Maharashtra Women Dropout From Ladki Bahin Scheme Raises Opposition Concerns
Officials say the state is cutting beneficiaries in phases after verification found multiple categories of ineligible applicants.
- Maharashtra's Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana is undergoing a massive review, with officials declaring 80 lakh women ineligible for the welfare scheme, leaving around 1.60 crore active beneficiaries across the state.
- Launched in 2024 to provide Rs 1,500 monthly, the scheme reached 2.47 crore beneficiaries before recent elections, though critics, including Rohit Pawar, allege the Mahayuti government used the program as an election stunt.
- Verification processes uncovered around 16,000 men registered as women and 74,000 applicants below the minimum age of 21, while nearly 2 lakh beneficiaries exceeded the upper age limit of 65.
- Financial screenings revealed around 10 lakh ineligible applicants with annual incomes exceeding Rs 2.5 lakh, while over 62 lakh beneficiaries failed mandatory e-KYC verification and approximately 4.5 lakh had family members in government service.
- The NCP leader Sule demanded accountability and questioned how officials accepted these applicants before elections, warning the state plans to remove another 50–60 lakh beneficiaries next year.
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Massive irregularities have surfaced in Maharashtra’s flagship welfare initiative, the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, after reports of an internal review surfaced. As per sources, multiple categories of ineligible or questionable beneficiaries were identified during the verification process. One of the most striking claims suggests that around 16,000 applicants were male individuals who allegedly registered themselves as women to avail b…
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