Pune: The state govt has approved around 1.6 crore applications out of the over two crore received for the Mukhyamantri Mazhi Ladki Bahin Yojana a week before the last date to apply for the scheme, a senior official from the state woman and child development department told TOI on Saturday. It is expected that applications would touch 2.
5 crore by Aug-end. The numbers had increased because of special camps held in all districts over the last one week. The govt was likely to extend the deadline in the wake of the upcoming assembly elections, the official said.
State woman and child development (WCD) commissioner Dr Prashant Narnaware told TOI, “There is a high influx of applications over the last 10 days because of continuous programmes. All collectors and commissioners are working to clear them at the earliest.” Meanwhile, applications that either lacked documents or were not linked with bank accounts would be considered after re-registration.
“Work is on for seeding of bank accounts of many beneficiaries and special camps have been held for the same,” said senior officials, adding that around 47 lakh applications were rejected because of lack of documents and the affected claimants could re-apply. Pune leads the tally of highest number of applications at 15 lakh, followed by Nashik at 11 lakh, Thane at 9.3 lakh and Nagpur at 8.
9 lakh. All districts had been directed to conduct special camps and clear applications. As many as 1.
1cr applicants had already received Rs3,000 for June and July. In Pune, the disbursement was held last week. In order to ensure the money is spent well, the state WCD department was planning to tie up with Mukhyamantri Mahila Sashakti Abhiyan.
The Yashaswini portal would be used to enable financial literacy and help claimants invest the money in related initiatives. Meanwhile, WCD secretary Anup Kumar issued new instructions to banks regarding the criteria for the CM’s Mazhi Ladki Bahin Yojana that no amount should be deducted from the scheme money to clear earlier loans. We also published the following articles recently Account mismatch: Ladki Bahin money lands in Maharashtra man's bank account The launch of Maharashtra's 'Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin' scheme faced a glitch when funds intended for women were mistakenly credited to a man's account.
Jaffar Sheikh of Yavatmal received 3,000 unexpectedly. Authorities attributed the error to mistaken Aadhaar details and are investigating to ensure the rightful female beneficiary receives her dues. Implementation of Ladki Bahin scheme leads to heavy rush in banks The implementation of the Ladki Bahin scheme caused a surge in bank activity, leading to operational issues and disputes between staff and customers.
Problems included Aadhaar seeding delays, dormant accounts, and non-performing assets. Bank employees faced heavy strain due to inadequate staff, prompting a plea for administrative support from the Chief Minister to handle the workload and manage crowd control. Implementation of Ladki Bahin scheme leads to heavy rush in banks The Ladki Bahin scheme's implementation caused heavy bank rushes, leading to operational issues and disputes between customers and staff.
Problems included Aadhaar seeding, NPAs, dormant accounts, and service charges deductions. Bank staff struggled with the workload, prompting unions to request extra manpower and security. Beneficiaries faced delays and unmet financial needs due to these issues.
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