YAVATMAL: Maharashtra govt‘s much-hyped ‘Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin‘ scheme, which goals to financially empower girls, had a botched launch when the beneficiary cash landed in a person’s account on Friday.
Jaffar Sheikh, a younger man from Yavatmal’s Arni taluka, was shocked to obtain ₹3,000 in his dormant account of a nationalised financial institution. He had neither utilized nor submitted any doc to turn out to be a beneficiary because the scheme was solely meant for girls.
The state govt has already disbursed the stipend into accounts of 96.3 lakh girls, a day earlier than the scheme’s official kick-off on Saturday.The state had begun transferring the stipend for 2 months – ₹3,000 – from August 14 to keep away from last-minute glitch.
‘State technical group to hint applicant of Ladki Bahin scheme’
Jaffar Sheikh, of Arni taluka, recieved a sum of `3,000 as a part of the ‘Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin’ scheme disbursement though he had not utilized for it. Yavatmal ZP CEO Mandar Patki acknowledged the glitch and his workplace has forwarded the grievance to involved authorities for investigation.
Jaffar Sheikh stated he opened the account round 12 years in the past, but it surely remained inactive as a consequence of lack of transactions. He was shocked to obtain a message stating that the cash had been deposited with a request to replace his Aadhaar KYC. He visited the financial institution and sought a press release of his account. It was then that Jaffar realized that the quantity was certainly credited beneath the “Majhi Ladki Bahin” scheme.
The incident triggered a stir within the administration, as many ladies have been struggling to submit functions as a consequence of points over linking Aadhaar with their financial institution accounts.
Patki stated, “We’ve forwarded particulars of this case to the state technical group for investigation. We’ll discover out who the lady beneficiary is and from the place the shape was crammed out.” He added prima facie it appears the difficulty is said to Aadhaar card particulars.
“When the shape strikes to scrutiny stage, the Aadhaar quantity is partially masked with solely the final 4 digits seen. It might be potential that the final 4 digits of the lady applicant and Jaffar matched. Additionally, this way may have been crammed from wherever in Maharashtra. The state will hint the unique applicant and guarantee she receives the cash as a consequence of her,” stated Patki