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Highlights: FM announces economic package to deal with Covid-19 impact

Government is planning to provide a relief package of Rs 1.7 trillion to the underprivileged, poor and migrant workers

We have saved Rs 1 trn through DBT by using tech efficiently: Sitharaman

She also said that they have "revolutionised" technology-driven PFMS and it has empowered India to be accountable, responsive and transparent

Revamp of subsidy regime likely to be in focus in FM Sitharaman's Budget

As of now, the proposal on the table is to consider direct benefit transfer to farmers for food and fertilizer subsidies, sources said

HPCL takes to LPG auto-booking of cylinders to fuel refill demand

Distributors say consumers reluctant to accept cylinders not booked by them

Govt policies, affordability, global warming to spur growth of agri inputs

Farm inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides are essential to the agriculture ecosystem and farmers' income, which govt wants to double by 2022

Aadhaar linking, DBT scheme helped govt save Rs 830 billion: Niti CEO Kant

Centre linked 437 scheme under DBT, knocked off 27 million fake ration cards

DBT schemes benefited 41 mn people, saved govt Rs 650 bn: Amitabh Kant

Kant said the government has done away with around 1,200 old laws which were not relevant and it should also simplify processes for businesses by reducing the government forms to just a single page

3,500 state, central schemes worth Rs 6 lakh cr to come under DBT soon

Senior govt officials say that the mammoth exercise could be completed by 2019

Govt to roll out direct benefit transfer for fertilisers by March

The government has extended the deadline for rollout of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for fertilisers till March 31, 2018. The earlier deadline was June 1. It has also allowed fertilizer companies and firms to purchase Point of Sale (PoS) devices till September, earlier they had to complete the preparations by June 1.The government bears about Rs 70,000 crore annually as fertilizer subsidy to provide cheaper nutrients to farmers."The deadline of the national rollout of DBT for fertiliser subsidies is March 31, 2018," Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh L Mandaviya said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.He informed that "all preparation including deployment of PoS machines are continuing as per national rollout action plan".A pilot project to introduce DBT in fertilizer sector has been undertaken in 16 districts.In February, the minister had said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha that DBT being implemented in case of fertiliser subsidy payment is .

Direct benefit transfers saved 36,000 cr in 2 years, says official

Over 1,200 schemes were studied to see if they could be brought under the DBT scheme

Govt mulls rolling out DBT scheme for fertiliser subsidy, says Ananth Kumar

The minister said the implementation of DBT is challenging and difficult as 50%of the farmers are not land owners

'Servam project on anvil for direct benefits transfer': Jayant Sinha

Servam is a comprehensive platform to take together the elements of Jan Dhan accounts, Aadhaar identification database and mobile phones

AP govt wants four-fold hike in banking correspondents to handle DBT

CM Chandrababu Naidu wants as many as 27,000 women SHG members as correspondents across 13 districts in the state