Ladki Bahin Yojana Maharashtra: Eligibility, Documents Required, How to Apply Online, Benefits

The Maharashtra Government launched a new scheme, Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, to improve the economic independence of women in the state. It also aims to improve the health, nutrition, and role in the family of a woman. Read on to know more about the eligibility, required documents, application process and benefits of the Ladki Bahin Yojana Maharashtra.

Ladki Bahin Yojana Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government launched the Ladki Bahin Yojana to empower women and make them independent. Here are the details of the Ladki Bahin Yojana Maharashtra:

Ladki Bahin Yojana last date

The Maharashtra government launched the Ladki Bahin Yojana on 17 August 2024. However, the government stated that the scheme’s benefits would be provided from July. Thus, eligible women will receive the benefits for July and August in the month of September. 

Initially, the last application date was 31 August 2024. But, seeing the overwhelming response to the scheme, the government extended the Ladki Bahin Yojana’s last date to 15 October 2024.

Ladki Bahin Yojana benefits

Under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, eligible women will receive Rs. 1,500 per month, which amounts to Rs.18,000 annually through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the bank account of the women.

Ladki Bahin Yojana eligibility

• The applicant must be a resident of Maharashtra state.
• Applicants can be married, divorced, widowed, abandoned, destitute or one unmarried woman in the family. 
• Women should be aged between 21 years and 65 years.
• Applicants should have their own bank account linked with an Aadhaar card.
• The annual income of the applicant’s family should not exceed Rs.2.5 lakh.

Women who fulfil any of the below conditions are ineligible under the scheme:

• A woman whose combined annual family income is above Rs.2.5 lakh.
• A woman whose family member is an income taxpayer.
• A woman whose family members are working as regular or permanent employees in the government department, undertaking, board, local body of State Government or Government of India or drawing pension after retirement. However, if the family members are outsourced employees, contract workers, and voluntary workers, the woman will be eligible for the scheme.
• A woman who receives Rs.1,500 or more per month under any other financial scheme implemented through other government departments.
• A woman whose family member is a present or former MP or MLA.
• A woman whose family member is chairman, vice-chairman, member of the board, director, corporation or undertaking of the Government of India or State Government.
• A woman whose family members own a four-wheeler (excluding a tractor).

Ladki Bahin Yojana online apply

Follow the below steps to apply for Ladki Bahin Yojana online:

Step 1: Visit the official Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana website. 

Step 2: Click on the ‘Applicant Login’ option. 

Step 3: Click on ‘Create Account’.

Step 4: Fill out the application and click the ‘Signup’ button. 

Step 5: Log in to the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana website using your mobile number, password, and captcha code.

Step 6: Click on the ‘Application of Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’ 

Step 7: Enter your Aadhaar number and click ‘Verify’.

Step 8: Enter the required details on the application, upload the documents and click ‘Submit’. You will receive the application ID via SMS.

Ladki Bahin Yojana form

The Ladki Bahin Yojana form can be filled out and submitted online through the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana website. However, eligible applicants can also get the Ladki Bahin Yojana form offline through the following people: 

• Anganwadi Sevak, Supervisor or Chief Worker
• Setu Suvidha Kendra
• Gram Sevak officers 
• Group Resource Person (CRP)
• ASHA Sevak
• Ward Officer
• City Mission Manager (CMM)
• Manpa Balwadi Sevak
• Help Center Head
• Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendra 

How to check Ladki Bahin Yojana application status?

Step 1: Log in to the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana website using your mobile number, password, and captcha code.

Step 2: Click on the ‘Applications Made Earlier’ option to view the Ladki Bahin Yojana application status.

Documents Required for Ladki Bahin Yojana

• Aadhaar card linked with bank account.
• Domicile certificate. If the domicile certificate is not available, any one of the following can be submitted:
  • Ration card valid for the past 15 years
  • Voter ID card valid for the past 15 years
  • Birth certificate 
  • School leaving certificate
• If the woman is born in another state but the husband is from Maharashtra, any one of the following documents:
  • Ration card valid for the past 15 years
  • Voter ID card valid for the past 15 years
  • Birth certificate
  • School leaving certificate 
  • Domicile certificate
• Income certificate, in case of white ration card. No income certificate is required if the ration card is a yellow card or orange card. 
• If the woman is a newlywed and her name is not mentioned on the ration card, the husband's ration card with the marriage certificate must be submitted.
• Bank account details.

Ladki Bahin Yojana list/ Ladki Bahin Yojana yadi 2024 

Applicants will get the status of their Ladki Bahin Yojana application via SMS. However, they can also check the Ladki Bahin Yojana yadi or list online by visiting the municipal corporation website or logging into the Ladki Bahin Yojana website and clicking ‘Selected Applicants List’ option. They can also check the status offline by visiting the Anganwadi, Ward Office or Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendra.

The Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana is a scheme by the Maharashtra government for the welfare and benefit of women in the state. It provides monthly financial assistance to women belonging to low-income families, helping them meet their basic requirements and become financially independent. Till now, five installments of Rs.1,500 totally amounting to Rs.75,000 have been credited to beneficiaries' account.