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Maha Plans to Amend Norms of Ladli Bahin
The New Indian Express Kottayam
|March 18, 2025
To reduce its financial burden, the Maharashtra government has decided to tighten the norms for availing benefits under the Ladli Bahin scheme.
The scheme provides poor and needy women with a monthly financial assistance of ₹1,500. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar clarified that the scheme will continue with amended guidelines.
This story is from the March 18, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kottayam.
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