Nagpur, Aug. 5 -- More than 14,000 men who fraudulently availed benefits under the "Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana", a welfare scheme exclusively meant for women in Maharashtra, have been served notices by the Women and Child Welfare Department, officials said.
These individuals have been directed to return the funds within a month or face legal action.
According to officials, the accused used forged documents to claim benefits totalling approximately Rs 21.44 crore. The scheme, which provides Rs 1,500 per month to eligible women, was reportedly misused by both ineligible men and women.
Many women who were already availing benefits from other government schemes, employed in government services or belonged to affluent families, also wro...