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Direct Benefit Transfer Rises 90 Times In A Decade: Finance Minister
- Thursday June 12, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
There has been more than 90 times rise in direct benefit transfer (DBT) in just a decade under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.
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Due To Use Of Technology, Centre "Saved Rs 2 Lakh Crore": Finance Minister
- Tuesday November 29, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Union government has saved Rs 2,00,000 crore by using technology as systems like Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) stopped leakages.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Launches Mobile App For Direct Transfer Of Funds
- Thursday June 10, 2021
- Karnataka News | Press Trust of India
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today launched a Direct Benefit Transfer or DBT mobile application that will help transfer funds directly to beneficiaries of various government welfare schemes.
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Ahead Of Polls, Assam Launches Largest Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme
- Wednesday August 12, 2020
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam next year, the BJP-led government in the state has come up with a Jan Dhan Yojna-type Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. Pegged as Assam's biggest DBT scheme till date, the scheme which has been named Orunodoi (the rising sun) will transfer Rs 830 per month to 19.7 lakh families. The beneficiaries of this sch...
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Public Finance Management System To Help Monitor Welfare Funds
- Friday October 27, 2017
- Business | Press Trust of India
"PFMS...would help in tracking and monitoring the flow of funds to the implementing agencies," said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
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Direct Benefit Transfer Results In Rs 50,000 Crore Savings: Amit Shah
- Sunday May 28, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The direct benefit transfer programme has resulted in Rs 50,000 crore savings for the government in the last three years as funds were directly transferred to 32 crore needy people, BJP President Amit Shah has said.
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www.ndtv.com
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UGC Fellowships Under Direct Benefit Transfer Now, Says HRD Ministry
- Thursday April 6, 2017
- Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S
To ensure effective administration and smooth disbursement of fellowships to the students, University Grants Commission (UGC) has intimated the Human Resources Ministry that it has brought all fellowship schemes under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Aadhaar Database Safe, Verification Process Was Misused, Say Authorities
- Tuesday February 28, 2017
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Aloke Tikku
As the Centre expands the list of government services that would require beneficiaries to have an Aadhaar number, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday insisted that its biometrics database of a billion people was safe. The reassurance comes against the backdrop of the authority suspending Aadhaar authentication services o...
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Education, Jobs Top On Minority Affairs Ministry List In 2017
- Tuesday December 27, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Empowering minorities by providing them education and employment opportunities will top the 2017 priority list of Union Minority Affairs Ministry which said bringing socio-economic schemes "out of papers and computers" and taking them to ground were its biggest achievement this year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre To Open Bank Accounts For Unorganised Sector Workers
- Friday November 25, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Labour Ministry today said it will launch a campaign in association with Department of Financial services to open bank accounts of workers, who do not have one till date, in the organised as well as unorganised sector.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aadhar-Seeding Of Pension Beneficiaries picks up pace in Delhi
- Sunday August 7, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
In a bid to plug leakages, Delhi government has linked the accounts of over 2.5 lakh pensioners to Aadhaar and has set a stiff target of September to cover all the beneficiaries, numbering around 6 lakh.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Fixes Year-End Target Of 100% Aadhaar-Linked Direct Benefit Transfers
- Sunday July 24, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
All DBT or Direct Benefit Transfers will be linked to Aadhaar by the end of the current calendar year.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad Refers To Rajiv Gandhi While Listing Benefits Of Direct Benefit Transfer
- Friday July 22, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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On Aadhaar Success, It's All Hype - That Includes The World Bank
- Monday July 25, 2016
- Opinion | Reetika Khera
Aadhaar was supposed to be a "game-changer" and improve the implementation of welfare programmes. Indeed, it is living up to its game-changing promise - except, it is doing this by wrecking welfare programmes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aadhaar Set To Cross 100 Crore Mark, Aims To Boost Government Plans
- Saturday April 2, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aadhaar enrolments are set to cross the 100 crore mark in a couple of days, a development which will boost the government's plan to provide subsidies and benefits under various social sector schemes directly.
