Lakshmi Yojana: Explain MP/MLA Requirement, HC Directs Delhi Govt

‘Even one left out makes scheme arbitrary’: Delhi HC questions MLA endorsement for Lakshmi Yojana

For the second time in less than a week, the Delhi HC on Monday pressed the Delhi government to explain why access to a welfare scheme should require the backing of an elected representative.

Lakshmi Yojana: Explain MP/MLA requirement, HC directs Delhi govt

The bench said that if the objective was to ensure that only identifiable and eligible persons received the benefit, there were several other ways to verify the same.

Delhi HC seeks rationalefor MP/MLA endorsementto get Lakshmi Yojana aid

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit within 10 days explaining why women seeking financial assistance under the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana must obtain an endorsement from their MP or MLA.