New Delhi: The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and other governance reforms have led to removal of duplicate and fake beneficiaries and plugging of leakages, as a result of which the government has been able to target genuine and deserving beneficiaries, said Minister of State for finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Monday.
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Chaudhary highlighted the savings achieved through DBT and other governance reforms across major central sector and centrally sponsored schemes.
In financial year 2017-18, savings amounted to ₹32,983.41 crore, while in 2018-19, it reached ₹52,157.19 crore. Similarly, during fiscal 2019-20, savings were ₹36,226.74 crore, followed by ₹44,571.78 crore in 2020-21, and ₹50,125.37 crore in 2021-22.
DBT was rolled out on 1 January, 2013, with the aim of reforming the government delivery system by re-engineering the existing process in welfare schemes for simpler and faster flow of information/funds and to ensure accurate targeting of the beneficiaries, de-duplication and reduction of fraud.
First phase of DBT was initiated in 43 districts and later 78 more districts were added in 27 schemes pertaining to scholarships, women, child and labour welfare. DBT was further expanded across the country on 12 December, 2014.
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Updated: 24 Jul 2023, 05:51 PM IST
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