rs 20,000 each, four installments into the five-year scheme.
• The fifth installment was expected around Raksha Bandhan, in August 2026.

Current Affairs

• 2024-2026: Subhadra Yojana scales up, reaching over 1 crore women within two years of launch.
  • PM Modi launched the scheme on 17 September 2024, transferring the first installment to 25.11 lakh women that same day.
  • By April 2026, enrollment had crossed 1 crore women, across all 30 districts of Odisha.
  • By March 2026, four installments had been paid, totalling Rs 20,000 per enrolled beneficiary.