2,200 'Ladki Bahin' Scheme Beneficiaries Found To Be Maharashtra Government Employees

Maharashtra Minister Aditi Tatkare has said that more than 2,200 beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana were found to be government employees during scrutiny.

In a post on X on Friday, Ms Tatkare said verification of beneficiaries will be a regular process.

“After scrutinising nearly 2 lakh applications, 2,289 government employees were found to be the beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana. After realising this, such beneficiaries are not being given the benefit of the scheme,” the Women and Child Development Minister said.

"लाभार्थ्यांची पडताळणी" ही कोणत्याही योजनेच्या अंमलबजावणीतील सर्वसाधारण व नियमित प्रक्रिया आहे. मुख्यमंत्री माझी लाडकी बहीण योजनेच्या अंमलबजावणीतही ही प्रक्रिया राबवली जाते. या प्रक्रियेत सेवार्थ मधील जवळपास २ लाख अर्जांची पडताळणी केल्यानंतर त्यात सुमारे २२८९ सरकारी कर्मचाऱ्यांनी…

— Aditi S Tatkare (@iAditiTatkare) May 30, 2025

Ms Tatkare said the government is committed to ensuring that only eligible beneficiaries receive the benefits of the Ladki Bahin Yojana and will continue to scrutinise applications for this.

Ahead of the November 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls, the Mahayuti government in the state launched the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana in August last year, under which eligible women in the age group of 21-65 years are entitled to a monthly assistance of Rs 1,500. Government employees are, however, not eligible for the scheme.

Mahayuti leaders have attributed the resounding success of the ruling alliance in the assembly polls to the Ladki Bahin scheme, but have also admitted that it has put severe strain on the state exchequer.

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