Maharashtra govt changes Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana rules to benefit more women | India News

Maharashtra News: In a decision by the Maharashtra government, the age limit for women eligible for the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana scholarship has been raised to 65 and some restrictions have been relaxed.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde poses for a group photo with women who linked him to ‘Rakhis’ during the ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin’ announcement aimed at supporting women. (PTI Photo)

Bombay: The decision has cheered women in Maharashtra after Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday announced that the upper age limit under the government’s Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana scheme has been raised to 65 years.

The statement came during a discussion in the state assembly during which Shinde said the condition under which a woman could get benefits under the scheme based on whether her family owned land had been abolished.

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