Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis MUMBAI: The state govt has reduced the stipend of eight lakh beneficiaries of its flagship Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana because they were also receiving benefits under another govt scheme, the Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi (NSMN).The eight lakh women will receive a payout of Rs 500 instead of Rs 1,500…
MUMBAI: Indicating a tighter scrutiny of Mahayuti government’s flagship Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance portfolio, on Monday admitted in the state assembly that beneficiaries who were financially well-off also received the stipend, and now the scheme will be “corrected” to only cover poor women.“In hurry…
MUMBAI: As the Mahayuti government faces its first budget after the assembly polls, it will have to walk the tightrope between controlling its massive debt and fiscal deficit while continuing its welfare schemes, with polls to local bodies including municipal corporations and gram panchayats due this year.Government could focus on keeping its welfare schemes going…
MUMBAI: Almost 83% of beneficiaries of the Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana are married women, according to an analysis of around 2.5 crore beneficiaries of the scheme. Unmarried women account for 11.8% of beneficiaries while widows account for 4.7%.Divorced, destitute and deserted women collectively account for less than 1% of beneficiaries, data shows. Divorced…
