Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme deserves another chance

Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme deserves another chance

Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme was initiated as an anti poverty program. It was a good initiative where the government aimed to transfer the cash directly to the beneficiaries. It aimed at three different sections, the LPG subsidy, students’ scholarship and last one was national child labour project. It was an important scheme that Congress did not used in its election campaigning. The reason being it was terminated by the Supreme Court in presence of a poor structure. However, many people still believe that Congress should have given it a place in its election campaigning. What do you think?

Yes

• It is an effective scheme where in the objective is to eradicate the poverty by giving the cash to the deserving beneficiaries.

• The aim still remains the same that it is to remove the middle man and eliminate the corruption.

• It can have a significant impact on the India’s GDP. The right use of the government benefits and subsidies can greatly improve the expenditure aspect of the fiscal economy.

• There are always some problems in the initiation phase. If the problems are encountered and the scheme is redesigned it can become largest anti corruption programme of the nation.

• It might need more money to redesign the system but then the benefits arising from the DBT scheme are much more than the costs. It is a great scheme for the longer horizon.

No

• The district administration doesn’t have enough resources and means to convert the scheme into a reality.

• If the scheme has to be implemented effectively then the government needs the right people who don’t make loopholes for their profit in the new scheme. Ideology is must.

• There are many political problems in implementation of the scheme. The scheme has hot a good objective, but now its fate depends on the new government.

• Strong governance is required to implement the direct cash transfer scheme. India first need to have good governance.

• The cash transfer can even be misused by the beneficiaries. When the scheme is not serving the ends, then it makes no sense in wasting more money on the project.

Conclusion

Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme definitely deserves a second chance. Moreover, Congress should have made it as an effective tool in the election campaigning. No project is problem free in its initial stages. And it was the same case with the DTS scheme. Even if the opposition party wins the election, the public hopes that they will think of giving the project a second chance.