Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin: Why India’s largest cash-transfer scheme for women is under scrutiny

Drawing on labour-force data, he says women in Maharashtra earn about 300 rupees a day on average. Even if they get work for 20 days a month, they earn only 6,000-7,000 rupees. Against that, he says, the scheme’s 1,500-rupee monthly payment “is a big amount”.