Plea in M.P. High Court seeks closure of Ladli Behna scheme over its financial cost; notice issued to government

A petition has been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking closure of the Ladli Behna Scheme, under which eligible women receive a monthly allowance of ₹1,500 from the State Government, while questioning its financial liability on the exchequer and accusing it to be an election-related freebie.

Hearing the petition, filed by a former Congress councillor from Gwalior, Sudha Dubey, a Division Bench of Justices G.S. Ahluwalia and Anuradha Shukla in Gwalior on September 16 issued notices to the State authorities, including the Women and Child Development Department and the Finance Department, and sought their responses.