Latur (Maharashtra), Sept. 20 -- Over months, Latur district has witnessed massive registration under the 'Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana' -- a flagship scheme of the Maharashtra government aimed at helping women become economically independent.
However, thousands of applicants have been disqualified during verification for violating the scheme's guidelines.
The government had set clear rules for implementation, allowing a maximum of two women per family and restricting eligibility to women between the ages of 21 and 65 years.
District-level investigations by government wings revealed widespread violations of these conditions. During the verification process, authorities discovered that some families had registered three or four women, ...