The Mahayuti government presented the state’s supplementary budget on 28 June 2024. In the budget speech, the Finance Minister announced the ‘Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana’ to improve the health and economic conditions of the women. Under this scheme, it was decided that Rs. 1500 would be transferred directly to the bank account of the beneficiary women every month. To ensure the prompt implementation of this scheme, the Women and Child Development Department issued a government decision for it on the same day, i.e. 28 June 2024.
Honoring mothers and sisters in Maharashtra through ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’
The Mahayuti government announced the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana Maharashtra in its additional resolution of June 2024 to improve women’s conditions, especially in economically weaker families in the state, so they can be more financially self-reliant, can take care of their health and nourishment, and education and also contribute to the economy of the societies they live. Through this scheme, the government will provide Rs. 1500 every month to every eligible woman in the state. The implementation of this scheme has started, and the Women and Child Development Department has issued a government decision in this regard on 28 June 2024.
In its last legislative assembly meeting, the Mahayuti government 1.0 presented a supplementary budget on 28 June 2024 for the interim period until the 2024 assembly election, which was less than a month away. The ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’ was announced in this budget speech, with a view to immediate implementation of this scheme. The Women and Child Development Department issued a government decision on the same day about starting the scheme, highlighting the increasing anemic conditions among women in the state. It said as more than 50% of women in the state were found anemic, and the employment rate among women in the state was 28.70% compared to 59.10% among men, the Mahayuti government decided to improve the economic and health conditions of women through various schemes including the ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana,’ which aimed at improving the health and nutrition of women in the state and strengthening their decisive role in the family.
Understanding the purpose of the scheme
Whether she is a Bahu or Maa, a woman is the fulcrum of a family. So improving their lives is crucial for the improvement of families and society at large. The main objective of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana is to empower the women in the family so they can take care of themselves in terms of health and nourishment, education, and even take the path of self-employment to contribute to their families.
Who benefits from the scheme?
Under this scheme, women of the state will be provided financial assistance of Rs 1500 per month. This amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. At first, it was decided that women from 21 to 60 years of age would be eligible for the scheme. However, the government later extended the Ladki Bahin Yojana age limit up to 65 years. All women, whether married, widowed, divorced, deserted, or destitute, within the age group of 21 to 65 years in the state are eligible for the scheme. However, the annual income of the applicant’s family should not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/- and each applicant must have an Aadhar-linked bank account for direct credit of the amount. The Department of Women and Child Development amended a few rules on 2 July 2024, which were taken in the government decisions dated 24 June 2024. Under the new rules, the government relaxed the condition of domicile certificates, which was earlier necessary for eligibility in the scheme.
Ladki Bahin Yojana documents
Even if one does not have a domicile certificate, she can submit any one of the following documents to prove her eligibility:
- Ration card, issued before 15 years
- Voter ID card, issued before 15 years
- School leaving certificate
- Birth certificate.
The condition of 5 acres of farmland ownership was also withdrawn from the eligibility criteria for the Ladki-Bahin scheme
Applications can also be submitted online
Eligible women may apply online to register for the Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme through multiple means, such as the web portal or mobile app for the scheme, or Setu Suvidha Kendra. Women who are unable to apply online may do so at the nearest Anganwadi Center. The application through the Anganwadi Center is completely free of charge, however, the candidate herself needs to be present while applying. If the applicant was not born in Maharashtra, but is married to a man domiciled in Maharashtra, then her husband’s birth certificate, school leaving certificate or domicile certificate will have to be attached.
Money will be deposited in the account on the 15th of every month
The application process for this scheme started on July 1, 2024. As stated in the government decision, the application deadline was initially set for July 15. However, due to the high demand for registration and application, the deadline was extended to August 31, then September 30, and finally October 15. As a result, the publication of eligible beneficiaries and the final list was belated. However, once the list was complete the funds under the scheme were distributed to all eligible mothers and sisters in phases.
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Jun 2024
Important milestones in the Chief Minister’s Ladki Bahin Scheme
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Jul 2024
Meeting to change the rules of the scheme
After the government decision of the Ladki Bahin Yojana Maharashtra for women in the state was published, suggestions were received from women from different sections of society urging some changes in its rules. So a meeting was held on 2 July 2024 to review the rules and also to ensure a smooth implementation of the scheme in the presence of the Chief Minister and both the Deputy Chief Ministers, which concluded that the eligibility rules of the scheme would be amended.
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Jul 2024
Revised Government Decision Published
The revised government decision was published on 3 July 2024, amending the rules of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana. According to the new rules, married, widowed, divorced, abandoned, and destitute women between the ages of 21 and 65 years in a family, and one unmarried woman in the family, if any, will be eligible for this scheme. Furthermore, if an applicant does not have a domicile certificate, she must produce any of the following documents: ration card (issued at least 15 years ago), voter ID card (used at least 15 years ago), school leaving certificate, or birth certificate. In addition, the government’s earlier decision of 5 acres of agricltural land for the family was removed from the eligibility criteria.
