Overview

• Payments to 26.34 lakh accounts were suspended in June 2025 after the IT department flagged discrepancies during an eligibility verification exercise.
• The Women and Child Development audit found 14,298 men had falsified their identities to siphon off Rs 21.44 crore intended for low-income women.
• Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar vowed to recover funds from non-cooperative male claimants and pursue further legal or administrative action.
• Minister Aditi Tatkare has directed district collectors to conduct ground-level checks before reinstating benefits for genuinely eligible women.
• An audit estimated that irregular enrollments over the past year cost the exchequer Rs 1,640 crore, revealing gaps in digital and physical oversight.