Odisha Subhadra Scheme
The Subhadra scheme is a flagship initiative by the Government of Odisha aimed at financially empowering women, improving their socio-economic status, and promoting their safety and well-being. The goals include providing financial support, improving awareness of rights, enhancing health and educational outcomes, promoting financial independence, encouraging digital literacy, and fostering personal and professional growth for women. All eligible beneficiaries will receive ₹10,000 per year, released in two instalments annually.
Eligibility of Odisha Subhadra Scheme
Applicants must be residents of Odisha, aged 21 years or above and below 60 years, and must fulfill the other eligibility conditions prescribed under the SUBHADRA Guidelines, including criteria related to financial status and employment.
The women beneficiary must meet the following eligibility criteria to avail the benefits of this scheme:
• The applicant must be a resident of Odisha.
• The applicant should be covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) / State Food Security Scheme (SFSS). Any woman from a family without an NFSA or SFSS Card can apply under SUBHADRA if her family income is not more than Rs. 2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakhs and Fifty Thousand only).
• To be eligible under the scheme, the applicant’s age should be 21 years or more and less than 60 years as on the qualifying date.
• The date of birth, as recorded in the Aadhaar card would be taken as the final date for the calculation of her age.
• For financial year 2026-27, the woman must be 21 years or more and less than 60 years, as on 01.04.2026.
• Therefore, the applicant must be born on 02.04.1966 or later and born on 01.04.2005 or earlier.
• The date of birth, as recorded in the Aadhaar card would be taken as the final date for the calculation of her age
• For 2026-27, if a woman attains the age of above 21 years on 01.04.2026, she will get Rs.10,000 per year, only for the remaining years of the scheme period.
• In 2026-27, women who complete 60 years of age on 31.03.2026, will not receive the benefits for the remaining years of the scheme period.
Odisha Subhadra Scheme Application Procedure
• All eligible women would be required to apply for availing benefits under the scheme.
• The applications may be made offline through a printed form, as well as online through the SUBHADRA portal.
• Pre-printed application forms will be made available free of cost at office locations such as Anganwadi Centres and CDPO Offices.
• The applicant will have to fill the form and submit the same at the nearest Ama Seba Kendra / Common Service Centre.
• In case of any discrepancy in the form submitted by the applicant and the Aadhaar, the information as present in Aadhaar would be taken as final.
• All applications collected will be verified against the database available with the Government and also through field enquiry, wherever required.
• All applicants would be required to self-certify themselves on their eligibility under SUBHADRA, submit related undertakings, and complete e-KYC formalities.
• The preferred mode of e-KYC would be through face-authentication whereby beneficiaries can complete the process through the SUBHADRA Mobile application by providing their Aadhaar number.
• A beneficiary may choose to opt out of SUBHADRA thereby passing on the benefit to support the empowerment and well-being of her fellow sisters in Odisha through the SUBHADRA Portal.
Checklist of Odisha Subhadra Scheme Application
Those women who are eligible and have applied for receiving benefits under SUBHADRA would have to ensure the following:
• They must have Aadhaar card / Aadhaar number in their own name.
• They must have linked their mobile number with the Aadhaar card.
• They must have a single-holder bank account that is Aadhaar-enabled and DBT-enabled.
• If the applicant does not have an Aadhaar number or there is data mismatch in her Aadhaar card, she will be required to enrol herself under Aadhaar or correct the information, as required.
• If the applicant does not have a single-holder Aadhaar-enabled & DBT-enabled bank account, she would be provided an opportunity for: (a). Opening a single-holder bank account, (b). Making the bank account Aadhaar-enabled, (c). Making the bank account DBT-enabled, and (d). Completing the process for e-KYC.
