PUNE, June 2 -- Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday admitted that there were some errors during the initial rollout, owing to the short time between its announcement and elections. "When the scheme was introduced, we didn't have much time for a thorough verification process. The elections followed soon after. We had urged that only genuinely eligible women should apply," he said. Pawar acknowledged that some ineligible individuals may have been enrolled. The state government led by Devendra Fadnavis had initiated the process to recover Rs.3.58 crore from 2,652 women government employees who were found to have received benefits under the scheme despite being ineligible. The scheme, launched in August 2023 by the Mahayuti government, provides monthly financial aid of Rs.1,500 to eligible women aged between 21 and 65. However, government employees are not entitled to the benefit. Following the Vaishnavi Hagwane case, Pawar said he would seek information from the Pune police on the issuance of arms licences in the district in recent years....