DBT to be linked with Aadhaar towards the close of the current calendar year
Q. DBT will be linked to Aadhaar towards the close of the calendar year. What does DBT stand for?- Published on 25 Jul 16a. Direct Benefit Transfers
b. Direct Benefit Technology
c. Direct Beneficiary Transfers
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Direct Benefit Transfers
Direct Benefit Transfers will be linked to Aadhaar towards the close of the current calendar year.
- Government has decided to bring all subsidies and welfare schemes under the DBT net by March 2017.
- DBT programme is a major reform initiative for checking the leakages of welfare funds.
- It was launched on January 1, 2013 with 24 schemes of 8 ministries.
- At present, benefits under 74 schemes and 17 ministries have been reached to targeted people through DBT.
- A DBT cell will also be present in central government ministries and state governments.
- Through DBT all cash benefits are transferred to the beneficiary’s bank account and the DBT mission last year was shifted to Cabinet Secretariat and implementation monitored by PMO.
- Scope of DBT has been expanded to include individual; beneficialness under PAHAL, transfer of LPG subsidy to individual consumers, wages under MGNREGA scheme and the National Social Assistance Programme.
- Ministers have been requested to examine numerous programmes and schemes implemented by them/their attached officers, autonomous agencies, and PSUs.
