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3mo ago

Maharashtra Launches Tax Verification and Arms Licence Probe After Ladki Bahin Scheme Errors

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has admitted procedural oversights, assuring that wrongly enrolled beneficiaries will retain their payments.

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Following the Vaishnavi Hagwane case, where a license was allegedly obtained using forged documents, Pawar said he would seek information from the Pune police on the issuance of arms licences in the district in recent years, including whether the recipients had genuine need for them. (HT FILE)
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Overview

  • The Maharashtra government will verify Ladki Bahin beneficiaries against income tax records to remove ineligible applicants.
  • Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has ordered a review of 659 arms licences issued in Pune between 2021 and 2023 to assess genuine need.
  • Authorities removed 2,289 government employees from the scheme after routine scrutiny revealed they received benefits.
  • Ajit Pawar admitted that the scheme’s hasty rollout led to enrollment errors but said disbursed payments will not be reclaimed.
  • Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has called for Pawar’s resignation, accusing the finance ministry of misusing the scheme to secure votes.