CM Mohan Majhi disburses Subhadra assistance to 18 lakh beneficiaries

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday disbursed the first instalment of the financial assistance of `5,000 to 18 lakh new beneficiaries under the fourth phase of Subhadra Yojana, at Jajpur.

With this, the total number of women who have received assistance under the scheme has reached 98 lakh, with 80 lakh having received the first instalment in the previous three phases.

Addressing a function organised for the occasion, the chief minister said the purpose of the assistance is to make women partners in development process. He urged them to invest the funds in various businesses or entrepreneurial ventures rather than using them for household expenses.