Tag: Dbt

Bhubaneswar: Opposing Centre’s move to introduce Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) compliant system for disbursement of pensions under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) scheme, the Odisha government on Thursday urged the Centre not to impose the bank payment system in the interest of vulnerable beneficiaries. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Naveen […]

Bhubaneswar: Come January 2018, the Direct Benefit (DBT) of fertilizer subsidy will be implemented in Odisha. However, uncertainty looms large over its successful implementation as only 913 point of sale (PoS) devices have been installed so far in several parts of the State. The registrar of cooperatives societies on the other hand has issued guidelines […]

Bhubaneswar: Implementation of direct benefit transfer (DBT) for kerosene subsidy will undertaken in Odisha by Mar 2017, said Food Supplies Secretary Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra today. Talking to newsmen, Mohapatra said, “In the first phase, the DBT for kerosene subsidy will be put into effect in 110 urban local bodies of the State. Later the developed […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though the State government is gearing up to roll out direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme in the ensuing khariff season, a farmers’ body has raised doubt over the implementation of the scheme as the State government is yet to identify sharecroppers in Odisha. “Has the State government identified sharecroppers? If not, then how […]

In order to facilitate the beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme with the deposit of their wage amount in their bank account, the Centre has decided to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system in ten districts including Odisha from April 1 next

New Delhi: Biometric cards have facilitated disbursement of as much as Rs 83,184 crore to beneficiaries of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes without the notorious leakages of the past, industry body Assocham said on Sunday, citing its report on the matter. “Real benefit of Jan Dhan and Aadhaar is finally reflected in the number of […]

New Delhi: Around 42 crore beneficiaries have been directly given cash support through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) amounting to Rs 53,248 crores under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) till June 2, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The Rs 1.7 lakh crore PMGKP package was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala […]