Ministry of Finance
More than Rs 36,659 crore transferred by using Direct Benefit Transfer  through Public Financial Management System in the Bank accounts of 16.01 crore beneficiaries during COVID 2019 lockdown
Cash Benefits announced under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Package also being transferred by using DBT Digital Payment Infrastructure
PFMS usage for DBT Payments increased over last #3 FYs; total DBT amount disbursed increased from 22% in FY 2018-19 to 45%in FY 2019-20
DBT ensures Cash benefit directly credited into the account of the beneficiary, eliminates leakage and improves efficiency
More than Rs36,659 crore has been transferred by using Direct Benefit Transfer  through Public Financial Management System  inthe Bank accounts of 16.01 crore beneficiaries during COVID 2019 lockdown by the Controller General of Accounts  office ,Department of Expenditure,Ministry of Finance.
Direct Benefit Transfer ensures that the cash benefit is directly credited into the account of the beneficiary, eliminates leakage and improves efficiency.
The aforesaid cash amount has been transferred by using robust digital payments technology PFMS  for making DBT payments under Central Schemes  /Centrally Sponsored Schemes  /CASP schemes .
Main Highlights :
- More than Rs 36,659 Crores ] +Rs. 9717 [State Govternment] ) transferred by using Direct Benefit Transfer  through Public Financial Management System  in the Bank accounts of 16.01 crore beneficiaries  during COVID 2019 lockdown 
- Cash Benefits announced under Prime Minister GaribKalyanYojna Package also being transferred by using DBT Digital Payment Infrastructure. Rs500 each was credited in the women account holder of Jan- Dhan accounts. Till 13th April 2020 the total number of women beneficiaries were 19.86 Crores , which resulted in disbursement of Rs 9,930 crores .
- PFMS usage for DBT Payments increased over last #3 FYs with Total DBT amount disbursed has been increased from 22% in FY 2018-19 to 45% in FY 2019-20.
The following are the details of cash benefits transferred by using PFMS for making DBT payments during COVID 19 period .
- During COVID 19Lockdown i.e24th March 2020 till 17thApril 2020 ; the DBT payments under all the Central Sector/Centrally Sponsored Schemes through PFMS amounted to Rs. 27,442.08crore in the accounts of 11,42,02,592beneficiaries through schemes like PM KISAN, Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme , National Social Assistance Program, Prime Minster’sMatruVandanaYojana , National Rural Livelihood Mission , National Health Mission , Scholarship Schemes of various ministries through National Scholarship Portal .
- Apart from above mentioned schemes, payments were also made under the PM GaribKalyanYojana, Rs 500 was credited in the women account holder of Jan- Dhan accounts. Till 13th April 2020 the total number of women beneficiarieswere19.86 crore, which resulted in disrbursement of Rs 9,930 crore .
- During COVID 19 period, many State Governments like UP, Bihar, MP, Tripura, Maharashtra, J&K, AP and others have used DBT to transfer cash in the bank accounts.Through 180 welfare schemes ,the State Governments using PFMS have disbursed to4,59,03,908 beneficiaries, an amount of Rs. 9,217.22crore between 24th March 2020 till 17th April 2020.
Summary of DBT payments for Top 10 Centrally Sponsored Schemes/Central SectorSchemes:
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Scheme
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Period : [24-Mar-2020 till
17-Apr-2020]
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Beneficiaries
Paid
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Amount

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PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI -[3624]
|
|
8,43,79,326
|
|
17,733.53
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|
MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL GURANTEE PROGRAM-[9219]
|
|
1,55,68,886
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|
5,406.09
|
|
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME -[3163]
|
|
93,16,712
|
|
999.49
|
|
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL WIDOW PENSION SCHEME-[3167]
|
|
12,37,925
|
|
158.59
|
|
National Rural Health Mission-[9156]
|
|
10,98,128
|
|
280.80
|
|
Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojna-[3534]
|
|
7,58,153
|
|
209.47
|
|
PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR MINORITIES-[9253]
|
|
5,72,902
|
|
159.86
|
|
Food Subsidy for Decentralized Procurement of Foodgrains under NFSA-[9533]
|
|
2,91,250
|
|
19.18
|
|
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL DISABILITY PENSION SCHEME-[3169]
|
|
2,39,707
|
|
26.95
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|
NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME -[9182]
|
|
2,23,987
|
|
30.55Total Beneficiaries Paid 11,42,02,592 / Amount :Rs. 27,442.08 crore [as in para  above]
Summary of DBT payments of top 10 schemes of State Governments:
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State
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Scheme
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Period : [24-Mar-2020
till 17-Apr-2020]
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Beneficiaries
Paid
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|
Amount

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|
|
|
Bihar
|
|
DBT- Education Department-[BR147]
|
|
1,52,70,541
|
|
1,884.66
|
|
|
|
Bihar
|
|
Corona sahayata-[BR142]
|
|
86,95,974
|
|
869.60
|
|
|
|
U.P.
