Dbt Scheme

• DBT Mission Director Sundareshan Quits: Report

  S Sundareshan, a retired IAS officer, has quit as Mission Director of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, according to official sources.

• PM Modi Reviews Aadhaar, May Use it to Improve Delivery of Schemes

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed progress of Aadhaar project and is believed to have discussed the possibility of using the platform to resume Aadhaar-based direct benefit transfers (DBT) of subsidised schemes.

• Government May Resume Aadhaar-linked DBT Scheme: Report

  The government is mulling restarting the DBT (direct benefit transfer) scheme to directly transfer money into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts with a view to plug leakages by weeding out ghost beneficiaries, according to a source.

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  Government To Expand Direct Benefit Transfer To More Schemes

  Buoyed by the initial success of direct benefit transfer or DBT, the government plans to double the number of schemes under DBT to 147 by March and has launched pilots for paying subsidy on food, kerosene and fertiliser directly via bank accounts of beneficiaries, a top official has said.

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  Ravi Shankar Prasad Refers To Rajiv Gandhi While Listing Benefits Of Direct Benefit Transfer

  BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today alluded to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi while extolling the virtues of direct transfer of funds to the needy under the DBT scheme.

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  Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme Saves Rs 21,000 Crore In LPG Subsidy: Government

  In face of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) drilling holes into subsidy savings made on LPG, the government on Wednesday asserted that over Rs 21,000 crore was indeed saved in two years by directly transferring subsidy to user bank accounts.

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  Government Says Coal Auction To Get Rs 3.45 Lakh Crore

  Auction of coal blocks being done will bring Rs 3.45 lakh crore to the country's kitty and Rs 36,500 crore would be saved on account of checking leakages through the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for LPG subsidy, the government said on Sunday.

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  Post Bank Likely to Handle DBT Schemes: Report

  The entire direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for distribution of government subsidy is likely to be handled by Post Bank - the new payments bank which will be under the Department of Posts.

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  Kerosene DBT Can Result in 40% Savings on Under-Recoveries: Icra

  A proposed extension of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme to kerosene could result in estimated savings of up to 40 per cent on under-recoveries if implemented nationally, according to a report by rating agency Icra.

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  Let's Say Divyaang, Not Viklaang: PM Modi On Mann ki Baat

  The physically challenged should be referred to as Divyang (of godly parts) instead of 'Viklang' (handicapped), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Mann ki Baat today.

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  'LPG Subsidy for People Above Rs 10-Lakh Income Might be Stopped'

  The NDA government is mulling to lift the subsidy on LPG cylinder for consumers with annual income above Rs 10 lakh, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said here on Saturday.

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  Government Says DBT Scheme Saves Rs 14,672 Cr on LPG Subsidy/Year

  A total of Rs 14,672 crore is saved in LPG subsidy in a year as a result of direct benefit transfer, the government said on Monday.

• Cash Subsidy to LPG Consumers has Stopped Leakages: Prime Minister

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the landmark scheme to give LPG consumers cash subsidy instead of selling to them below market priced cooking gas has stopped leakages, saving thousands of crores of rupees.

• Modified LPG Subsidy Scheme to be in 54 Districts From November 15

  A modified direct cash subsidy transfer scheme for LPG consumers will be launched in 54 districts from November 15 and all over the country from January 1.

• PM Modi Reviews Aadhaar, May Use it to Improve Delivery of Schemes

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed progress of Aadhaar project and is believed to have discussed the possibility of using the platform to resume Aadhaar-based direct benefit transfers (DBT) of subsidised schemes.