Ladki Bahin Yojana eKYC Link Online 2026 — citizen guide

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.

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.

1. Open ladakibahin.maharashtra.gov.in.
2. Log in, or create your account first using the Create Account option on the sign-in page.
3. Open the e-KYC option shown on the portal.
4. Enter your Aadhaar number exactly as printed.
5. Type the captcha shown on screen.
6. Approve the OTP that UIDAI sends to your Aadhaar-linked mobile.
7. Save or screenshot the success message with its date.

1. Confirm the bank account in your application is your own, Aadhaar-seeded account. See how to check DBT seeding.
2. Confirm your mobile number is the one linked to Aadhaar — the OTP goes there, not to any other number.
3. After eKYC, check your application status on the portal; the full walk-through is in Ladki Bahin status check 2026.

1. Wrong OTP repeatedly: your Aadhaar mobile link is stale. Update it at an Aadhaar centre or via the mAadhaar app first.
2. Aadhaar details mismatch: name or date of birth in the application must match Aadhaar. Correct whichever document is wrong.
3. Biometric or eKYC service down: try after some hours. Do not pay anyone to “force” it.
4. eKYC failed flag stuck: our dedicated DBT eKYC failed fix guide covers the escalation ladder.

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.

1. Aadhaar card (and the mobile linked to it)
2. Bank passbook front page of your own seeded account
3. Application number or registration acknowledgement
4. Domicile proof (Maharashtra resident document used at application)

1. Doing eKYC on a lookalike site. Only the government domain ending in maharashtra.gov.in is real.
2. Entering a family member's Aadhaar “because their phone works”. The benefit is yours; the eKYC must be yours.
3. Paying agents for eKYC. It is free on the portal and at Setu offices.
4. Assuming a missed deadline means permanent exclusion. Read the current government resolution on the portal before concluding anything.

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]

1. Open the portal and check whether your status shows an eKYC flag.
2. If pending, complete Step 1 now with your Aadhaar and its linked mobile.
3. Screenshot the eKYC success screen with today's date visible.
4. Verify your bank account is Aadhaar-seeded and in your own name.
5. If installments are already withheld, address the RTI letter above tonight.

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.

1. Official Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana portal and its sign-in page, checked 23 August 2026
2. Scheme summary — myScheme (₹1,500 benefit, women 21-65, Maharashtra)
3. Right to Information Act, 2005 — §6(1), §7(1), §19(1)

1. Ladki Bahin Yojana status check 2026
2. DBT eKYC failed — fix guide
3. Check DBT Aadhaar seeding of your bank account
4. First appeal drafting tool
5. Grounds for RTI rejection and answers
6. The RTI Playbook book