As Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 74 on Tuesday, some Bhartiya Janta Party leaders extended their birthday wishes to him and praised his leadership. To mark the occasion PM Modi visited Odisha, where he inaugurated the key welfare schemes, including Subhadra Yojana and the PM Awas Yojana in Bhubaneswar.

Subhadra Awas Yojana

The Subhadra Awas Yojana is the financial assistance scheme that will provide Rs 10,000 to over 1 Crore to poor women every year. This Scheme is designed to empower women in Odisha by providing them with financial assistance, especially to those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Here are some key details about the Subhadra Yojana:

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21-60 years old
• Annual Income: Less than Rs 1,80,000
• Residency: Must be a Resident of Odisha
• Bank Account: Must have an Adhar-linked bank account for Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

 Financial Assistance

The Eligible women under the scheme will receive Rs 10,000 per year, disbursed in two installments of Rs 5,000 each. The Payments will be made on Raksha Bandhan and International Women’s Day (March 8) over five years.

Direct Benefit Transfer

The funds will be directly transferred to the beneficiaries’ Aadhar-linked bank accounts.

Additional Incentives

An Extra Rs 5000 will be given to the 100 beneficiaries with the most digital transactions in each gram panchayat and urban local body region.

Aim

The scheme aims to uplift nearly one crore women in Odisha, ensuring financial stability and empowerment.

PM Awas Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is a flagship housing initiative by the Government of India. It aimed at providing affordable homes to the Urban poor. It was launched on June 25, 2015, the scheme has two main components including PMAY-Urban (PMAY-U) and (PMAY-G).

About PMAY-Urban

Aim

To ensure a pucca house for all eligible urban households by 2022

Beneficiaries

Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low Income Group (LIG), and Middle-Income Group (MIG) categories, including slum dwellers.

Subsidy

The houses will be provided through the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) which provides interest subsidies on home loans for eligible beneficiaries.

About PMAY-Gramin

Aim

To provide a pucca house with all basic amenities to all houseless and those living in kutcha houses in rural areas.

Beneficiaries

Identified through the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data.

Financial Assistance

Rs 1.2 Lakh in plain areas and Rs 1.3 lakh in hilly, difficult, and Integrated Action Plan (IAP) areas.

About the Event

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Odisha on his birthday, he inaugurated the PM Awas Yojana in Gadakana in Bhubaneswar. These houses are intended for the economically weaker sections of the society. PM Modi interacted with the beneficiaries and discussed the scheme’s impacts on their lives.

The event is part of a larger effort to improve living conditions and the impact of the scheme on their lives.

Narendra Damodardas Modi

Born as Narendra Damodardas Modi on September 17, 1950, in the Vadnagar in Gujrat’s Mehsana, Modi also served as the longest-serving CM of Gujrat for more than 12 years, before he was appointed the Prime Minister of India for the very first time in 2014.

Notable Leaders Extend wishes

President Droupadi Murmu greeted PM Modi on his special day with a special note, commending his selfless contributions to the country.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that PM Modi has linked everything with his vision of ‘New India’.

“With his strong will and determination for public welfare, he has made many seemingly impossible tasks possible and has set new records for poor welfare,” Minister Shah wrote on his official X handle (Formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.

“Under your leadership, our goal of service, good governance, and development is taking a concrete shape. The goal of building a ‘developed India’ has become the resolve of every person. Your leadership and guidance is always an inspiration for millions of BJP workers,”

BJP Leader JP Nadda to PM Modi

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde also sent birthday greetings to PM Modi, “My birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I wish him good health and long life,” he noted.

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, India is moving towards becoming an economic superpower, I wish him the strength to fulfill his resolve of a developed India by 2047. Maharashtra is also making every possible effort to fulfill PM Modi’s resolve of making the country a 5 trillion economy. I want to say that the 21st century is India’s century because the captain of the country is Prime Minister Modi. I wish him a very happy birthday.”

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde