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Direct Benefit Transfer [a] or DBT is an attempt to change the mechanism of transferring subsidies launched by Government of India on 1 January 2013. This scheme or program aims to establish a Giro system to transfer subsidies directly to the people through their linked bank accounts.
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) — — 2013 Finance State level electronic benefit transfer and Direct Cash Transfer piloted before. [105] [106] [107] Under the Cabinet Secretariat and Ministry of Finance. [108] By 2022, over 300 schemes and 50 ministries are implemented using DBT. [108] [109] Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG, Adolescent Girls ...
The scheme entails providing 5 kg foodgrains per person per month, over and above the regular monthly NFSA foodgrains. The benefit is being provided to those covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) [Antodaya Anna Yojana and Priority Households] including those covered under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Subhadra Yojana (introduced 17 September 2024) is a women-centric welfare scheme launched by the Government of Odisha aiming on empowering women aged 21 to 60 years by providing direct financial assistance. The initiative, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, intends to benefit over 1 crore women across the state of Odisha. [1] [2] [3]
In these Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes, the subsidy money is directly transferred to a bank account which is Aadhaar-linked. [104] [105] Previously, however, the direct-benefit transfer had been carried out quite successfully via the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system, which did not depend on Aadhaar.
[21] [26] Tangible benefits became visible from 2014; a report by UBS published in January 2014 showed Aadhaar DBT can save 1.2% of GDP. The finance minister informed the Parliament during Vote on Account that as of 31 January 2014, under DBT ₹33 billion for 21 million LPG subsidy and ₹6.28 billion (628 crores) have been transferred for ...
A Direct Benefit Transfer is a mechanism instituted by the government in March 2013. [18] It aims to prevent leakages in welfare delivery by directly transferring subsidies into the beneficiary's bank account (thus making the eligibility of receiving a subsidy contingent on having a bank account or since the implementation of Aadhaar , an ...
Wage transfer processes in relation to NREGA have undergone significant changes since its initial implementation. [107] In 2011/2016, the wage payment method was shifted to the National electronic Fund Management System (Ne-FMS), a Direct Benefit Transfer system.