Did Maha Govt Give Rs 450 Cr to 'Ineligible' Laadki Bahins? Who Pays?

The cross-verification of beneficiaries was started by the state government in January, which Tatkare said was an exercise being conducted after 'bogus' beneficiaries came to light. There are certain requirements to be elegible for the scheme The beneficiary must be between 21 to 65 years of age The combined annual family income must not be more than Rs 2,50,000. The applicant must not a beneficiary of any other government scheme According to Tatkare, the five lakh women being declared ineligible failed to meet some of these criteria. The details of the beneficiaries who were declared ineligible are as follows: Women beneficiaries of Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana: 2,30,000 Women above 65 years of age: 1,10,000 Women who are beneficiaries of Namoshakti Yojana and have four-wheelers in the name of family members, but voluntarily withdrew their names from the scheme:1,60,000 Total ineligible women: 5,00,000 According to several reports, the state government, meanwhile, is also waiting for data from the Income Tax Department on the beneficiaries of the scheme to establish which of the beneficiaries have flouted the Rs 2.5 lakh annual income norm. However the scrutiny of beneficiaries raises some key questions: How many women of the 1.1 lakh being dropped for incorrect age crossed the age of 65 after they started receiving benefits?