Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Ladki Bahin Yojana in Hingoli: Scrutiny Reveals Bogus Beneficiaries
The government is checking to see if women are correctly receiving money from the Ladki Bahin scheme.
In Hingoli, they found that many women may have used fake documents.
Officials will visit homes to check the documents.
They found that some men also applied for the scheme, pretending to be women.
The government is now carefully reviewing all applications.
About 38,000 applications are suspected of being incorrect.
This check will take about a month, after which a report will be sent to the state government.
A document verification drive has been launched in Hingoli district for the Ladki Bahin scheme.
38,144 suspected bogus beneficiaries have been identified.
Four men were found attempting to avail benefits by applying in the name of women.
Anganwadi Sevikas are visiting homes to verify documents and eligibility.
A report will be sent to the state government after the checking is complete.
- Who
- The women and child welfare department of Hingoli district
- What
- Is conducting a document verification drive for the Ladki Bahin scheme.
- When
- Ongoing; the checking drive is expected to take at least one month.
- Where
- Hingoli district, Maharashtra
- Why
- To verify the eligibility of beneficiaries and remove those submitting bogus documents.
- Scheme
- Ladki Bahin Yojana
- District
- Hingoli
- Suspected Bogus Beneficiaries
- 38,144
- Men Availing Benefits
- 4
- Total Applications
- 324,427
- Rejected Applications (Preliminary)
- 31,434
- Beneficiaries Taking Advantage
- 292,963
- Monthly Financial Support
- Rs 1,500
