Mamata scheme launched by Women and Child Development Department Government of Odisha has been derailed from its objectives. Women are not getting the benefits for years.
In Jamkani village of the Belpahad NAC Sasmita Biswal W/O Harishankar Biswal was pregnant on 20/10/2013. This was registered by Anganwadi worker Sukanti Sa at the Lakahnpur CDPO Office. Sasmita Biswal gave birth to a girl child on 25/7/2014 at Burla hospital. Now two years have passed, but the financial support provided by Mamata Scheme has yet not been credited to Sasmita’s bank account.
According to the guideline, Rs 1500 after the 6 months of the preganant, another Rs 1500 after the 3 months of the child birth, and the child is given 1 thousand each time after completion of 6 and 9 months; likewise total 5 thousand is assisted in the Mamata Scheme.
Many a time the bank account was checked but the money was not credited the account of the beneficiary. The Anganwadi worker of Jamkani, Sukanti Sa complaint at the CDPO office regarding the same.
“In Lakahnpur block total 73 non-resident women are there and they were not availed the benefit of the scheme. Likewise passbooks of 12 are not updated so the money is getting returned. Eight women have double ID; and so they could not avail the benefits, says the Lakahnpur CDPO Arati Joshi.
When CDPO Joshi was queried about Smt Biswal, she says, her name will be checked and we will pay it online.
Sasmita Biswal of Jamkani is not the only case. The Women and Child Development Department of the state itself has admitted that there are 2 lakhs and 33 thousand women, who have not availed the benefit the scheme. The details with district wise as follows:
District Number of Deprived Women
Sambalpur 7342
Balangir 14397
Deogarh 2487
Jharsuguda 2466
Sonepur 3972
Bargarh 9863
Boudh 3519
Kalahandi 15392
Nuapada 3379