Key Takeaways
- The Maharashtra government has sought IT data to verify beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme.
- The scheme was launched before the 2024 assembly elections and benefited 2 crore 67 lakh women.
- Nine lakh women have been disqualified from the scheme due to ineligibility.
Mumbai: Amid allegations that hundreds of ineligible Mantralaya women employees are availing of the benefits of the Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme, the Maharashtra government has sought detailed information from the income tax department about women who have filed returns to ascertain their eligibility, sources in the state secretariat said on Tuesday.
“We have forwarded the request to the Finance Ministry to share the required tax payer data and ITR filed by women in the state,” said a senior tax official.
The BJP-headed Mahayuti government launched the Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme just before the 2024 assembly elections. A total of 2 crore 67 lakh women applied, and an amount of Rs 7,500 was deposited in their accounts for about 5 months without any verification.
Post-polls, the ruling alliance led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a review of the scheme to identify ineligible beneficiaries leading to disqualification of nine lakh women from the Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme.
