Direct Cash Transfer

DBT will be rolled out by end of FY14: Chidambaram

New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted there were problems in the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has come out with a clarification saying the government is trying to resolve some issues.

The scheme will be rolled out across the country by the end of the financial year 2013-14, Chidambaram further added. On Friday, the Prime Minister had said the exercise of the scheme, which was rolled out in January 2013, has revealed poor nature of tracking and monitoring systems in departments.

"We need to change the way we transact business, the way we release funds, the way we track funds and the information we have on beneficiaries. I hope due attention will be paid to these aspects as we move forward in implementing the programme," Manmohan Singh had further said.

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UIDAI chief Nandan Nilekani attends NAC meet on Direct Benefit Transfer

The Direct Benefit Transfer initiative of the government came in for discussion and scrutiny in Sonia Gandhi led National Advisory Council on the February 26. Mr Nandan Nilekani, Chairperson of UIDAI, sought to assure members that Aadhaar will not become a tool for exclusion. ...  

Direct Cash Transfer scheme to cover entire country

Nearly 11 lakh poor people have benefitted from the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme, which began on January 1, 2013 and will be rolled out throughout the country, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said during his Budget speech in the Lok Sabha. ...  

Over 8000 eunuchs received Aadhaar numbers in 2012

8,805 eunuchs living across the country were issued Aadhaar numbers in 2012 by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Only 96 Aadhaar numbers were issued to eunuchs in 2010. ...  

Budget report card: Direct Cash Transfer

On this episode we take a look at a scheme that has been built as the game changer for the UPA government. ...

Implementation of direct cash transfer scheme slow in WB

The direct cash transfer scheme is being implemented at a very slow pace in West Bengal. It is a huge cause of concern. Many of those who queue up outside biometry camps in Hooghly don't understand why they need another card to formalise their citizenship nor what the buzz about direct cash transfers on Aadhaar card is all about. ...  

Maharashtra: Direct cash transfer gets a slow start

The ambitious game changer of the UPA-II, the Aadhaar linked direct cash transfer has had a very slow start in Maharasthra, owing to the low penetration of the Aadhaar card itself in the state. Officials in the state feel the start of direct cash transfer is ensuring that more beneficiaries and bureaucrats get serious about completing formalities of linking banks to Aadhaar cards. ...  

Direct cash transfer scheme in Ajmer leaves people confused

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi launched the Aadhaar-based direct benefits transfer scheme in Ajmer months back. Over a month since its implementation, the supposed game changer of the UPA-II has little to boast about. ...  

Kerala: Students happy with direct cash transfer scheme

UPA-II's game changer direct cash transfer scheme is all set to go big across the country. CNN-IBN is taking a look at how its implementation is affecting lives. In the backward districts of Kerala, students are benefitting from it in the form of scholarships, but the tribals there are still apprehensive. ...  

Direct Cash Transfer scheme beneficiaries clueless

Aadhaar card enabled cash transfers, or Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) scheme, which was launched on January 1, 2013, was UPA-led government's supposed game changer. However, the scheme is yet to take off properly. ...  

Chidambaram justifies direct cash transfer scheme

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday justified direct cash transfer to beneficiaries of welfare schemes and wondered why some are opposed to the move, which keeps middlemen at bay. "There is nothing wrong in welfare scheme funds going directly to accounts of beneficiaries without middlemen and pilferages," he said. ...  

Inside the Direct Cash Transfer debate

Over the past three years, India has vigorously debated the merits of having a Unique Identity (UID) number for each citizen and, allied with it, the move towards direct cash transfers (DCT) of subsidies (like food, fuel and fertilizer) and social security endowments, like pensions and scholarships. On January 1, India took its first steps towards UID-enabled direct cash transfers. But the move has further stoked the debate on the...  

Will Unique Identification start to deliver?

The PMO has announced that the government will start UID-based cash transfers in 51 districts from January 1, 2013, and it will be expanded to 18 states from April 1, 2013. However, given the practical problems involved, as well as the time required to put in place the requisite infrastructure, I expect it will take time before significant benefits are being delivered in the coming year. Here's why. ...  

Direct cash transfer scheme a sham, says Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's direct cash transfer scheme here, describing it as a ploy to hoodwink voters in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. ...  

Direct cash transfer: UPA faces opposition from within

Sources say that many ministers opposed the scheme fearing that the hiccups in the scheme could hurt the party in the Lok Sabha polls. ...

Direct cash transfer in 20 districts from today

Sources say that many ministers opposed the scheme fearing that the hiccups in the scheme could hurt the party in the Lok Sabha polls. ...  

Direct cash transfer in 20 districts from today

The government's ambitious scheme of direct cash transfer of subsidy to bank accounts of beneficiaries begins on Tuesday across 20 districts of the country with Finance Minister P Chidambaram describing the move as a "game changer". ...  

Cash transfer a scheme to 'fool' people, says BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday accused the government of "fooling" the people by hurriedly implementing the cash transfer scheme without issuing Aadhaar cards to all the intended beneficiaries and creating an environment of confusion. "In 2012, the government's own game plan has been spoiled and yet it is calling this cash transfer scheme a game changer. The scheme is only being implemented in some districts. Moreover, the opinion within the...  

Chidambaram admits glitches in cash transfer scheme rollout

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who had earlier described it as "pure magic" and "error free", has admitted that the rollout of the controversial Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) scheme may have some glitches. The poverty reduction scheme, through which the government aims to provide benefits to the poor directly through cash instead of in the form of subsidies, will be rolled out on January 1. ...  

Ramesh to launch direct cash transfer scheme on Jan 2

Union Minister Jairam Ramesh will launch the direct cash transfer scheme from Gollaprollu Mandal of East Godvari district of Andhra Pradesh on January 2, a senior official said on Wednesday. ...