Pune: Ranjana Sonawane ’s happiness knew no bounds on Monday when she received a demand draft for Rs 13,500 as a Mukhyamantri Mazhi Ladki Bahin Yojana beneficiary after Nandurbar’s collector Mitali Sethi intervened.
Ranjana from Tembhli village in Shahada tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra was the first recepient of Aadhaar in 2010. But she was deprived of the Ladki Bahin benefits as her card was linked to someone else’s bank account in Mumbai where the monthly welfare benefit was deposited for the last nine months.
A TOI report on April 18 highlighted Ranjana’s plight where she made futile efforts to rectify the error.
‘I will use Ladki dues of 9 months to pay son’s fees & for other expenses’
After receiving the demand draft, Ranjana told TOI, “I waited for so long and made several rounds of govt offices and banks for the benefits. The administration acted promptly after the media report. I will use the amount for my son’s college fees, and other family expenses,” she said.
Sethi, who had told TOI that she would look into Ranjana’s case, coordinated with the bank’s officials in Mumbai for delinking the fraudulent account.
She said: “We initiated the recovery process from the account where her benefits were being transferred. The bank gave us a demand draft on Monday. It was handed over to Ranjana by Shahada tehsildar Deepak Girase.”
Sethi also supervised the opening of a new post office savings account for Ranjana on Saturday for the Ladki Bahin benefits transfer.
Girase said, “We have handed over the DD to the recipient and will check for any more fraudulent accounts like hers.”
The bank will complete its investigation into the account where Ranjana’s Ladki Bahin amount of Rs 1,500 was being transferred since July 2024 when the Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra launched it before the Nov 2024 assembly election.
Vivek Walvi, Nandurbar district’s women and child development officer, said, “We ensured that Ranjana got the entire amount from July. Her new account in the post office has been linked to her Aadhaar and the April amount will flow to this account.”
Both Girase and Walvi will also check the entire list of beneficiaries and monitor others’ complaints.
Sethi said Rajana’s case may not be the only one among the state’s 2.5 crore Ladki Bahin beneficiaries. She has set up a dedicated helpline for Nandurbar district to assist others facing similar issues. Complaints can be registered on the state grievance redressal portal or on 02564210047.
The collector said she will look into Rajana’s gas subsidy too which has the same Aadhaar linked problem. “An investigation will be carried out into how such fraudulent accounts are created, and action will be taken against those involved,” she added.
Ranjana from Tembhli village in Shahada tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra was the first recepient of Aadhaar in 2010. But she was deprived of the Ladki Bahin benefits as her card was linked to someone else’s bank account in Mumbai where the monthly welfare benefit was deposited for the last nine months.
A TOI report on April 18 highlighted Ranjana’s plight where she made futile efforts to rectify the error.
‘I will use Ladki dues of 9 months to pay son’s fees & for other expenses’
After receiving the demand draft, Ranjana told TOI, “I waited for so long and made several rounds of govt offices and banks for the benefits. The administration acted promptly after the media report. I will use the amount for my son’s college fees, and other family expenses,” she said.
Sethi, who had told TOI that she would look into Ranjana’s case, coordinated with the bank’s officials in Mumbai for delinking the fraudulent account.
She said: “We initiated the recovery process from the account where her benefits were being transferred. The bank gave us a demand draft on Monday. It was handed over to Ranjana by Shahada tehsildar Deepak Girase.”
Sethi also supervised the opening of a new post office savings account for Ranjana on Saturday for the Ladki Bahin benefits transfer.
Girase said, “We have handed over the DD to the recipient and will check for any more fraudulent accounts like hers.”
The bank will complete its investigation into the account where Ranjana’s Ladki Bahin amount of Rs 1,500 was being transferred since July 2024 when the Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra launched it before the Nov 2024 assembly election.
Vivek Walvi, Nandurbar district’s women and child development officer, said, “We ensured that Ranjana got the entire amount from July. Her new account in the post office has been linked to her Aadhaar and the April amount will flow to this account.”
Both Girase and Walvi will also check the entire list of beneficiaries and monitor others’ complaints.
Sethi said Rajana’s case may not be the only one among the state’s 2.5 crore Ladki Bahin beneficiaries. She has set up a dedicated helpline for Nandurbar district to assist others facing similar issues. Complaints can be registered on the state grievance redressal portal or on 02564210047.
The collector said she will look into Rajana’s gas subsidy too which has the same Aadhaar linked problem. “An investigation will be carried out into how such fraudulent accounts are created, and action will be taken against those involved,” she added.
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