‘They want to exclude most women’: AAP attacks govt over Laxmi Yojana eligibility criteria
AAP alleges that the government’s eligibility criteria for the Laxmi Yojana would exclude most women, turning the issue into a targeting versus administrative rules debate.
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What happened
AAP leaders attacked the government’s eligibility criteria for the Laxmi Yojana and alleged that the criteria would exclude most women from the scheme’s benefits.
Background and earlier position
The Laxmi Yojana is described as a welfare scheme whose benefits depend on eligibility conditions and administrative verification for deciding who receives benefits.
What changed now
AAP’s public allegation sharpened the inclusion-versus-rules framing by claiming that the government’s eligibility conditions are too restrictive for women who should be covered.
