Indian court issues notice in challenge to Ladli Behna scheme
A plea before the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeks the closure of the Ladli Behna scheme, citing its financial cost. Petitioner Sudha Dubey argued that the monthly payment of ₹1,500 was insufficient to run a household and said no study showed it created lasting financial opportunities for women.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the government on a plea seeking the closure of the Ladli Behna scheme, according to The Hindu. The challenge focuses on the scheme’s financial cost. The available report identifies Sudha Dubey as saying that the monthly payment of ₹1,500 was not enough to run a household.
Dubey also argued that there was no study demonstrating that the scheme was helping women create long-term financial opportunities. Her submission therefore questioned both the adequacy of the payment and whether the programme was achieving a lasting economic benefit for its recipients. The court’s decision to issue notice means the government has been asked to respond to the petition.
The supplied material did not state the deadline for that response, identify the government departments involved or provide the petition’s other legal grounds. It also did not say whether the court had ordered any immediate change to the scheme, suspended payments or scheduled a further hearing. No government response was included in the available information.
The amount cited in the plea is ₹1,500, but the source material did not specify how frequently the payment is made beyond describing it as the scheme’s payment, nor did it provide figures for the programme’s overall cost or the number of women covered.
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