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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Maharashtra's Ladki Bahin beneficiary count drops by 80 lakh after verification drive

Mumbai: Around 80 lakh women have become ineligible from receiving benefits under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana post an e-KYC process, leading the Opposition to allege the Maharashtra government was weeding out recipients due to a "severe financial crisis".

However, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis rejected allegations that the government had removed lakhs of women from the cash transfer scheme, asserting only ineligible beneficiaries were weeded out through a verification process.

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