In the audit carried out by the Department of Women and Children Maharashtra (WCD), more than 14,000 men fraudulently received financial benefits within Ladki Bahin Yojana. Audit said that £21.44 Crore was paid to 14,298 men within this program.
According to the NDTV report, men were able to manipulate the online registration system and register as recipients of women. The fraudulent use of the system was uncovered almost 10 months after its start.
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At the beginning of 2024, the Mahashtra government launched Ladki Bahin Yojana, a month before the elections to the Mahashtra 2024, promising £1,500 per month for women aged 21 to 65, whose families have earned less than £2.5 lakh per year.
This scheme was helped by the Mahayuti alliance in the state, led by BJP and supported by the fractions of Shiv Sen and NCP to return to power.
The system abuse was angry with the representative of the Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. He said, as PTI quoted, “Ladki Bahin was launched to help poor women. There is absolutely no reason why men should be his recipients. We will get the money they have been provided. If they do not work, the next steps will take.”
Other problems:
While the fraudulent inclusion of men in the scheme is one of the problems, the estimated loss £1,640 crore in the first year is another. The reason-wicked incomplete entries, added a message.
The WCD report also noted that more than 7.97 women of the Lakh were enrolled as the third members of the same family, despite the system limiting the benefits to a maximum of two women per household. It cost the treasury £1 196 crore.
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In addition, it accepts the benefits of approximately 2.87 lamps over the age of 65, says a report that leads the state to lose approximately approximately £431.7 crore. Not only that, 1,62 laches of households who own four wheels were also found on the roles of recipients.
NCP Supriya Sule, as cited by NDTV, questioned the finding and finding a thorough investigation, “How did these men fill in forms? Which company that helped them?
Govt’s action:
In January, the Minister of WCD additi Tatkare publicly committed to remedial measures and stated that 5 lacquers were removed from the system from the system.
The Department of Women and Child Development Had South Information from All Government Departments to Verify the Eligibility of All Applications. Accordingly, The Information and Technology Reported that Approximates 26.34 Lakh Beneficiaries, Despite Being Ineligible SCHEME IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT SOME BENEFICIES WERE AVAILING THE BENEFITS OF MULTIPLE SCHEMES, SOME FAMILIES HAD MORE Than Two Beneficiaries, And in Some Cases, Men Had Applied for the Scheme
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“Based on this information, since June 2025, the benefits for these 26.34 Lakh applicants have been temporarily suspended.
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