A case has been registered against NCP(SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad in Mumbai for allegedly misleading the public by spreading false information regarding the "Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana" and assistance to farmers. As per the information, the case has been filed at Sambhajinagar MIDC Waluj Police Station under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Awhad has been accused of disseminating incorrect details about the government schemes, prompting legal action by the authorities. Awhad had allegedly wrongly referred to a GR of the government and alleged that the government has now stopped giving help to the families of suicide victims.
'Mukhyamantri Ladki Behna Yojana'
The Maharashtra government launched the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana on August 17 to provide financial assistance to women and make them more independent and self-reliant. The scheme aims to empower women through financial assistance, providing Rs 1,500 per month to women aged 21-65 with an annual income of less than Rs 2.5 lakh. The flagship scheme is only applicable to women who belong to financially disadvantaged families.
As per the criteria, women from families with less than Rs 2.5 lakh household income per annum are eligible. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday also refuted reports that schemes for the families of farmers who died by suicide will be stopped and said that the government's various schemes will not be stopped because of the implementation of the much ambitious Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana.
CM Eknath Shinde on 'Mukhyamantri Ladki Behna Yojana'
Earlier, a week after launching the 'Mukhyamantri Ladki Behna Yojana' CM Shinde said that he felt satisfied after watching the happiness on the faces of the beneficiaries. "We stand strong with these Bahini. We want to make them self-reliant," said CM Shinde. The Chief Minister said that he spoke to some of the Bahini (sisters) and said that they will use the money to educate their children, medication and increase whatever little business they do.
(With inputs from ANI)
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