Orunodoi 3.0
Category: Women and Child, Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Assam

Details:
Orunodoi, described as the &#39;foremost bead&#39; among the Ashtadash Mukutar Unnoyonee Maala, was announced by the then Hon&#39;ble Finance Minister in his Budget Speech 2020-21. The scheme envisages women&#39;s empowerment, poverty alleviation, and socio-economic inclusion of financially vulnerable women of the state through sustained financial assistance on a monthly basis so that they are assured of minimum monthly cash flow. Since substantial time has elapsed, it is essential to update information and implement the scheme with improved standards and procedures. It is necessary to phase out Orunodoi 1.0 and Orunodoi 2.0, without transferring any legacy data, to effectively launch Orunodoi 3.0. However, while selecting the beneficiaries of Orunodoi 3.0, the district administration will take utmost care that the eligible beneficiaries of Orunodoi 1.0 and Orunodoi 2.0 are not removed/deleted from the scheme whimsically, unless they now do not conform to the Orunodoi
3.0 guidelines.
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The basic precondition to become a beneficiary for Orunodoi 3.0 is that the individual must be enrolled under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) as a beneficiary. For the purpose of implementation of this scheme, the definitions of household, family, income criterion, etc., will be as per extant NFSA guidelines. This new phase of Orunodoi will have the provision of automatic AADHAAR seeding of beneficiaries, a proven method for efficiently disbursing benefits to Antyodaya across the country, as in Assam, almost every NFSA beneficiary are already AADHAAR seeded.
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Benefits:
1)	The Assam govt. runs this scheme for those women who belong to the low-income groups of society to support them financially.

2)	Each beneficiary will get 1250 rupees per month on the very first date of every month.
The Orunodoi 3.0 Scheme covers the expenses for medicines for taking care of health needs, which is 400 rupees per family; Rs. 200 per family is given to provide a 50% subsidy for the 4 kg of pulses of a family; 80 rupees are given as the 50% subsidy for 4 kg of sugar; 150 rupees are given for the fruits & vegetables; Rs. 150 are given for the essential needs; Rs. 170 for covid-19 expenses; and Rs. 250 for a subsidy for 50 units of electricity. And this amount is consolidated to Rs. 1250 per month for a family. 

3)	Orunodoi Scheme 3.0 will provide financial assistance of Rs. 1250 per month through Direct Benefit Transfer.


Eligibility Criteria:
If any of the following criteria is observed in case of an applicant, it will be sufficient for inclusion under the scheme.
1.	Widow, unmarried (above the age of 45 yrs)
2.	Transgender
3.	Person with disability, as defined in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, irrespective of gender
4.	Old/Infirm woman including those residing in Government registered old age home
5.	Women of the Household, where earning members are either disabled or aged (more than sixty years of age)
6.	Woman in household, where any member is suffering from HIV/ Thalassemia/ Haemophilia/ Cerebral Palsy/ Leprosy/ Autism spectrum disorder
7.	Woman in household without shelter
8.	Destitute woman living on alms
9.	Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) woman beneficiary
10.	Women in the household, composite income of which is less than Rs.2 lacs per annum.