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Aug 2024
The first installment was remitted to a sister’s account
The Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, a flagship project of the Maharashtra government took off on 17 August 2024, with the remittance of the first installment to a beneficiary account. Rs 3,000 for two months, July and August, were transferred to the bank accounts of 1 crore 7 lakh women on a single day. It was inaugurated at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune.
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Aug 2024
Money transferred to the accounts of 52 lakh women in the second phase
The 2nd installment of money transfer in the Chief Minister’s Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana Maharashtra was held on 31 August 2024 at a program in Reshimbagh, Nagpur, where, in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Rs 3,000 for two months, July and August, was sent to the accounts of 52 lakh women.
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Sep 2024
1 crore 59 lakh eligible women received money in two phases
Since the Mahayuti government announced the Chief Minister’s Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana in its additional resolution of June 2024, money was transferred together for two months, July and August, benefitting a total of 1 crore 59 lakh eligible women in the state in two phases. For this, the government allocated Rs 4787 crore. The government has set a target of benefiting 2.5 crore women in the state through this scheme.
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Sep 2024
Scheme deadline extended
The state government started implementing this scheme on 1 July and set the deadline for filing applications until 15 July. However, due to factors, such as a massive number of women filling out the application form and the time-consuming e-KYC process along with bank account opening, there was a demand from women to extend the submission date. Therefore, the state government, through a government decision dated 3 July 2024, extended the last date for filing the application form to 31 August 2024. However, the last date was further extended to the end of September 2024, to ensure that all eligible women beneficiaries in the state could apply to benefit from this scheme, according to the government decision dated 2 September 2024.
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Sep 2024
Approval to accept applications from Anganwadi workers
The state government wished that all eligible women in the state should be able to take advantage of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana and extended the last date for registration for this scheme was till the end of September 2024. Moreover, to encourage more women to apply and help them submit their applications properly, the state government approved applications made through Anganwadi workers, group organizers, help desk heads, ASHA workers, Setu Suvidha Kendras, Anganwadi supervisors, Gram Sewaks and 11 authorized persons of its government service centers in urban and rural areas, as per government decisions on July 12 and July 25. However, through a fresh circular dated 6 September 2024, the state government decided to allow only Anganwadi workers to fill the applications for those eligible women who could not do it themselves.
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Sep 2024
The Ladki Bahin Yojana 3rd installment started on 29 September
Distribution of the 3rd installment of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana started on September 29. A total of 2 crore 20 lakh women beneficiaries received the third installment by October 8 of the third phase. The installments for July and August were deposited into the beneficiaries’ accounts starting from August 14. Now the money for September started coming from September 29.
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Oct 2024
Another chance for the Ladki Bahin Scheme
The state government has once again extended the last date to apply for the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana. For those women who missed out on applying to register for this scheme, the government extended the last date once again until October 15. Earlier, this deadline was until September 30, but the government provided one more chance to the eligible women who couldn’t register before, to apply until midnight of October 15, 2024. However, these applications were needed to be filled through Anganwadi workers.
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Dec 2024
Provision of Rs 1,400 crore for the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana
The Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana started in the state in July 2024. So far, five installments have been disbursed to the beneficiary women. Meanwhile, after the assembly elections held in November, the Mahayuti government again came to power in the state with Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister. The new government under his leadership has already made a provision of Rs 1,400 crore for the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana through supplementary demands on December 16, 2024. For the record, under this scheme, the Mahayuti government 1.0 remitted grants of Rs 7,500 crore to 2.34 crore beneficiary women in the state from July to November.
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Dec 2024
Ladki Bahin Yojana will not be discontinued
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addressed the various types of remarks/rumors circulating on social media about the Ladki Bahin Yojana during the winter session in Nagpur. This created confusion among women. Speaking on this matter, the Chief Minister clarified that the Ladki Bahin Yojana will not be discontinued. He stated that the payments for December under this scheme will be disbursed in December only, after the end of the session.
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2025
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Jan 2025
Launch of the ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojna’ book
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the book, “The Inside Story of Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojna” Written by Dr. Anoop Kumar Jadav, Secretary of the Women and Child Development Department, the book discusses every stage of the scheme, which was implemented in a remarkably short time.
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Jan 2025
The payments towards the seventh installment were made.
The state government has decided to pay the seventh installment of the state government’s ambitious scheme, Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, by January 26, 2025. Accordingly, the remittance of money to women’s accounts started on the evening of January 24. The Finance Minister also informed of a sanction of Rs. 3700 crore by the state finance department to the Women and Child Development Department for use in the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Scheme. 4000 women were screened out for failing to fit the criteria of this scheme.
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Mar 2025
Provision of Rs 36,000 crore in 2025-26 state budget for the Chief Minister Ladki Bahin Yojana
Under the Chief Minister Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, financial benefits are being provided to 2 crore 53 lakh beneficiary women from July 2024. For this, the state government has spent Rs 33,232 crore. Meanwhile, the state government has expressed its determination to continue the said scheme in the future. The benefits of this scheme should be given only to the deserving candidates. To ensure this, the state government will strictly implement the rules. It was also announced in the budget speech that a provision of Rs 36,000 crore has been made in the state budget for the financial year 2025-26 for the said scheme.
