Monday 8 April 2013

Just Rs.40 cr disbursed via direct cash transfer

The UPA government has pinned its hopes on the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme, its likely plank for the next general elections, to reduce the cost of welfare schemes and said this would help slash the Centers subsidy bill itself by a whopping 70%. But given the slow pace of its roll out, the Adhar-enabled scheme might prove unequal to the task.

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