Govt receives 3 million fake 'beti bachao, beti padhao' forms; cancels all

While most forms came from Uttar Pradesh, the other states on the list are Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi

The Ministry for Women & Child Development is facing a new kind of problem — the government has received nearly 3 million fake application forms, filled up and signed by parents of girl children from different states seeking Rs 2 lakh cash benefits under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme.

However, the mentioned scheme has no provision of individual Cash transfers by the government. 

Earlier, in an official statement, the ministry said, "It has come to our notice that certain unauthorised sites, organisations, NGOs, and individuals are distributing illegal forms in the name of cash incentives under the Beti Bachao