|
|
वृद्धावस्था/किसानपेंशनयोजना-[9529]
|
|
53,24,855
|
|
707.91
|
|
|
|
U.P.
|
|
UP-National widow pension scheme -[UP10]
|
|
26,76,212
|
|
272.14
|
|
|
|
Bihar
|
|
MukhyamantriVridhjan Pension Yojana-[BR134]
|
|
18,17,100
|
|
199.73
|
|
|
|
U.P.
|
|
कुष्ठावस्थाविकलांगभरणपोषणअनुदान-[9763]
|
|
10,78,514
|
|
112.14
|
|
|
|
Bihar
|
|
Bihar State Disability Pension Scheme-[BR99]
|
|
10,37,577
|
|
98.39
|
|
|
|
Assam
|
|
AS - Old Age Pension From State Contribution-[AS103]
|
|
9,86,491
|
|
28.88
|
|
|
|
Bihar
|
|
MUKHYAMANTRI VISHESH SAHAYATA-[BR166]
|
|
9,81,879
|
|
98.19
|
|
|
|
Delhi
|
|
Delhi Financial Assistance to Senior Citizen-[2239]
|
|
9,27,101
|
|
433.61
|
|Total Beneficiaries Paid 4,59,03,908 / Amount :Rs. 9217.22 crore [as in para  above]
DBT payment growth using PFMS during the last three years :
PFMS usage for DBT Payments has increased over last #3 FYs wherein Transaction count increased to 11% during FY 2018-19  and 48% in FY 2019-20. The total DBT amount disbursed increased from 22% in FY 2018-19 to 45%in FY 2019-20.
BACKGROUND:
Ministry of Finance , Government of India, decided on mandatory use of Public Financial Management System  of the office of Controller General of Accounts  for payment, accounting and reporting under DBT and directed  all implementing Ministries/Departments to ensure that no payments under DBT schemes were processed unless the electronic payment files for such payments were received through PFMS from 1st April 2015. Direct Benefit Transfer  is a major reform initiative launched by Government of India to re-engineer the existing cumbersome delivery processes using modern Information and Communication Technology , by transferring benefits into the bank/postal accounts, preferably Aadhaar seeded, of accurately targeted beneficiaries, as well as in-kind transfers from Government to individual beneficiaries.
Payment ecosystem of DBT in PFMS
Beneficiary management in PFMS Beneficiary data can be entered into PFMS through either of the two modes viz.
- through Excel upload from PFMS user interface and/or
- through Secure File Transfer Protocol  servers of the integrated external system/ Line of Business  applications
- PFMS also does pre-validation of Bank Accounts/Postal accounts and validation of Aadhaar number on National Payments Corporation of India  Aadhaar mapper.
DBT includes in-kind and cash transfers to beneficiaries as well as transfers/honorariums given to various enablers of government schemes like community workers, etc for successful implementation of the schemes.
Transfer of cash benefits from Ministries/Departments is donethgrogh PFMS:
 directly to beneficiaries from Ministries/Departments;
 through State Treasury Account; or
 through any Implementing Agency as appointed by Centre/State Governments.
BENEFITS OF DBT:
DBT intends to achieve :
1. Curbing pilferage and duplication
2. Accurate targeting of the beneficiary
3. Reduced delay in payments , and
4. Electronic transfer of benefits, minimizing levels involved in benefit flow.
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