Ladki Bahin Yojana: This is an important update for the millions of women participating in Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin Yojana. The government had initially set a deadline for all beneficiary women to complete their e-KYC by November 18, 2025, but this has now been extended to December 31. If the process is not completed by this new deadline, the monthly payment of ₹1,500 will be forfeited.
Launched in June 2024, this scheme currently supports over 10 million women. The funds are directly transferred to their bank accounts each month through DBT. The government has stated that moving forward, payments will only be issued to women who have updated their e-KYC.
Why is e-KYC important?
The funds should only reach the rightful beneficiaries.
This will help eliminate issues such as fake applications, duplicate entries, or payments sent to incorrect accounts.
The DBT process can be further enhanced through Aadhaar authentication.
In a directive from September 2025, the government indicated that Aadhaar verification is essential for receiving any government financial benefits under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act 2016. UIDAI has also authorized the Women and Child Development Department for Sub-AUA/Sub-KUA, allowing the department to conduct e-KYC independently.
Here’s how beneficiary women can complete the e-KYC for Ladki Bahin Yojana?
Women can finish the process in just a few minutes using a mobile device or computer.
Visit the scheme’s website at ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in.
Click on the e-KYC button located on the homepage.
Input your Aadhaar number, captcha, and click on Send OTP.
The system will first inform you whether your e-KYC is already completed or not.
If it is complete, you will see a message stating: e-KYC already completed.
If your Aadhaar is not listed among the eligible participants, you will receive this message: Aadhaar number is not in the eligible list.
After receiving the OTP, enter it and submit.
Next, the system will request the Aadhaar number of your husband or father.
Enter the Aadhaar number – Fill in the Captcha – Send OTP – Enter the OTP and submit.
Finally, you will need to select two options.
Your caste category.
Two announcements
No one in the family has a government job/pension
Only 1 married and 1 unmarried woman in the family is taking the benefit
A message will appear on the screen upon submission.
Your e-KYC verification has been successfully completed.
