4 weeks Ago
1 2 Pune: The opposition has targeted the Mahayuti govt over its decision to reduce the amount of the Ladki Bahin scheme from Rs1,500 to Rs500 per month for 8 lakh beneficiaries statewide, calling it a "betrayal". Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) members also reiterated the claim that the Mukhyamantri Mazhi Ladki Bahin Yojana was introduced only to win elections and will now be shelved. Under the scheme, the state govt doles out Rs 1,500 monthly to each beneficiary.
However, nearly 8 lakh women in the state, who were already receiving benefits of Rs1,000 under the Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi, will get Rs500 instead of Rs1,500 under the Ladki Bahin scheme. Following this decision, state Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal claimed that "within five months of forming govt, Mahayuti has betrayed the people of the state twice". He said, "Recently, state govt took a U-turn on its farm loan waiver promise, and now by reducing the Ladki Bahin dole for 8 lakh beneficiaries, it has betrayed the people of the state.
Citizens should get ready for more such betrayals from this govt in coming months." Sapkal's fellow party member and leader of the Congress legislative party, Vijay Wadettiwar, claimed that the move is a step towards winding up the scheme. "It was introduced only to win the election, and since the scheme's purpose is over, govt is now taking steps to discontinue it.
As part of the plan, the amount has been reduced to Rs500 for some beneficiaries, and will soon be further reduced to zero," he said. Congress's alliance partner Shiv Sena (UBT) also weighed in, as party MLA Bhaskar Jadhav said, "Mahayuti members promised Rs1,500 and later gave assurance of increasing the amount to Rs2,100 but are instead reducing it. It was nothing but an election gimmick to attract votes.
Mahayuti has misled the people, and it is now getting exposed.".
