The Maharashtra government may provide ₹3,000 to women enrolled in the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana before Raksha Bandhan. According to a senior official from the Women and Child Development Department, eligible beneficiaries could receive the payment directly in their bank accounts. The development comes as beneficiaries are still waiting for their July instalment, while August is already halfway through. The government is reportedly considering releasing the pending July payment along with the August instalment, resulting in a combined transfer of ₹3,000. As per recent reports, ₹3,000 covers roughly 60 cups of chai — or a full month's vegetable budget for many Maharashtra households. However, the Maharashtra government has not officially confirmed the proposal yet, with media reports suggesting beneficiaries may have to wait until August 20 for the payment.
With no official date confirmed yet, enrolled women should take immediate action to ensure their payments are processed successfully. According to recent guidance, beneficiaries must log into the Nari Shakti Doot app or the Maharashtra government's official Ladki Bahin portal to check their current application and payment status. They should visit their bank branch or use net banking to confirm their Aadhaar number is seeded to their account — calling 14545 (UIDAI helpline) if unsure. If name spelling differs between Aadhaar and bank passbook, beneficiaries must submit a correction request at either the bank or Aadhaar centre before the payment window opens. Additionally, even if payments show 'approved', a dormant bank account (no transaction in 12+ months) will reject the DBT credit — making one small transaction now essential to reactivate it.
The Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana was launched by the Maharashtra government in July 2024 to provide financial assistance to eligible women. Under the scheme, women aged between 21 and 65 from families with an annual income of less than ₹2.5 lakh are eligible to receive ₹1,500 every month. The benefit is transferred directly to the bank accounts of approved beneficiaries. The scheme was designed to provide financial assistance to women and support their economic independence. However, the monthly installment under the Ladki Bahin scheme is generally expected to be credited by the 15th of every month. With August 15 also being Independence Day, there is speculation that the government could release both the July and August installments together.
Subsequent verification found that some people receiving benefits may not have met the eligibility criteria. To identify ineligible beneficiaries and ensure that government assistance reaches the intended recipients, authorities initiated an e-KYC verification exercise. NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar has claimed that approximately 2.47 crore women were registered under the Ladki Bahin scheme when it was initially rolled out. Following the verification process, nearly 81 lakh names have reportedly been removed from the beneficiary list, with the number of beneficiaries subsequently declining to somewhere between 1.66 crore and 1.77 crore. As beneficiaries await clarity on their eligibility and the payment date, there is currently no confirmed date, with beneficiaries required to wait for an official announcement from the Maharashtra government.
