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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
South Odisha Development Council will be formed soon, says CM Majhi
BHUBANESWAR/JEYPORE: Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday announced that the South Odisha Development Council (SODC) will be formed by the state government soon. Releasing the third installment of Rs 5000 each to one crore beneficiaries under the Subhadra scheme at a function at Jeypore in Koraput district, the chief minister said that a task force headed by school and mass education minister Nityanand Gond had been set up by the state government to suggest how to proceed in this regard. Stating that the task force will submit its report soon, the chief minister said the SODC will be in line with the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC). Majhi said that the government is committed to the development of the southern region of the state unlike the previous dispensation. Responding to the demand of Congress MLA from Jeypore, Taraprasad Bahinipati, the chief minister announced that a Vande Bharat Express will run from Jeypore to Bhubaneswar. He further announced that the paper mill at Gaganapur in the district which closed down will be revived by the government. Besides, a new college will also be set up at Jeypore, he added. The chief minister laid foundation stones for 436 projects worth over Rs 452 crore and inaugurated 126 other projects worth over Rs 309 crore during the occasion. These include important infrastructure development projects in the education, health, roads and tourism sectors. The chief minister said that with the implementation of these projects, the development of the district would be further accelerated.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Odisha CM Majhi distributes ₹5,000 crore to one crore women under Subhadra scheme
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday (August 9, 2025) distributed ₹5,000 crore to around one crore women as the third instalment under the Subhadra Scheme. Mr. Majhi released the amount to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) at a special event in Jeypore, Koraput district. Among the beneficiaries, 1,783 women are from Kotia panchayat in Koraput district near the Andhra Pradesh border, he said. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17 last year and in just six-and-a-half months, all eligible women had been covered under the scheme, he added. "To make women economically independent, our government came up with this scheme," he said, adding that it has become the biggest women empowerment programme of the State. The CM added that the scheme helped lakhs of women to start their own businesses. He said the scheme also helped 17 lakh women to become 'Lakhpati Didis', part of an ambitious programme envisioned by PM Modi. Odisha has now secured the first position in the country for creating the maximum number of 'Lakhpati Didis', Mr. Majhi informed. The CM said his government has resolved to develop southern Odisha, which remained under-developed for decades. Mr. Majhi said his government has decided to set up the South Odisha Development Council (SODC) in line with the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC). A task force headed by Minister Nityananda Gond has been formed and a budgetary provision of Rs 200 crore was made to accelerate development in the region, Mr. Majhi added. Responding to a request by local MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati (Congress) at the programme, the chief minister assured that a Vande Bharat train would run from Jeypore to Bhubaneswar. He also informed that his government was making efforts to revive the shut Jeypore paper mill and set up a new degree college there. On this occasion, the CM also inaugurated 126 projects worth ₹309.42 crore and laid foundation stones for 436 projects to be executed with a total cost of ₹452 crore. Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, Ministers Bibhuti Jena, Nityananda Gond and Gokulananda Mallik and local MP and MLA attended the event. Subhadra Yojana is designed to provide eligible women aged 21 to 60 years with ₹50,000 over five years, from 2024-25 to 2028-29. Each beneficiary will receive ₹10,000 per year in two installments of ₹5,000 each — one on Rakhi Purnima, and the other on International Women's Day (March 8).
