By Admin 
Before the municipal elections in Maharashtra, politics has started to heat up with the government’s ambitious ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal has given a statement that due to this scheme, the budget is being heavy on other welfare schemes of the state. He clearly said that about 35 thousand crore rupees of the government are going under this scheme annually, due to which resources are decreasing for other schemes.
Budget crisis on other schemes- Chhagan Bhujbal
Chhagan Bhujbal said, “I agree that the government is spending more than 35 thousand crores under the Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme. Due to this, there are problems in other schemes like Ration Anand Yojana in Diwali.” He also said that this year due to heavy rains and floods, the standing crops of farmers have been wasted, which has increased the additional burden of relief work on the government. The process of giving wheat, rice and cash assistance to farmers is going on.
Dual challenge before the government
On the one hand, the state government is running a ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’ with the goal of empowerment of women, on the other hand, farmers and poor affected by natural disasters have to be assisted. Between this double pressure, financial management has become a challenge for the government. Experts say that such schemes may be politically beneficial, but the financial balance can be disturbed in the long run.
What is Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana?
The objective of ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’ is to empower women between 21 and 60 years of age financially. Under this scheme, eligible women are given financial assistance every month. However, recently the names of a large number of ineligible beneficiaries have been revealed, which has raised questions on the credibility of the scheme. The state government says that all the beneficiaries will be investigated in a transparent manner so that the possibility of misuse can be reduced in future.