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www.ndtv.com
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Direct Benefit Transfer Rises 90 Times In A Decade: Finance Minister
- Thursday June 12, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
There has been more than 90 times rise in direct benefit transfer (DBT) in just a decade under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Due To Use Of Technology, Centre "Saved Rs 2 Lakh Crore": Finance Minister
- Tuesday November 29, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Union government has saved Rs 2,00,000 crore by using technology as systems like Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) stopped leakages.
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www.ndtv.com
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Karnataka Chief Minister Launches Mobile App For Direct Transfer Of Funds
- Thursday June 10, 2021
- Karnataka News | Press Trust of India
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today launched a Direct Benefit Transfer or DBT mobile application that will help transfer funds directly to beneficiaries of various government welfare schemes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ahead Of Polls, Assam Launches Largest Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme
- Wednesday August 12, 2020
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam next year, the BJP-led government in the state has come up with a Jan Dhan Yojna-type Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. Pegged as Assam's biggest DBT scheme till date, the scheme which has been named Orunodoi (the rising sun) will transfer Rs 830 per month to 19.7 lakh families. The beneficiaries of this sch...
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www.ndtv.com
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Public Finance Management System To Help Monitor Welfare Funds
- Friday October 27, 2017
- Business | Press Trust of India
"PFMS...would help in tracking and monitoring the flow of funds to the implementing agencies," said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
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www.ndtv.com/business
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Direct Benefit Transfer Results In Rs 50,000 Crore Savings: Amit Shah
- Sunday May 28, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
The direct benefit transfer programme has resulted in Rs 50,000 crore savings for the government in the last three years as funds were directly transferred to 32 crore needy people, BJP President Amit Shah has said.
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www.ndtv.com
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UGC Fellowships Under Direct Benefit Transfer Now, Says HRD Ministry
- Thursday April 6, 2017
- Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S
To ensure effective administration and smooth disbursement of fellowships to the students, University Grants Commission (UGC) has intimated the Human Resources Ministry that it has brought all fellowship schemes under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Aadhaar Database Safe, Verification Process Was Misused, Say Authorities
- Tuesday February 28, 2017
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Aloke Tikku
As the Centre expands the list of government services that would require beneficiaries to have an Aadhaar number, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday insisted that its biometrics database of a billion people was safe. The reassurance comes against the backdrop of the authority suspending Aadhaar authentication services o...
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www.ndtv.com
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Education, Jobs Top On Minority Affairs Ministry List In 2017
- Tuesday December 27, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Empowering minorities by providing them education and employment opportunities will top the 2017 priority list of Union Minority Affairs Ministry which said bringing socio-economic schemes "out of papers and computers" and taking them to ground were its biggest achievement this year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre To Open Bank Accounts For Unorganised Sector Workers
- Friday November 25, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Labour Ministry today said it will launch a campaign in association with Department of Financial services to open bank accounts of workers, who do not have one till date, in the organised as well as unorganised sector.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aadhar-Seeding Of Pension Beneficiaries picks up pace in Delhi
- Sunday August 7, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
In a bid to plug leakages, Delhi government has linked the accounts of over 2.5 lakh pensioners to Aadhaar and has set a stiff target of September to cover all the beneficiaries, numbering around 6 lakh.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Fixes Year-End Target Of 100% Aadhaar-Linked Direct Benefit Transfers
- Sunday July 24, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
All DBT or Direct Benefit Transfers will be linked to Aadhaar by the end of the current calendar year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ravi Shankar Prasad Refers To Rajiv Gandhi While Listing Benefits Of Direct Benefit Transfer
- Friday July 22, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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On Aadhaar Success, It's All Hype - That Includes The World Bank
- Monday July 25, 2016
- Opinion | Reetika Khera
Aadhaar was supposed to be a "game-changer" and improve the implementation of welfare programmes. Indeed, it is living up to its game-changing promise - except, it is doing this by wrecking welfare programmes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aadhaar Set To Cross 100 Crore Mark, Aims To Boost Government Plans
- Saturday April 2, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aadhaar enrolments are set to cross the 100 crore mark in a couple of days, a development which will boost the government's plan to provide subsidies and benefits under various social sector schemes directly.
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www.ndtv.com