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Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Close on the heels of the recent deletion of 92 lakh women’s names from the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, the Maharashtra government has dealt another blow to women beneficiaries. The ambitious ‘Captive Market Scheme’, introduced in 2023 by then Chief Minister Eknath Shinde ahead of the assembly elections to distribute one free saree annually to Antyodaya ration card‑holding families, has been permanently shut down due to severe financial constraints.The D…