The Maharashtra government has made e-KYC mandatory for beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme, giving them two months to complete the process, reported news agency PTI.
A government resolution (GR) was issued regarding this on Thursday, an official said.
The Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana provides monthly assistance of Rs 1,500 to women in the age group of 21-65, whose annual family income is not more than Rs 2.5 lakh.
Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare on Thursday said, “An e-KYC facility has been made available on the web portal, `ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in`, for all beneficiaries of the scheme. They are requested to complete the e-KYC process in the next two months.”
This process is simple and convenient, and to maintain transparency in the Ladki Bahin scheme and ensure regular benefits to eligible women, everyone should complete it, she said in a post on X.
This process will also be useful to avail the benefits of other government schemes in the future, Tatkare said.
According to the GR, eligible women must complete their verification and authentication within two months to receive the monthly assistance in their bank accounts.
Similarly, if Aadhaar authentication is not done, the benefits will be withheld, it said.
Beneficiaries will have to carry out the e-KYC process compulsorily every year, the GR stated.
The government had recently revealed that nearly 26.34 lakh ineligible beneficiaries, including men, had enrolled in the Ladki Bahin scheme and received the monthly allowance.
As per government data, 2.25 crore women receive money under the scheme, which was launched in July 2024.
Earlier, The Maharashtra government won`t stop the popular `Ladki Bahin` programme and instead is committed to creating one crore `Lakhpati Didis`, who will earn Rs 1 lakh every year, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI.
The campaign aims to ensure that every village receives the benefits of the central and state schemes.
Maharashtra will not prosper unless villages in the state register progress, he said. “It is not possible until the poor, labourers, and villages prosper,” he said.
The CM asserted that the `Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana`, under which eligible women beneficiaries receive monthly assistance of Rs 1,500, won`t be discontinued.
“Some people claimed that the Ladki Bahin scheme will be scrapped. Our sisters should not believe them. We won`t just stop at providing Rs 1,500. We are starting women-led credit societies in villages, which will provide employment opportunities to women,” he said, reported PTI.
The government aims to create one crore `Lakhpati Didis`, women who will earn Rs 1 lakh or more in a year, he said, adding that women are being provided with an interest-free loan of Rs 1 lakh, reported PTI.
“Our sisters won`t subsist on only Rs 1,500 but will be self-employed and give jobs to others. The schemes for Dalit and Adivasis will also be implemented under this campaign. The government will give away awards of Rs 250 crore to well-performing villages through this abhiyan,” Fadnavis said, reported PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
