Ladki Bahin Yojana: A major update has arrived for the beneficiaries of Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin Yojana. The government has made e-KYC mandatory for this scheme. However, more than 1 crore women have still not completed their e-KYC. This raises the question: if e-KYC is not completed by November 18th, will those women be excluded from the scheme? Let’s find out the answer.
The Maharashtra government launched the Ladki Behen Yojana to financially support women in the state and make them self-reliant. Therefore, excluding women from this scheme would be unfair. A senior official from the Maharashtra government’s Women and Child Development Department stated that the e-KYC of more than 10 million women is currently incomplete. Therefore, if everyone’s e-KYC is not completed by November 18th, the government may extend the deadline for e-KYC. This will allow all women beneficiaries to benefit from the scheme. Only then will the Rs 1,500 be credited to their bank accounts.
How much time does e-KYC take?
It’s quite easy to complete e-KYC for the Maharashtra government’s Ladki Behen Yojana. Your e-KYC can be completed in just a few minutes. To do this, you’ll need to visit your nearest Anganwadi center, Setu center, or tehsil office. It’s worth noting that approximately 25 million beneficiaries are registered, but only 13 million women have completed their e-KYC.
How to complete e-KYC?
First of all, go to the official website of the scheme ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in. After this, click on eKYC on the homepage. Fill your Aadhaar number in the e-KYC form, enter the captcha code. After this, tick the ‘Yes, I agree’ checkbox and click on the send OTP button. After this, an OTP will come on the mobile linked to Aadhaar, enter the OTP and submit. Now, if your e-KYC is already complete, then the message ‘eKYC is already done’ will appear on the screen. If it is not done yet, then the system will check whether your Aadhaar number is in the list of the scheme or not.
If it’s listed, the next step will open, and you can proceed. Enter your husband’s or father’s Aadhaar number and captcha code, receive the OTP, and submit. Select your caste category and make two declarations: First, no one in the family is in a government job or pension, and second, only one married and one unmarried woman in the family is taking advantage of the scheme. Tick the checkboxes and press the Submit button. Finally, the message “Success” will appear on the screen: Your e-KYC verification has been successfully completed.