Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana (Maharashtra)
मुख्यमंत्री माझी लाडकी बहीण योजना
Quick answer
Maharashtra pays ₹1,500 a month to eligible women aged 21 to 65 whose family income is not more than ₹2.5 lakh a year. Married, widowed, divorced, abandoned and destitute women qualify, and so does one unmarried woman per family.
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Researched by Mirza Seraj BaigFacts last checked against official sources on 7 September 2026- What you get
- ₹1,500 per month, transferred by Direct Benefit Transfer to the woman's own Aadhaar-linked bank account for as long as she remains eligible.
- Who it is for
- Women resident in Maharashtra aged 21 to 65 — married, widowed, divorced, abandoned or destitute, plus one unmarried woman per family — whose family income is not more than ₹2.5 lakh a year.
- Implemented by
- Women and Child Development Department, Government of Maharashtra
- Coverage
- State scheme — Maharashtra
- Official portal
- ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in ↗
- Helpline
- 181 (toll-free)
Ladki Bahin Yojana guides
Latest Ladki Bahin Yojana updates
President of India addresses beneficiaries at Udgir
The President described the scheme as an important step towards an inclusive and prosperous society, at a gathering of beneficiaries in Udgir, Latur district.
Scheme created by Government Resolution
Maharashtra issued the Government Resolution establishing the scheme: ₹1,500 a month to women aged 21 to 65 with family income below ₹2.5 lakh. Amending resolutions followed on 3 July, 12 July and 18 July 2024, and applications opened from 1 July 2024.
Source: Government Resolution dated 28 June 2024 establishing the scheme — Government of Maharashtra
Who is eligible for Ladki Bahin Yojana?
- You must be a resident of Maharashtra.
- You must have completed 21 years of age, and the scheme runs until you are 65.
- Married, widowed, divorced, abandoned and destitute women qualify, and so does one unmarried woman per family.
- Your family's combined annual income must not be more than ₹2.5 lakh.
- You need a bank account in your own name, linked to Aadhaar, to receive the transfer.
Who is not eligible for Ladki Bahin Yojana?
These exclusions are as important as the eligibility rules — an application that falls into any of the categories below will be rejected or the benefit later recovered.
- The family's combined annual income is more than ₹2.5 lakh.
- Any member of the family pays income tax.
- Any member of the family is employed as regular or permanent staff of a central or state government department, undertaking, board or local body, or draws a pension after retiring from one. Outsourced staff, voluntary workers and contract employees whose income is up to ₹2.5 lakh do remain eligible.
- The woman is already receiving ₹1,500 a month or more under a financial scheme run by another government department.
- Any member of the family is a sitting or former Member of Parliament or Member of the Legislative Assembly.
- Any member of the family is the chairperson, vice-chairperson, director or a member of a board, corporation or undertaking of the central or state government.
- A four-wheeler — tractors excepted — is registered in the name of any member of the family.
Which documents are required for Ladki Bahin Yojana?
- Aadhaar card — write your name on the application exactly as it appears on Aadhaar
- Domicile certificate. If you do not have one, any one of these in your own name: a ration card issued at least 15 years ago, a voter ID issued at least 15 years ago, a birth certificate, or a school leaving certificate
- If you were born outside Maharashtra, any one of the same documents in your husband's name, or his domicile certificate
- Proof that family income is not more than ₹2.5 lakh. A yellow or saffron ration card is accepted in place of an income certificate; with a white ration card, or none at all, an income certificate is required
- For a newly married woman whose name is not yet on the ration card, a marriage certificate together with her husband's ration card is accepted as the income document
- Bank account details — the account must be in your own name and linked to Aadhaar
- The beneficiary's signed undertaking (hami patra) and a photograph
How do you apply for Ladki Bahin Yojana?
Read the scheme information on the official portal
The portal publishes the eligibility conditions, the exclusion list and the exact document list. Check all three before applying so the form is not rejected.
Gather the documents on the Required Documents page
Residence proof, income proof and Aadhaar-linked bank details. Names should match across Aadhaar and the bank account.
Submit the application online, or at one of the notified centres
If you cannot apply online yourself, the form can be filled for you by an Anganwadi worker, supervisor or mukhya sevika, a Setu facilitation centre, the gram sevak, a community resource person, an ASHA worker, the ward officer, the city mission manager, a municipal balwadi sevika, the help desk in charge, or an Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendra. No fee of any kind may be charged for this.
