Around 80 lakh women have become ineligible for the 'Ladki Bahin scheme' following an e-KYC deadline, sparking sharp allegations from the opposition parties that the Maharashtra government was weeding out beneficiaries due to a "severe financial crisis."

According to the PTI, a senior official on Monday said that the beneficiary count has dropped from 2.4 crore to nearly 1.7 crore after the April 30 e-KYC deadline, but the disqualifications were also linked to non-compliance with eligibility criteria.