Ladki Bahin Yojana Latest Updates: Ladki Bahin Yojana has emerged as Maharashtra’s largest women empowerment scheme, offering direct financial assistance of ₹1,500 per month to eligible women. Launched in August 2024 ahead of the assembly elections, this scheme has since supported millions of women across the state. However, 2025 has brought several key updates, including fund releases, stricter scrutiny, and a move towards digital eKYC to ensure that only genuinely eligible women benefit.
Ladki Bahin Yojana Latest Updates
92 Lakh Beneficiaries Removed After Verification (July 2026)
13 July 2026: Verification of the scheme is now complete and the removals are far bigger than earlier reported. Government records show over 92 lakh beneficiaries have been removed, which is close to 38 percent of everyone who was enrolled. Nearly 62 lakh of these were dropped only for not completing eKYC. Others were removed for crossing the ₹2.5 lakh income limit, being government employees, already getting other scheme benefits, being above 65 years, and in about 29,000 cases being men. The scheme now covers around 1.5 crore women, down from a peak of nearly 2.43 crore before checking began in September 2025. Officials estimate removed beneficiaries had together received about ₹14,000 crore before payments were stopped.
The state has also cut the scheme allocation from ₹36,000 crore in 2025-26 to ₹26,500 crore this year, a drop of nearly ₹9,500 crore. The promised increase from ₹1,500 to ₹2,100 per month has not happened yet. CAG has separately flagged weak budget planning and expenditure control and asked the state to assess beneficiary numbers more realistically. On recovery, the CM has said money will be taken back only from male beneficiaries and government staff, not from ordinary women.
The deadline to finish the e-KYC for the Ladki Bahin Scheme has been increased till December 31, 2025. The Maharashtra government has extended the last date for completing the e-KYC process for the Majhi Ladki Bahin Scheme. It was earlier November 18, 2025, and is now December 31, 2025. This decision was made because of the recent natural disasters in many districts. Because of these disasters, many women beneficiaries were facing difficulties in completing the e-KYC.Women and Child Development Minister Aditi Tatkare made this announcement.
August Installment Release Started
11 September 2025: The state government has started sending the August installment money to the bank accounts of beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin Yojana on 11th September 2025.
13th Installment Released on 8th August 2025
01 August 2025: Maharashtra government has released the 13th monthly installment for July 2025 to all eligible Ladki Bahin Yojana beneficiaries. The payout, which is ₹1,500 per month, has been credited directly into the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of registered women on 8th August 2025.
New GR Issued - ₹410.30 Crore Released (August 2025)
04 August 2025: A new Government Resolution (GR) was issued on 4th August 2025 by the Women and Child Development Department. Under this update, the government has released a fresh amount of ₹410.30 crore for the Ladki Bahin Yojana, aimed at directly benefiting all eligible women in the state. The scheme will continue transferring ₹1,500 monthly to the Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
eKYC Process to Start on Official Portal
02 August 2025: To ensure transparency and remove the ineligible beneficiaries, the government will soon start Ladki Bahin Yojana eKYC (electronic Know Your Customer) process on the official portal ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in. All existing beneficiaries will need to complete their eKYC online. This move is expected to bring more accountability and reduce fraudulent claims under the scheme.
Scrutiny and Suspension of Ineligible Beneficiaries (June 2025)
In a massive review exercise, the Maharashtra government has suspended payments to 26.34 lakh (2.634 million) ineligible beneficiaries starting from June 2025. This comes after the discovery that thousands of men and other ineligible persons had received benefits by misrepresenting information during the online registration process. District Collectors across the state have now begun ground-level verification to re-confirm eligibility.
Department of Women and Child Development has also sought information from all government departments to check and cross-verify beneficiary details. These checks have revealed that, over the past year, over 14,000 men, as well as women who were not eligible (like those from families with income above ₹2.5 lakh, those over 65 years, and third female members in a family), had managed to enroll. Payments to these accounts have been stopped, and the government is considering action to recover funds from fraudulent recipients.
Scheme Impact and Ongoing Scrutiny
Ladki Bahin Yojana was a game-changer in the 2024 Maharashtra elections, playing a major role in the Mahayuti coalition’s victory. After the 2025-26 verification, the scheme now supports around 1.5 crore women beneficiaries, down from a peak of about 2.43 crore, with a yearly allocation of ₹26,500 crore for 2026-27.
However, the financial burden and reports of widespread ineligible enrollments have brought the scheme under continuous review. Officials estimate that beneficiaries removed after verification had together received about ₹14,000 crore before payments were stopped, with removals coming from men, women with high family income, government employees, and those above the age limit. The government is taking strong steps to improve scrutiny and ensure that the benefits reach only the rightful women.
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