Ladki Bahin Yojana Tightened: Income Tax Department Verification to Decide Who Keeps Benefits

The government has announced that every woman receiving benefits under the Chief Minister’s Ladki Bahin Yojana must complete the e-KYC process, which is now compulsory. All beneficiaries have been asked to finish this verification before December 31. If they fail to do so, they will stop receiving financial assistance. During the e-KYC process, the government will check each woman’s income details to confirm eligibility.

Only women earning less than Rs 2.5 lakh per year will continue to qualify for the scheme. Those whose income is above this limit will lose access to the benefits once their information is verified in the digital system. Women who were earlier receiving benefits despite not meeting the criteria will have their assistance permanently discontinued.

The e-KYC rule will now apply not only to women receiving the benefits but will also include details about their husband or father so the government can correctly verify the family’s income and age information. Using this data, the government will identify women whose household income is above Rs 2.5 lakh a year and mark them as ineligible. The state wants to make sure that only financially weaker and truly deserving women continue to get support from the scheme. Anyone who does not meet the original eligibility rules will be removed from the list so that the process remains fair and transparent. Under this scheme more than 2.5 crore women had availed benefits.

The government checked the details of women who applied for the scheme even though they did not meet the rules. After checking, 52 lakh women were found not eligible, so their benefits were stopped.

Now, after doing e-KYC, the updated information of all beneficiaries will be sent to the Income Tax Department. If the department confirms that a woman’s family income is more than Rs 2.5 lakh a year, her benefits will be permanently stopped. Under this scheme, the state government gives Rs 1,500 every month to women who are eligible.

The October instalment has already been deposited into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. Now, women are waiting for the November payment. Since the month is almost over, many are expecting it soon. As per the information available, the next instalment will probably come in the first week of December.

Right now, local elections are happening across the state, and district council and municipal corporation elections may also be announced soon. Because of this election period, there is a good chance that the November instalment will be deposited into beneficiaries’ accounts within the coming week.