Overview
- State minister Girish Mahajan said eligible beneficiaries will receive a combined Rs 3,000 for December and January before Makar Sankranti on January 14.
- Many women did not receive the December instalment, and there is still no formal timetable for the January credit.
- After a Congress request to defer credits until after the January 15 civic polls, the State Election Commission sought a report from Chief Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal.
- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced the monthly assistance will be raised from the current Rs 1,500, with details yet to be specified.
- eKYC is mandatory with a final deadline of December 31, 2025, following audits and IT checks that flagged over 26 lakh ineligible accounts and estimated misuse of roughly Rs 1,640 crore.