MP High Court Hears Plea Against Ladli Behna

The Hindu · india

The Madhya Pradesh High Court is reviewing a petition seeking the closure of the Ladli Behna scheme, which provides women with a monthly allowance of ₹1,500. The petitioner questions the scheme's significant financial burden on the state exchequer, estimated at over ₹22,000 crore annually. Filed by a former Congress councillor, the plea argues the scheme is an election freebie without proven long-term economic empowerment for beneficiaries.