Overview
- Many enrolled women did not receive the December instalment and there is still no official schedule for the January payment.
- State minister Girish Mahajan said a combined Rs 3,000 for December and January will be deposited before January 14, a pledge echoed by a BJP candidate but not formally announced by the department.
- Reports attribute the holdup to pending finance approval and election-period constraints tied to the January 15 municipal polls.
- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde told a Ghatkopar rally that the monthly aid will be increased soon and asserted the scheme will continue.
- Departmental and IT audits flagged over 26 lakh ineligible beneficiaries and pegged misuse at about Rs 1,640 crore, with verification pauses and a large monthly outlay near Rs 3,700 crore adding fiscal strain.