These lakhs of women in Maharashtra will not get the benefit of 'Ladki Behan Yojana', know the reason?:

News Topical, Digital Desk : It has been recommended to stop the benefit of 'Ladki Behen Yojana' to 1 lakh 25 thousand women of Marathwada, Maharashtra. The applications of 1 lakh 33 thousand Ladki Behen above 65 years of age in eight districts of Marathwada have been examined. Also, 4 lakh 9 thousand 72 applications having two or more beneficiaries in the same house have also been examined.

In this, it has been recommended to disqualify 40 thousand 228 women who are taking benefit of the scheme despite being above 65 years of age. At the same time, information has been given to the government to disqualify 84 thousand 709 girls because two or more women in the same family have taken benefit.

Here many women above 65 years of age have taken advantage of the scheme by preparing fake documents. Some women have not received the benefits of the scheme for two or three months and they have been told the reasons for this.

Big revelation in the service

Actually, recently a survey was conducted by the Anganwadi workers on behalf of the government. They were given two tasks. To collect information about some women above 65 years of age who are taking advantage of the scheme. And if two or more women are taking advantage in the same house, then conduct a survey of that too.

The investigation lasted for a month and a half

Ration card was considered proof for identification of more than two beneficiaries. This was investigated. Anganwadi workers conducted this survey for about one and a half months and after that the data was submitted to the government. It came to light that in eight districts of Marathwada, 40 thousand women above 65 years of age took advantage of the scheme by showing their age as less than 65 years.

80 thousand women living more than two people in the same house are taking benefit

At the same time, cases of two or more women in the same house taking benefits were found to be more than 80 thousand. In total, a recommendation has been made to the government to stop the benefits of the scheme for about 1 lakh 25 thousand Ladki Bahans of Marathwada. Data of each one has been submitted.

50% women are ineligible

Now, it will be important to know what decision the government will take on this. According to the data that has come out, the number of applications of two or more women from the same household among those who took benefit in the Ladki Behan Yojana was 4 lakh, while the number of women above 65 years of age was around 1 lakh. In the investigation of women above 65 years of age, 50% women were found ineligible, while the number of women taking more benefits in the same family was 25%. Information regarding stopping the benefit of about 1.5 lakh women of Marathwada has been sent to the government.