Direct Benefit Transfer scheme

Karnataka the latest to latch on to DBT bandwagon

June 03, 2023 11:05 am

Southern states, particularly AP and Telangana, take the lead in direct benefit transfer schemes

Why DBT schemes need to fix the problem of tenant farmers

November 27, 2022 11:14 pm

While direct income support makes more economic sense than farm subsidies, its benefits don't reach tenant farmers. The experience of Andhra Pradesh, probably India’s most DBT-advanced state, holds lessons — and raises questions.

How Direct Benefit Transfer scheme has transformed social welfare in India

October 19, 2022 9:01 am

An enabling policy regime, proactive government initiatives and supportive regulatory administration allowed the private and public sector entities in the financial sector to overcome longstanding challenges of exclusion of a large part of the population.

In Akola, novel experiment to tweak Direct Benefit Transfer

August 12, 2019 8:38 am

The Akola Zilla Parishad has now requested banks to extend a line of credit to beneficiaries of all DBT-enabled schemes that require an upfront payment or contribution.

Grey areas stymie financial inclusion, raise viability concerns for BCs

May 06, 2019 3:00 am

Many banks yet to offer AEPS, RuPay cards not activated, banks not keen on small retail money.

FinMin: All Central schemes should adopt DBT from April

February 18, 2015 2:32 am

There are 66 CSS schemes implemented by the Centre and states and more than two dozen Central sector schemes that would now be included under DBT.

Aadhaar not mandatory for LPG subsidy transfer

October 19, 2014 3:47 am

Govt likely to review inclusion of kerosene in DBT scheme

August 20, 2014 2:01 am

Project could be gradually introduced across the country.

Over 90 lakh LPG buyers' Aadhaar linked to bank A/Cs

October 26, 2013 2:31 am

The government has already limited the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders to each household to nine a year.

Chidambaram asks bankers to brace up for rollout of LPG subsidy

April 13, 2013 2:26 am

“I have asked them to get ready for the rollout of LPG for the whole country,” he said after a meeting with officials of state owned banks.