Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday said the Maharashtra government's decision to scrutinise beneficiaries of the Mukhya Mantri Majhi Laadki Bahin Yojana proves that the scheme was announced for votes in the state assembly elections, reported news agency PTI.

Wadettiwar claimed that when the scheme was announced before the elections last year, the government relaxed the criteria for beneficiaries.