The Opposition parties have alleged that the Devendra Fadnavis-led government was weeding out large number of beneficiaries due to a “severe financial crisis”.
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Nearly 80 lakh women in Maharashtra have become ineligible for the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme after an e-KYC deadline.
The Opposition parties have alleged that the Devendra Fadnavis-led government was weeding out large number of beneficiaries due to a “severe financial crisis”.
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On Monday, June 1, a senior official informed that the total number of beneficiaries under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme has come down from 2.4 crore to nearly 1.7 crore post the April 30 e-KYC deadline. However, the official added that the disqualifications are linked to non-compliance with eligibility criteria.
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He added that the Maharashtra government has given eight months to the beneficiaries to complete the process of their e-KYC.
“Around 50 to 55 lakh women failed to complete the process entirely, while two to three lakh rectified errors during this period. Additionally, nearly 12 lakh women were found to be Income-Tax payers exceeding the annual income cap of ₹2.5 lakh, and over 4.5 lakh had crossed the upper age limit of 65 years,” PTI quoted the official as saying.
Moreover, about five lakh of them were found to be already receiving benefits udner the Namo Shetkari scheme.
On complaints of women missing monthly instalments even after completing e-KYC, the official stated that the final figure of the actual beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme will be clear in a weak, adding that their complaints are being cross-verified.
Further, the official has denied the allegations that 80 lakh women were dropped from the scheme only on the grounds of non-completion of e-KYC.
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