Assam Govt Launches 3rd Edition Of Orunodoi Scheme; Expands Coverage To 37 Lakh Beneficiaries

The scheme which was launched back in 2020 to empower the women belonging to economically weaker sections of society, has been reintroduced after the successful completion of the previous two instalments.

Guwahati: The Assam Government on Thursday launched the 3rd Phase of the Orunodoi. The popular scheme was launched by the Chief Minister of the state Himanta Biswa Sarma at Lok Sabha Bhavan in the state capital of Dispur. The scheme which was launched back in 2020 to empower the women belonging to economically weaker sections of society, has been reintroduced after the successful completion of the previous two instalments.

From now on the scheme will provide a monthly deposit of Rs 1,250 directly into the beneficiaries' bank accounts on the 10th day of each month. The scheme will cover more than 37 lakh beneficiaries. Under the initiative, widows, unmarried above the age of 45 years, and divorced and deserted women are eligible to apply for financial assistance from the state government. Another significant change from the previous two phases is that the administration this time will link ration cards to the Orunodoi programme so that all women ration card holders can take advantage of this scheme.

Assam was the first State to launch a DBT scheme for women back in 2020. Today is a historic day we as are expanding this scheme, Orunodoi 3.0 to include over 12 lakh addl women. https://t.co/mOtRjg4CHH

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 19, 2024

Addressing the program on this occasion CM Sarma stated that “ The Orunodoi scheme is the most powerful scheme. 10,000 beneficiaries from each constituency will come under the purview of the scheme. Currently, the scheme is providing benefits to 24.60 lakh people. With the addition of 12.60 lakh beneficiaries the number of beneficiaries will increase to 37.2 lakh.”

He further pointed out that the scheme which is the large direct benefit transfer scheme run by the state government has increased the amount to Rs 1250 from Rs 1000 which was given under Orunodoi 2.0 through PM's Jan Dhan account. “Initially, the amount was Rs 830. The amount has been increased by Rs 170 during Covid. At present, this amount has been increased by another Rs 250. At present, the beneficiary will get Rs 1,250. ”