Social Security for Women in Maharashtra: Analyzing "Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana." the Effectiveness of the 2024

Abstract “Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana” was started at Maharashtra by Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde for poor and destitute women of the state from age group 21-65 years. The aim of this scheme is to make all the women and girls in the state independent and self-reliant. The scheme was started from 1st of July 2024 under which financial aid of Rs. 1500 per month is provided to women who are eligible for scheme. The main objectives are to understand the impact of “Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana” towards rural communities and development. It studies that schemes will create value for rural women in future. The selection of a research strategy is an important step in the research design process, as it shows the transparency. The study utilized both primary & secondary data sources. Primary data will be collected through direct interview (questionnaire) methods and observation. In addition, to build the analytical and theoretical framework, secondary data was taken from newspapers, published materials, books, government official website. A sample size of 60 women was selected from the population by using simple random sampling method. Out of the total responses percentage is calculated to check the majority answers. In findings, it is said that most of the beneficiaries i.e. 82% respondents are housewife’s means they are not working anywhere. All the documents like Aadhaar card, voting card, bank passbook, and income certificate of the women were updated or newly generated due to the benefit of this scheme. In concluding it is suggested that Digital literacy awareness program should be started for women and reached to the beneficiaries, and women are to be provided Job or small business ideas rather than financial assistant.