Over 92 lakh beneficiaries, about 38% of those enrolled, have now been removed from the Ladki Bahin Yojana list in Maharashtra and nearly 62 lakh of them were dropped for not completing eKYC. The figures come from a review of government records by The Indian Express, and the state has publicly disclosed only about 80 lakh deletions.
The Ladki Bahin Yojana eKYC process started after the state government issued a resolution making Aadhaar-based eKYC mandatory for all the beneficiaries. Many women who had been receiving the monthly benefit were therefore required to complete the verification, and those who did not complete it have been taken off the list.
How the eKYC process ran
The eKYC began on 18 September 2025, after the government resolution was issued. The verification was carried out on the official website of the scheme, where the beneficiaries had to enter their Aadhaar number. As per the reports, this process was extended several times, and the last extension ran till 31 December 2025.
The verification is not a one time exercise. Women receiving the monthly benefit are required to repeat the eKYC every year in June and July, within a period of two months, so that the payments continue without a break.
In 2026, the window of 1 June to 15 July has closed. Many families are now waiting to see whether the department will announce a grace period or a new window.
Why the state wants it
As per the reports, the eKYC exercise was taken up so that only the eligible and correct beneficiaries remain on the Ladki Bahin Yojana list. The Maharashtra government had also decided to complete the verification within two months, as Deccan Herald reported, to bring transparency and to weed out the illegal beneficiaries.
The Women and Child Development Department has clarified that no new registration or separate eKYC link was open as of November 2026. The website ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in remains the only official portal for the scheme.
The next cycle is reported for June and July 2027.
