Around 80 lakh women in Maharashtra are no longer eligible for the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme. This follows an e-KYC deadline, with the government citing non-compliance with eligibility criteria. Opposition parties allege this reflects a severe financial crisis in the state. The government states the beneficiary count dropped from 2.4 crore to 1.7 crore.

“Only 16.6 million of the beneficiaries enrolled under the scheme completed their e-KYC, even though the deadline was extended by 4-5 months,” an official explained. The number of…

Around 80 lakh women in Maharashtra are no longer eligible for the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme. This follows an e-KYC deadline, with the government citing non-compliance…