9911796707
TMI BlogLadki Bahin scheme beneficiaries to be scrutinised based on complaints: MinisterX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Ladki Bahin scheme beneficiaries to be scrutinised based on complaints: Minister - PTI News Dated:- 2-1-2025 PTI - News - Ladki Bahin scheme beneficiaries to be scrutinised based on complaints: Minister - - - Dated:- 2-1-2025 - Mumbai, Jan 2 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has decided to take action based on complaints about bogus beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, and sought information fr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... om the Income Tax Department and Transport Department for their verification. Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare, who made this announcement on Thursday, made it clear that the government will only address complaints regarding the bogus beneficiaries. Under the Mukyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, launched by the previous Eknath Shinde-led government in August last yea ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r, eligible women are provided a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500. The scheme is said to have played a key role in the victory of the ruling Mahayuti in the November 20 elections. However, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis later indicated that there would be a scrutiny of the beneficiaries of the scheme. "The Maharashtra government is not taking any drive to scrutinise the beneficiaries of the Ladki B ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ahin Yojana. We have not changed any government policies. We are only addressing the complaints filed with local government offices," Tatkare said. Earlier, she had said that no scrutiny would be conducted regarding the beneficiaries of the scheme. "We have sought data from the Income Tax Department and the State Transport Department as some complaints involve beneficiaries with income above the s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... et threshold or who own a four-wheeler. Once we receive this data, we will be able to address those complaints," she said. When asked about how many of the 2.5 crore beneficiaries could be removed from the scheme following the scrutiny, she said, "We do not have any data about how many beneficiaries will be omitted from the scheme. It is not available in percentage either. We need some time to get ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... a fair idea about it." "We've encountered issues such as Aadhaar mismatches with some applications being submitted multiple times. Then there is a domicile issue, wherein beneficiaries hailing from Maharashtra moved elsewhere after marriage. For example, some women have relocated to Karnataka after getting married," she said. She said local officials had received reports of beneficiaries submitti ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ng false documents to claim benefits. Some beneficiaries have informed the state government that they wish to withdraw their names from the scheme after securing government jobs, she added. Regarding beneficiaries receiving financial support from other schemes, she stated, "If a beneficiary is seeking assistance from another government scheme, we will provide only the gap matching funds. For insta ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nce, if a woman receives Rs 1,000 under one scheme and then enrols in the Ladki Bahin scheme, she will receive Rs 500 from the state government instead of the entire Rs 1,500." Complaints have emerged from districts such as Palghar, Yavatmal, Wardha, and Phaltan in Satara, prompting the ministry to initiate a cross-verification process. PTI ND NP - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
|
