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This is completely untrue.”Khatipara (ward 86) councillor Priyanka Prajapati said, “Many people have approached me with fake ‘Beti Bachao’ forms. Strict action will be taken against those selling fake forms in the name of government schemes.”Jatpura (ward 80) councillor Sharad Chauhan said, “Several people have approached me with fake ‘Beti Bachao’ forms purchased for Rs 100. The ‘guidelines’ printed on the application state that girls and women aged between 8 and 32 years are eligible for the financial assistance. An estimated 30,000 such forms were distributed virtually across all districts of UP in the recent years.District social welfare officer Paritosh Kumar said, “There is no financial assistance under the central government’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme. Those selling such forms even claim that councillors are supervising the sale of applications..