Maharashtra government schemes, grants and money rules
5 entries, each checked against its source. Last verified 30 October 2026.
Maharashtra
₹18,000 a year
paid to an eligible woman under Majhi Ladki Bahin (₹1,500 a month)
Maharashtra's biggest household scheme is Majhi Ladki Bahin, which pays women ₹1,500 a month. The state also runs a cash scheme for girls from birth to 18, free professional education for many girl students, a paid on-the-job training scheme for young people, and its own professional tax. Stamp duty on property is not listed yet: we could not confirm the current rates against sources that meet our standard, so check the Inspector General of Registration before you buy.
At a glance
| Scheme or rule | Who it is for | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana | Women aged 21 to 65 with family income up to ₹2.5 lakh | ₹1,500 a month, paid by direct transfer |
| Lek Ladki Yojana | Girls born on or after 1 April 2023 in families with a yellow or orange ration card | ₹1,01,000 in instalments from birth to age 18 |
| Free professional education for girls | Girl students from EWS, SEBC and OBC families earning up to ₹8 lakh | Full tuition and exam fees paid by the state |
| Professional tax | Salaried employees | Up to ₹2,500 a year, deducted by your employer |
| Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana | Residents aged 18 to 35 with Class 12, ITI, diploma or a degree | ₹6,000 to ₹10,000 a month while you train on the job |
Schemes and grants
Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana
Women aged 21 to 65 with family income up to ₹2.5 lakh
₹1,500 a month, paid by direct transfer
- For married, divorced, widowed and destitute women aged 21 to 65 who live in Maharashtra.
- Annual family income must be ₹2.5 lakh or less. Income tax payers above that cap, and families with a four-wheeler, have been removed.
- e-KYC is now mandatory. About 80 lakh women lost the benefit in 2026 after the e-KYC deadline, mainly for missing it or for failing the income or age rules.
- ₹1,500 a month is ₹18,000 a year.
Apply or check: Pune district: Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme page
Sources: Deccan Chronicle: beneficiary count after e-KYC drive; The Hitavada: 80 lakh women ineligible after e-KYC deadline. Checked 30 October 2026.
Lek Ladki Yojana
Girls born on or after 1 April 2023 in families with a yellow or orange ration card
₹1,01,000 in instalments from birth to age 18
- ₹5,000 at birth and ₹75,000 at age 18.
- Three school-stage payments of ₹6,000, ₹7,000 and ₹8,000 come in between. Reports differ on the exact classes that trigger them, so confirm with your anganwadi worker.
- Apply within a year of the girl's birth, through the anganwadi. Girls left out earlier can apply until 15 August 2027.
- The family must live in Maharashtra and hold a yellow or orange ration card.
Apply or check: Beed Zilla Parishad: Lek Ladki Yojana
Sources: ThePrint (PTI): Lek Ladki process simplified; The Hitavada: state rolls out Lek Ladki. Checked 30 October 2026.
Free professional education for girls
Girl students from EWS, SEBC and OBC families earning up to ₹8 lakh
Full tuition and exam fees paid by the state
- Covers professional courses such as engineering, medicine, pharmacy, management, law and agriculture.
- Only seats filled through the Centralised Admission Process count. Management and institute quota seats, and self-financed private universities, are excluded.
- In force from the 2024-25 academic year, for new admissions and students already enrolled.
- Claim it through the MahaDBT scholarship portal.
Apply or check: MahaDBT
Sources: The Hitavada: state waives 100% fees of girl students; The Week (PTI): free higher education for girls. Checked 30 October 2026.
Money rules: professional tax and property
Professional tax
Salaried employees
Up to ₹2,500 a year, deducted by your employer
| Monthly salary | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Up to ₹7,500 | Nil | Nil |
| ₹7,501 to ₹10,000 | ₹175 a month | Nil |
| ₹10,001 to ₹25,000 | ₹200, ₹300 in Feb | Nil |
| Above ₹25,000 | ₹200, ₹300 in Feb | ₹200, ₹300 in Feb |
- Women earning up to ₹25,000 a month pay nothing.
- Men earning up to ₹7,500 pay nothing, and ₹175 a month between ₹7,501 and ₹10,000.
- Above those limits it is ₹200 a month and ₹300 in February: ₹2,500 a year.
- You can claim it against salary income only in the old tax regime.
Apply or check: Maharashtra GST Department: profession tax rate schedule
Sources: Zoho Payroll: Maharashtra professional tax; ClearTax: professional tax in Maharashtra. Checked 30 October 2026.
Jobs and skills
Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana
Residents aged 18 to 35 with Class 12, ITI, diploma or a degree
₹6,000 to ₹10,000 a month while you train on the job
- ₹6,000 a month for Class 12, ₹8,000 for ITI or diploma, and ₹10,000 for graduates and postgraduates, paid by direct transfer.
- Training is six months with an employer. In March 2025 the state allowed trainees to extend it to 11 months.
- Six months is ₹60,000 for a graduate, ₹48,000 for an ITI or diploma holder and ₹36,000 for Class 12.
- Register as a job seeker on the Rojgar Mahaswayam portal with an Aadhaar-linked bank account.
Apply or check: Rojgar Mahaswayam portal
Sources: Government of Maharashtra: CMYKPY scheme note (PDF); Careers360: training extended from 6 to 11 months. Checked 30 October 2026.
Official portals for Maharashtra
- Aaple SarkarCitizen services: certificates (income, caste, residence) and many state schemes
- MahaDBTState scholarships and direct-benefit schemes, including farm schemes
- myScheme: MaharashtraThe central government's search for every scheme you may qualify for, filtered to Maharashtra
Central schemes open to everyone in Maharashtra
- Public Provident Fund pays 7.1% for October-December 2026, tax-free.
- Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana pays 8.2% for a girl child under 10.
- Senior Citizens' Savings Scheme pays 8.2% for those 60 and over.
- PM-Vidyalaxmi gives collateral-free education loans with an interest subsidy.
Several Maharashtra department sites block automated readers, so each figure on this page was confirmed against official PDFs where they opened, or two independent reports that agree. Schemes change often. If a figure here differs from the official portal, the portal is right; tell us at the contact address below.
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