India, Feb. 21 -- As the state continues to weed out ineligible beneficiaries registered with its flagship Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, another 2 lakh names are likely to be deleted from the list. These names, which will be dropped by end-February, are in addition to the 5 lakh ineligible beneficiaries deleted in January.

The BJP-led Mahayuti government had announced the scheme in June 2024, with direct cash benefit of Rs.1,500 per month for women aged between 21 and 65, from families with an annual income below Rs.2.5 lakh. There were also several riders, which the women who signed up had ignored.

The scheme, which had been announced with much fanfare and helped deliver the Mahayuti alliance a thumping victory in the assembl...