Digital welfare dream meets patchy network reality in the tribal heartland of Maharashtra's Nandurbar district as hundreds of beneficiaries are trying to complete the state-mandated e-KYC process to keep receiving their monthly Ladki Bahin Yojana payout.In Kharde Khurd village of Dhadgaon taluka, women walk nearly 30 minutes uphill to find a patch of signal. Over 500 beneficiaries from the Bhamane group gram panchayat and Kharde Khurd are forced to wait in the sun, hoping the phone - secured on a tree - will connect to a network, often from across the border in Gujarat or MP. We're helping women through common service centres and Aadhaar operators," he said.Women and child development minister Aditi Tatkare recently announced that the Sept payout had started and reminded beneficiaries to complete e-KYC at ladkibahin.maharashtra.gov.in within two months.
Author: Abhilash Botekar,Nisha Nambiar
Published at: 2025-10-12 22:52:08
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