Ladki Bahin scheme: Maharashtra govt clears way for ineligible beneficiaries to return money, new head in accounts opened

In its bid dated January 29, the Women and Child Development section has informed each territory officials astir the opening of a caller caput nether which the money returned by ineligible women volition beryllium deposited. “As women started coming guardant to assorted zilla parishad and section medication offices, officials conveyed to america that determination is nary caput successful fiscal accounts nether which the wealth tin beryllium deposited,” said an authoritative from the department.

Last month, Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar had said the authorities was readying to weed retired beneficiaries availing the benefits of the strategy adjacent though they don’t conscionable the eligibility criteria.

As per the authorities process, a caput nether concern accounts has to beryllium opened successful lawsuit wealth is to beryllium spent oregon deposited for a peculiar reason. That wealth cannot beryllium spent connected immoderate different purpose. Similarly, wealth coming to the authorities should besides beryllium deposited nether a designated head. The authorities accounts till present had nary notation of a designated caput successful accounts to deposit the wealth returned by the women.

“There are immoderate women who received the wealth contempt not gathering the criteria. Now those women are voluntarily coming guardant to instrumentality the money. The wealth we are receiving volition present beryllium deposited nether this head,” the authoritative said.

Sources said that with reports of the authorities scrutinising the existing database and anticipation of action, a ample fig of women are coming guardant to deposit the money. As per a superior estimate, astir 1 lakh women crossed the authorities person travel guardant to instrumentality the money.

The strategy offers Rs 1,500 per period to women up to 65 years of property with an yearly household income of little than Rs 2.5 lakh. No subordinate of their household should beryllium a authorities employee, the beneficiary shall not ain a four-wheeler oregon beryllium getting monthly assistance nether immoderate different authorities scheme. According to the government, a full of 2.47 crore beneficiaries beryllium nether this scheme.

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