ORUNODOI SCHEME

16th December, 2022 Polity and Governance

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The Chief Minister of Assam launched the second version of the 'Orunodoi' scheme to provide financial security to financially disadvantaged families.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that “the 'Orunodoi' scheme is the largest social-sector scheme in the history of Assam that has the capability of radically transforming the lives of millions of its residents”.

‘Orunodoi’ Scheme

The State Government of Assam launched the ‘Orunodoi’ or Arunodoi Scheme on 2nd October 2020.
Women being the primary caretakers of the family are kept as the beneficiaries of the scheme. The scheme provides Financial Assistance of Rs. 1000 per month through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
- They receive the amount on the first day of every month,
The District Level Monitoring Committee prepares the list of eligible beneficiaries as per the Guidelines.
- The preliminary selection of the beneficiaries is done at the level of Gram Panchayat (GP)/Village Council Development Committee (VCDC)/Urban Local Body (ULB) based on eligibility/ineligibility conditions.
'Orunodoi' scheme 2.0
- With the addition of 10.5 lakh new beneficiaries under the second version of the 'Orunodoi' scheme, it would add up to a total of 27.5 lakh-plus beneficiaries.
- From April 2023 onwards, all the existing beneficiaries of the Deen Dayal Divyangan Pension Yojana and Indira Miri Widow Pension Scheme would be subsumed under Orunodoi 2.0.
  - Divyangans and transgenders would be included under the scheme.
  - Households having a member, who is a dwarf or suffering from conditions such as cerebral palsy, thalassemia, haemophilia, etc. would also be included under the scheme.

Way Forward

Under the first phase of the 'Orunodoi' scheme, every month around 17 lakh women have been receiving the benefit through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) method.
The guaranteed minimum cash flow for the underprivileged families of the state would be extremely helpful in the government's aim of poverty alleviation.

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