Dbt

Is DBT the solution for agri subsidy transfers? There is no direct answer

In India, farmers receive subsidised supply of inputs as agriculture subsidies and the difference between the actual cost of supplying and the price paid by the farmers is reimbursed to the suppliers

G20 Delhi summit likely to have dedicated vertical for digital public goods

Open-source Aadhaar and UPI will be two top digital public goods offered; govt trying to take QR-based authentication and payment services global following success of DBT, payment digitisation

DBT, Gates Foundation renew pact to speed innovation for global health

DBT and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), originally signed in 2012, to support innovative approaches for developing new preventions

Why did previous attempts to boost domestic oil palm production fail?

Massive forest loss and impact on wildlife, long gestation, small farm holdings among hurdles to cultivation

The many ways in which e-RUPI could alter the country's economic landscape

e-RUPI: The mechanism could eliminate dual pricing and target the black economy, while taking the nation one step forward towards establishing its own digital currency

PM Modi launches 'big reform' e-RUPI to make targeted DBT benefits work

It's a digital voucher developed by NPCI that will be transferred directly to mobile phone as an SMS string or QR code, redeemable at merchant points delivering services related to the benefit scheme

Reality check on economic surveys: A case of hits and misses on GDP numbers

Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the mark

DBT mode is clean, honest service to beneficiaries, says Kiran Bedi

Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi on Saturday said the DBT mode to credit funds to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries of schemes here ensures clean and honest service

Covid-19 lockdown: Rs 36,659 cr transferred to 160 mn beneficiaries via DBT

Of the Rs 36,659 crore, Rs 27,442 crore has been transferred under CSS and CS and Rs 9,717 by various state governments for its welfare schemes

Fertiliser shares in focus; National Fertilizers, RCF up 5%

RCF, Nagarjuna Fertilizers, National Fertilisers, FACT and Madras Fertilisers were up in the range of 5% to 8% on the BSE.

Govt unlikely to implement DBT in kerosene

Savings on account of the DBT to be made by sending subsidy into bank accounts will not be commensurate with the cost involved, a senior finance ministry official said

Dry runs for DBT in fertiliser to start from December

Dry run is first step for launch of the pilot for DBT; December deadline implies much of Rabi sowing season would have passed

Centre assesses DBT implementation by ministries

Currently, 74 Schemes across 17 Ministries are being reported on DBT and 71 Ministries have set up internal DBT cells

Odisha to have DBT cell to fast-track direct transfer

The Odisha government is planning for a DBT cell to improve direct benefit transfer to the beneficiaries in the state."The government wants to encourage direct transfer of benefits to all beneficiaries under various government sponsored schemes. This has not been possible due to poor bank branch network in interior areas. Poor Aadhar seeding of bank accounts is also a worrying factor. I am happy to note that the state government is going to set up a DBT Cell to improve direct benefit transfer" , said Pradip Amat, state finance minister at the 144th SLBC (State Level Bankers' Committee) meeting today.The Aadhar enrolment in the state so far is 91 per cent of the eligible people, but the Aadhar seeding has been done only for 35 per cent of the bank account holders.Banks may conduct Aadhar seeding in camp mode in coordination with concerned government departments, Amat added.About 9.7 million new bank accounts have been opened in the state under the Jan Dhan Yojana. Around 25 per ..

Govt fixes year-end target of 100% Aadhaar-linked DBT

Decides to bring all subsidies and welfare schemes under DBT net by March 31, 2017

DBT portal to launch on August 1

Banks demanding higher commissions could lead to an increase in insurers' costs, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance said in its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).Since April 1, banks have been allowed to tie up with three life, three non-life and three standalone health insurance companies. This was on account of changes in corporate agency norms. Earlier, banks were allowed to join hands with only one life, one non-life, and one standalone health insurer.ICICI PruLife says banks that have entered into bancassurance agreements with it, such as ICICI Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, are the main distribution channels for their insurance products. The retail annualised premium equivalent (APE) from bancassurance partners represented 54.6 per cent, 59.4 per cent, and 58.6 per cent of their retail APE in FY14, FY15 and FY16, respectively. APE is the sum of annualised first-year premiums on regular premium policies, and 10 per cent of single premiums, written by the company during any perio

Rahul Khullar: Direct benefit transfers: A diversionary tactic?

DBT can and will stop leakages provided eligibility is clearly spelt out. However, in the hands of politicians, it has become a means of evading critical public policy choices and postponing actual reforms

Centre asks states to implement DBT for food subsidy

The Centre is supplying foodgrains at a highly subsidised rate of Rs 1-3/kg to 72.46 crore beneficiaries in 33 states and union territories

Direct Benefit Transfer results in significant savings across welfare schemes

An amount of over Rs 61,000 crore was distributed to over 30 crore beneficiaries using DBT