Money disbursed under Ladki Bahin scheme won’t be recovered from anyone: Ajit Pawar
The Hindu
Maharashtra's Ladki Bahin scheme provides monthly allowance to women, with no recovery of funds promised by Deputy CM.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday (January 23, 2025) assured that there would be no recovery of funds disbursed under the ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’ scheme.
The Ladki Bahin scheme, launched before the 2024 State Assembly election, provides eligible women from financially disadvantaged sections a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500. Maharashtra has over 2.43 crore beneficiaries of the programme, costing the State exchequer approximately Rs 3,700 crore per month.
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Mr. Pawar’s assurance comes amid opposition claims that the government will trim the list of beneficiaries, take back the money disbursed to ineligible persons and eventually stop the scheme.
“Last time, we had limited time for the verification of documents of potential beneficiaries. We wanted to link the Aadhaar of every beneficiary to the scheme but could not do so. However, there will not be any recovery of the given money,” Mr. Pawar said.
The NCP chief was speaking at an event at the Vasantdada Sugar Institute in Pune where he shared the dais with Sharad Pawar, who now heads NCP (SP).
The Ladki Bahin programme was credited as one of the major reasons for the Mahayuti alliance’s resounding victory in the state elections last year. It has promised to raise the monthly amount to ₹2,100.
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