Over 87,000 women in the district get another chance to complete e-KYC

Lokmat News Network

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:

The state government’s much-publicised ‘Ladki bahin yojana’ has run into technical hurdles. Grants (installments) for as many as 1,07,501 women in the district have been stopped for the past three months. Of these, 87,693 women have errors in their KYC. For women whose e-KYC process is incorrect, a facility to make corrections has been provided up to March 31, 2026. The Women and Child Development Department announced this on Friday.

Since November, not a single rupee has been credited to bank accounts, disrupting the financial planning of thousands of women. According to the administration, the grants were halted due to errors in applications and incomplete KYC. For beneficiaries whose payments are stopped for reasons other than KYC errors, pending grants will be released only after verification is completed. However, the authorities have no clear timeline for how long this process will take. As widow certificates are also currently undergoing strict scrutiny, benefits for widowed women have likewise been delayed.

Figures

KYC errors – 87,693 (deadline extended)

Beneficiaries above 65 years – 12,517

KYC pending for those below 21 years – 6,377

Transgender beneficiaries – 914

Name included even without applying

The confusion surrounding the scheme is such that some women have found their names listed as beneficiaries despite not having applied at all. Anita Vyavahare raised the question, saying, “I am differently abled and already receive benefits under the disability scheme. I never filled the form for the ladki bahin yojana, so how did my name appear on the list?” To ensure that benefits from other schemes are not affected, such women are now being forced to make repeated visits to offices to get their names removed.

“All eligible beneficiaries who have completed KYC but have still not received benefits under the scheme are being given another opportunity to correct their details. Along with this, the verification process is currently underway. Once verification is completed and beneficiaries are found eligible, all their pending grants will be resumed.”

— Rameshwar Khadse, in-charge district women and child development officer.