e-KYC Glitch Halts Majhi Ladki Bahin Payouts for 24 Lakh Women in Maharashtra

• A flawed e-KYC question in Maharashtra's Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana wrongly identified over 24 lakh beneficiaries as state government employees.
• The ambiguous Marathi question, "Nobody in your family works for the government, right?," led to incorrect responses and suspension of Rs 1,500 monthly assistance.
• The Women and Child Welfare (WCD) department noted the error, with data scrutiny revealing a discrepancy between flagged beneficiaries and actual state workforce.
• Women and Child Welfare Minister Aditi Tatkare announced the deployment of nearly one lakh Anganwadi workers for physical verification to correct records.
• Thousands of beneficiaries, especially from rural areas, also reported technical glitches like Aadhaar-bank linkage failures and data mismatches.

Why It Matters: A poorly phrased e-KYC question has suspended payments for 24 lakh women in Maharashtra's welfare scheme.