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Turning the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan into a celebration of women's empowerment, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Saturday released the third instalment of the Subhadra Yojana.
More than 1.24 crore women beneficiaries across the state received Rs 5,000 each directly into their bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), with the total disbursal amount running into thousands of crores.
The public event in Jeypore, Koraput district, saw the Chief Minister personally hand over symbolic cheques to select beneficiaries, while thousands more had funds credited to their accounts simultaneously.
Earlier, Deputy ...