What will happen if the money of Ladki Behna Yojna is taken fraudulently? How much punishment will be given?

Ladki Behna Yojna Scam: A Ladki Behna Yojna scam case has come to light in Maharashtra. In this case, men have also taken advantage. Let's know what action can be taken against those who commit fraud.

Ladki Behna Yojna was started for women in Maharashtra about a year ago. In this scheme, eligible women are given Rs 1500 every month. In Maharashtra, this scheme also benefited those women who were ineligible. Till this point, it was still okay, but the most shocking thing is that in Maharashtra, many men are also taking advantage of this scheme by posing as women. This is the biggest scam of this scheme. Under the Ladki Behna Yojna, more than 14,000 men took money by fraud. Let's know how much punishment is given for doing this.

Recently, an audit of the Women and Child Development Department has revealed that Rs 21.44 crore was given to 14,298 men, who got themselves registered as women by manipulating the online registration and looted money in a fraudulent manner. Now this has been revealed after about 10 months of the launch of the scheme.

What is Ladki Behna Yojana

The Ladki Behna Yojana was started a few months before the Maharashtra Assembly elections in the year 2024. Under this scheme, women between the ages of 21 and 65 years are given Rs 1500 every month. This money is given to those women whose families' annual income is less than Rs 2.5 lakh. Now due to the men due to whom this scam has happened, the government treasury has suffered a loss of about Rs 21 crore.

How much punishment is given

In this case, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has taken a tough stand, he says that this scheme was for helping poor women, not for men. While many men have taken advantage of this scheme. Now their money will be recovered. If they do not cooperate in the investigation, strict action will be taken against them. Those people are questioned, along with that the amount they have taken fraudulently can also be taken back and they can also be sentenced to jail for fraud.