Quick answer: Do your Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana eKYC at ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in: open the portal, use the e-KYC option, enter your Aadhaar number and the captcha, then verify with the OTP. Without completed eKYC, installments of the ₹1,500 benefit can pause. Portal checked live on 23 August 2026.
If you have 1 minute: Step 1 is the eKYC itself. If eKYC keeps failing, jump to Step 3. If payments stopped after eKYC problems, Step 5.
Last reviewed: 23 August 2026. Portal and sign-in page checked live. Deadlines change by government resolution — trust the date shown on the portal banner, not forwards on WhatsApp.
eKYC (electronic Know Your Customer) is Aadhaar-based identity verification. For Ladki Bahin, it confirms that the woman receiving the ₹1,500 monthly benefit is a real, eligible person: age 21 to 65, a Maharashtra resident. The scheme database matches your Aadhaar against UIDAI records using your OTP consent. Until that match completes, the payment pipeline treats your account as unverified.
Sunita Wagh of Jalna completed her application at a Setu camp in 2025 but skipped eKYC because the queue was long. Two installments never came. Her status page showed “eKYC pending” the whole time — a one-line reason that no one had read out to her. She finished eKYC on the portal at home, and verification cleared on the next schedule. The money was never “cancelled”; it was waiting for one confirmation.
The sign-in page carries three self-service links: Forgot Password, Account Locked? Click here, and Create Account. Use them in that order before visiting any office. Repeated failed logins lock the account — waiting does not unlock it; the unlock link does.
If installments stopped and the portal blames eKYC even after success, file an RTI under §6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005 with the PIO of the department running the scheme. Ask for: the eKYC verification status and date on record, the reason the installment was withheld, the name of the officer who flagged it, and the date the next payment file includes your name. Reply is due in 30 days under §7(1). Evasive reply? First appeal under §19(1) — the first appeal tool drafts it, and the The RTI Playbook covers the full ladder.
Real case: Farida Sayyed, Parbhani, Maharashtra, had three installments pending in early 2026. Her grievance at the talati office went unanswered for 6 weeks. She filed one RTI asking for her eKYC status date and the installment withholding reason. The reply showed a bank-branch name spelling mismatch from the application form. After correction, two installments released together in the following cycle. Total cost: ₹10 court fee stamp and one bus ride.
To, The Public Information Officer
[Department implementing Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana],
District [name], Maharashtra
Subject: Application under §6(1), RTI Act 2005 — eKYC status and
withheld installments
Sir/Madam,
Please provide information regarding my Ladki Bahin Yojana record:
Applicant: [Name] Application no.: [number]
Aadhaar (last 4): XXXX[1234] Bank: [branch]
1. My eKYC verification status and the date it was recorded.
2. If any installment was withheld, the specific reason and date.
3. The name and designation of the officer who recorded that reason.
4. The date my name is included in the next payment file.
Fee of ₹10 is paid [court fee stamp / IPO]. Please reply within 30 days
as required by §7(1) of the RTI Act, 2005.
Date: [DD/MM/YYYY] [Signature]
Place: [Place] [Name and address]
Yes. The portal's e-KYC option with Aadhaar number, captcha and OTP works from a phone browser. Setu offices and camps help if your Aadhaar mobile link is broken.
Deadlines are set by government resolution and have shifted more than once. The portal banner shows the current applicable date — rely on it, not on forwarded messages. Missing a date has historically led to restoration windows, but never assume; verify on the portal.
Often yes for eKYC-caused holds, back to the notified limits. If old installments stay withheld after eKYC completes, the RTI in Step 5 gets the exact reason in writing.
Yes. Each beneficiary verifies with her own Aadhaar and OTP. A parent's Aadhaar cannot complete the daughter's eKYC.
No. Account lock is a login security state after failed attempts. Use the Account Locked link on the sign-in page to restore access.
No. eKYC confirms identity fields from Aadhaar with your OTP consent. It does not expose account balances. The broader data-protection angle is covered in our DBT eKYC guide.
The department implementing the scheme at district level receives most RTI applications for payment records. The status guide and the The RTI Playbook explain addressing in detail.