Complete e-KYC if your record asks for it
The portal has an e-KYC facility. If your beneficiary record shows e-KYC pending, complete it there so payments are not held.
How do you check your Ladki Bahin Yojana status?
Sign in to the portal
Log in with your registered mobile number to see your application record.
Check the application and payment status
Your record shows whether the application is approved and whether the e-KYC step is complete. Payments go to the Aadhaar-linked account you gave.
Why do Ladki Bahin Yojana applications get rejected, and how do you fix them?
Most rejections and stuck payments come down to a handful of record mismatches. Find yours below.
- Bank account not linked to Aadhaar, or not in your own name
- The transfer is made by DBT to an Aadhaar-seeded account held by the woman herself. Ask your bank to seed Aadhaar to your account and enable it for DBT; a joint or family member's account will not work.
- e-KYC pending on your record
- Use the e-KYC page on the official portal to complete it. Payments are generally held until the record is verified.
- Name or date of birth differs between Aadhaar and the application
- Correct whichever record is wrong so the two match, then update the application on the portal.
- Income or residence proof not accepted
- Use exactly the documents listed on the portal's Required Documents page. Residence proof must show Maharashtra residence; income proof must show family income below ₹2.5 lakh.
- Marked ineligible after verification
- Check yourself against the exclusion list on this page — income tax paid by any family member, a permanent government job or government pension in the family, a sitting or former MP or MLA, a board or corporation post, a four-wheeler registered to a family member, or ₹1,500 a month already coming from another government scheme. If none of them applies to you, raise it through the grievance route on the portal.
Important links
All of these go to the official government portal. Bookmark them — copycat sites with similar names charge for what these do free.
| What you need | Official page |
|---|---|
| Official portal | ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in ↗ |
| Eligibility and exclusions The पात्रता and अपात्रता tabs on the portal home page | ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in ↗ |
| Scheme information (PDF) | ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in/scheme_information ↗ |
| Required documents | ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in/required_documents ↗ |
| e-KYC Complete if your record shows e-KYC pending | ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in/ekyc ↗ |
| Sign in / application status | www.ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in/sign-in ↗ |
| Scheme page — Women and Child Development Department | www.womenchild.maharashtra.gov.in/index.php/en/schemes/mukhyamantri-mazi-ladki-bahin-yojana ↗ |
| Government Resolution, 28 June 2024 (Marathi) | gr.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Government%20Resolutions/Marathi/202406281814018230.pdf ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Ladki Bahin Yojana pay?
₹1,500 per month, paid by Direct Benefit Transfer into the woman's own Aadhaar-linked bank account.
Who is eligible for Ladki Bahin Yojana?
Women resident in Maharashtra who have completed 21 years and are not over 65, whose family's combined annual income is not more than ₹2.5 lakh. Married, widowed, divorced, abandoned and destitute women qualify, and so does one unmarried woman per family. The applicant needs a bank account in her own name that is linked to Aadhaar.
Who is not eligible for Ladki Bahin Yojana?
The official portal lists seven exclusions: family income above ₹2.5 lakh; any family member paying income tax; a permanent or regular government job, or a government pension, in the family; already receiving ₹1,500 a month or more from another government scheme; a sitting or former MP or MLA in the family; a family member holding a board, corporation or undertaking post; or a four-wheeler, tractors excepted, registered to a family member. Outsourced, voluntary and contract workers earning up to ₹2.5 lakh are not excluded by the government-job rule.
Is e-KYC compulsory for Ladki Bahin?
The official portal provides an e-KYC facility, and records showing e-KYC pending are held. If yours does, complete it on ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in/ekyc.
How many women have received Ladki Bahin payments?
The portal's own counters showed 1,12,70,261 applications received and 1,06,69,139 approved when we checked on 7 September 2026; its beneficiary counter was reading zero, so treat that one as broken. The Women and Child Development Department has separately reported about 2.63 crore applications and about 2.48 crore beneficiaries paid across all channels.
Do I have to pay anyone to apply?
No. Applying is free. Anyone charging a fee to fill or fast-track the form is not acting for the government.