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Sep 2025
e-KYC for Eligible Women under the Chief Minister’s ‘Mazi Ladki Bahin’ Scheme
The state government has decided to conduct e-KYC for verification and authentication of eligible women beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s ‘Mazi Ladki Bahin’ Scheme. The e-KYC facility is now available on the state government’s web portal, ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in All women beneficiaries of the scheme must complete the e-KYC process within the next two months, starting from September 18. During this process, beneficiaries will need to re-upload some important documents and information. This will include, in particular, the beneficiary’s name, address, ration card number, income details, and Aadhaar card information.
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Nov 2025
E-KYC deadline for Ladki Bahin Yojana extended to December 31
Earlier, the government had set a deadline of November 18, 2025, for the e-KYC process to verify and authenticate eligible women beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Ladki Bahin Yojana. However, due to natural disasters in some districts, which caused difficulties in receiving OTPs for verifying Aadhaar numbers, and also due to the death of husbands or fathers of some candidates, the e-KYC process for many eligible women beneficiaries wasn’t done. That is why the government has extended the deadline for eKYC completion to December 31, 2025.
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Feb 2026
Last chance for e-KYC update – March 31, 2026
Under the Chief Minister’s “Majhi Ladki Bahin” scheme, the state government has extended the last date for e-KYC updation to 31.03.2026. Women who would like to take the benefit of this scheme but couldn’t complete their e-KYC on or before the previous last date 31.12.2025, can update their e-KYC on or before 31.03.2026. To avail of this scheme, it is required that the beneficiaries’ family members are not employed by the state, central, or local self-government bodies. The state government has appealed to beneficiaries to verify this information and provide accurate information in the KYC process accordingly.
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Mar 2026
Direct transferring of the honorarium for the month of February has begun.
The state government has initiated the distribution of the honorarium for the month of February under the Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme. This process began on March 27. The disbursements will be credited to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts within 2 to 3 days. Priority will be accorded to women whose bank accounts are linked to their Aadhaar numbers, as well as those who have completed their e-KYC verification process. Meanwhile, in the recently presented budget, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated in his budget speech that substantial provisions have been made for the Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme, referring to the allocation of ₹21,000 crore for the scheme, implemented under the aegis of the Department of Women and Child Development.
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Apr 2026
e-KYC Deadline Extended Until April 30
Under the Chief Minister’s Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme, some beneficiaries had made mistakes in their eKYC (inadvertently selected the wrong options), submitted on or before the deadline of December 31, 2025. So, the government has once again extended the deadline, until April 30, 2026, to allow such beneficiary women to rectify their online e-KYC details.
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May 2026
16.6 Million Women Eligible for the Chief Minister’s ‘Ladki Bahin’ Scheme
The government had implemented an e-KYC process to rectify the list of eligible beneficiaries in the Chief Minister’s ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin’ Scheme. Through this process, approximately 8 million women were found ineligible for the scheme. After a thorough assessment, backed by information obtained from several departments, the government decided to remove the names of individuals from the eligibility list who would not meet the required eligibility criteria. It was discovered that 8 million beneficiaries did not fulfill the eligibility criteria. Of them, approximately 500,000 individuals were found to be government employees, 14,000 were male, and around 1 million with an annual income higher than the specified limit. The government conducted this verification process of the beneficiaries through e-KYC over a period of nine months. From now on the disqualified individuals will not receive benefits under this scheme. Although no recovery will be sought for the monthly amounts enjoyed by the disqualified women until now, the 14,000 male beneficiaries who faked their identity and had been receiving the monthly benefits, will be required to repay the entire amount they received. The scheme remains open to women who continue to meet the eligibility criteria and complete the e-KYC process; the government will once again reopen the e-KYC window. Following the re-verification via e-KYC, 16.6 million women are now deemed eligible for the Chief Minister’s ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin’ Scheme.
Reasons for Ineligibility:
- 14,000 men applied as women
- 74,000 women under the age of 21
- 200,000 women over the age of 65
- 1 million women with an estimated income exceeding ₹2.5 lakh
- 500,000 women with a family member holding a government job
- 200,000 women who own a four-wheeler
- 6.2 million women failed to complete the e-KYC process, despite being given three opportunities to do so.
Women's empowerment for sustainable development
Women empowerment leads to gender equality, which has a direct role in poverty alleviation with increased education, health, and environmental consciousness to drive society towards achieving sustainable development. With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the UN for the world to achieve, women’s empowerment has become an important tool in building a more resilient and equitable society. The Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana Maharashtra is a crucial strategy of the state government towards accomplishing sustainable development in the sense that empowering women will build stronger communities, and promote environmental resilience, economic stability, health, and education. So far, 2.5 crore women in the state have benefited from this scheme.