Maharashtra: e-KYC renders 80 lakh women beneficiaries ineligible

Around 80 lakh women have become ineligible to receive benefits under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana post an e-KYC process, leading the Opposition to allege the Maharashtra Government was weeding out recipients due to a “severe financial crisis”.

However, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis rejected allegations that the Government had removed lakhs of women from the cash transfer scheme, asserting only ineligible beneficiaries were weeded out through a verification process.