The Government has saved over 27,000 crore by cash transfers for payments to beneficiaries under various welfare schemes in the last two years. This issue was highlighted at a review meeting by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the progress of Aadhaar and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programmes. "It has also resulted in weeding out of duplicate beneficiaries," said an official release on Tuesday.
Over 1.6 crore bogus ration cards have been deleted, resulting in savings of about 10,000 crore. Similarly, 3.5 crore duplicate beneficiaries were weeded out in the PAHAL scheme, resulting in savings of over 14,000 crore in 2014-15 alone.
In Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) too, a saving of 3,000 crore (roughly 10 per cent) has been estimated in 2015-16.
"Several States and Union Territories too have achieved significant savings through DBT," said the release.
The Prime Minister was also informed about the progress in Aadhaar and DBT. In 2015-16, fund transfers worth ₹61,000 crore was done through DBT to over 30 crore beneficiaries. This includes over ₹25,000 crore in MGNREGS and over 21,000 crore in PAHAL (for cooking gas).
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By IndianMandarins - 2016-05-11 11:20:14
The Government has saved over 27,000 crore by cash transfers for payments to beneficiaries under various welfare schemes in the last two years. This issue was highlighted at a review meeting by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the progress of Aadhaar and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programmes. "It has also resulted in weeding out of duplicate beneficiaries," said an official release on Tuesday.
Over 1.6 crore bogus ration cards have been deleted, resulting in savings of about 10,000 crore. Similarly, 3.5 crore duplicate beneficiaries were weeded out in the PAHAL scheme, resulting in savings of over 14,000 crore in 2014-15 alone.
In Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) too, a saving of 3,000 crore (roughly 10 per cent) has been estimated in 2015-16.
"Several States and Union Territories too have achieved significant savings through DBT," said the release.
The Prime Minister was also informed about the progress in Aadhaar and DBT. In 2015-16, fund transfers worth ₹61,000 crore was done through DBT to over 30 crore beneficiaries. This includes over ₹25,000 crore in MGNREGS and over 21,000 crore in PAHAL (for cooking gas).
