Ajit Pawar Announces Changes to Ladki Bahin Scheme

• Deputy CM Ajit Pawar announced changes to the Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana to reduce financial stress on the state exchequer.
• The scheme will continue but will be corrected to only cover economically impoverished women, excluding financially well-off beneficiaries.
• Pawar assured that funds for the scheme will be provided and poor women will receive the stipend.
• Allegations of fund diversion from social justice and tribal welfare departments were addressed, with Pawar confirming increased allocations for SC and ST schemes.
• Pawar defended the state's fiscal health, emphasizing infrastructure projects and maintaining fiscal limits.

Source: Hindustan Times, The Times Of India