Bhubaneswar, March 4 -- Odisha Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Women and Child Development Pravati Parida asserted that more than 98 lakh women received benefits from the Subhadra Scheme, and further assistance will be given on March 6 and International Women's Day on March 8.

Pravati Parida said, "We gave benefits of Subhadra Scheme to more than 98 lakh women. Our target was to give the benefits of the scheme to more than 1 crore women. On March 6, we will give assistance to more than 1,70,000 women. On 8th March, we will provide Rs 5,000 crore to 1 crore women"

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced the approval of an initiative for women's empowerment, Subhadra, in the state legislative assembly in August 2024.

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