Scheme will not

be closed: CM Fadnavis

Mumbai, 02 May

(HS): As many as 80 lakh ineligible women, who had derived benefits from the ‘Ladki

Bahin’ scheme have been removed from the list of beneficiaries. Chief Minister

Devendra Fadnavis said that over 10,000 of them were government employees, many

others owned four-wheelers and several others did not complete the KYC (Know

Your Customer) formalities.

Replying to criticism

by the Opposition, Fadnavis said that many women who were not eligible for

under the scheme had applied and derived benefits for several months. Upon

verification they were removed from the list of eligible beneficiaries.

The criticism by

the Opposition is baseless as those women who were removed are not at all

eligible under the scheme. Suitable action will be initiated, including

recovery of money paid, from government employees who took benefit under the

scheme, Fadnavis said and added that the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme will not be

closed.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar