Lok Sabha Question No. 562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Direct Benefit Transfer
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 562

To be answered on Friday, November 18, 2016/ Kartika 27, 1938(Saka)

## DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER

562. SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

SHRI A.ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

## SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has implemented Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in various Central Government Schemes;
- (b) If  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  amount  disbursed/  transferred, scheme-wise, State-wise;
- (c) Whether  the Government  proposed  to  expand  the scope  of  DBT  by incorporating more such schemes under DBT; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) & (b) Government has initiated Direct Benefit Transfer w.e.f 01.01.2013 and as on  30.09.2016,  78  schemes  of  17  Ministries/Departments  have  been  reported  on DBT. As on 30.09.2016 benefits of Rs. 1.44 lakh crore have been disbursed to about 32 cr beneficiaries. Scheme- wise details of the amount disbursed are enclosed.
- (c) & (d) Government vide O.M. No. I-11011/145/2015-DBT-Cab(Pt.) have expanded the scope of DBT to include the following categories :-

## Benefits

- i. Cash transfer to Individual beneficiaries
- ii. In-Kind Transfer to individual beneficiaries

## Processes

The DBT programme also includes other transfers,  comprising transfers made to various enablers of the government schemes like community workers, NGOs etc., in the form of honorarium, incentives etc. for implementation of various schemes like Accredited  Social  Health  Activists (ASHA)  workers  under  National  Health  Mission (NHM), Aanganwadi workers under Integrated Child Development Services(ICDS), teachers in aided schools, Sanitation staff in Urban Local Bodies(ULBs) etc. who are not beneficiaries but are given wages, training, incentives etc.

To further expand the scope of DBT and to incorporate more schemes under DBT, DBT cells have been constituted in 30 States/UTs and 76 Central Ministries.

## Annexure to the Reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 562

| S. No.   | Name of Ministry / Department   | Name of Schemes                                                                                                 | Total Amount Jan 2013 to Sept 2016 (in lakh)   |
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | 1                               | 2                                                                                                               | Total Amount Jan 2013 to Sept 2016 (in lakh)   |
| 1        | M/o Rural Development           | MGNREGS                                                                                                         | 68,46,394                                      |
| 2        |                                 | NSAP (IGNOAPS, IGNWPS & IGNDPS)                                                                                 | 18,35,124                                      |
| 3        | M/o Petroleum& Natural Gas      | PAHAL (DBTL)                                                                                                    | 42,33,964                                      |
| 4        | M/o Women and Child Development | Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)                                                                    | 9,882                                          |
| 5        | D/o School Education& Literacy  | National Scheme For Incentive For The Girl Child For Secondary Education                                        | 4,701                                          |
| 6        |                                 | National Means Cum Merit Scholarship                                                                            | 18,612                                         |
| 7        | D/o Higher Education            | Fellowship Schemes of AICTE *                                                                                   | 1,32,189                                       |
| 8        |                                 | Fellowship Schemes of UGC *                                                                                     | 40,762                                         |
| 9        |                                 | P.G. Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child *                                                          | 3                                              |
| 10       |                                 | P.G. Scholarship for Professional Courses for SC or ST candidates *                                             | 53                                             |
| 11       |                                 | P.G. Scholarship for University Rank Holders *                                                                  | 34                                             |
| 12       |                                 | Post- Doctoral Fellowship for SC or ST Candidates *                                                             | 268                                            |
| 13       |                                 | Kothari PDF in Sciences                                                                                         | 12,631                                         |
| 14       |                                 | NETJRF                                                                                                          | 90,246                                         |
| 15       |                                 | EMERITUS                                                                                                        | 4,430                                          |
| 16       |                                 | Post Doctoral - Fellowship for Women                                                                            | 8,803                                          |
| 17       |                                 | BSR Doctoral Fellowship in Sciences                                                                             | 14,718                                         |
| 18       |                                 | DSRPDFHS                                                                                                        | 8,667                                          |
| 19       |                                 | SVSGC                                                                                                           | 228                                            |
| 20       |                                 | NER                                                                                                             | 7,293                                          |
| 21       |                                 | NFOBC                                                                                                           | 2,061                                          |
| 22       |                                 | Scholarship To Universities /College Students                                                                   | 69,017                                         |
| 23       | M/o Minority Affairs            | Pre Matric Scholarship Scheme For Minorities                                                                    | 88,143                                         |
| 24       |                                 | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme For Minorities                                                                   | 78,991                                         |
| 25       |                                 | Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Minorities                                                                      | 59,911                                         |
| 26       |                                 | Maulana Azad National Fellowship.                                                                               | 47,113                                         |
| 27       | M/o Labour and Employment       | Stipend to children in the special schools under the NCLP                                                       | 1,056                                          |
| 28       |                                 | Scholarship To The Children of Beedi Workers                                                                    | 3,929                                          |
| 29       |                                 | Housing Subsidy To Beedi Workers                                                                                | 1,802                                          |
| 30       |                                 | Stipend To Trainees Under The Scheme Of Welfare Of SC/ST Job Seekers                                            | 153                                            |
| 31       |                                 | Stipend to Differently Abled Candidates under Scheme of Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped (VRCs) | 0                                              |

| 32    |                                            | Scholarship To The Children of Cine Workers                                                                                                       | 0        |
|-------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 33    |                                            | Scholarship To The Children of Iron/Manganese/Chrome Ore Workers                                                                                  | 58       |
| 34    |                                            | Scholarship To The Children of Lime Stone and Dolomite (LSDM) Workers                                                                             | 14       |
| 35    |                                            | Housing Subsidy To Iron/Manganese/Chrome Ore Workers                                                                                              | 0        |
| 36    |                                            | Housing Subsidy To Lime Stone and Dolomite (LSDM) Workers                                                                                         | 13       |
| 37    |                                            | Rehabilitation Assistance                                                                                                                         | 0        |
| 38    | M/o Tribal Affairs                         | Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children - Pre-Matric Scholarship (class IX and X) for ST Students #                                          | 30       |
| 39    |                                            | Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children - Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students #                                                    | 3,14,059 |
| 40    |                                            | National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students - Scholarship (Formerly Top Class Education for Scheduled Tribe Students) | 3,963    |
| 41    |                                            | National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students - Fellowship (Formerly Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST Students)  | 21,907   |
| 42    | M/o Social Justice &                       | Post Matric Scholarship for SC Student                                                                                                            | 17,712   |
| 43    | Empowerment                                | Upgradation of Merit of SC Students.                                                                                                              | 66       |
| 44    |                                            | Pre Matric Scholarship for Children of Those Engaged Unclean Occupations                                                                          | 277      |
| 45    |                                            | Pre Matric Scholarship for SC                                                                                                                     | 9,197    |
| 46    |                                            | Top Class Education Scheme For SC                                                                                                                 | 1,074    |
| 47    |                                            | Post Matric Scholarship for OBC                                                                                                                   | 15,743   |
| 48    |                                            | RGNF-SC                                                                                                                                           | 79,996   |
| 49    | D/o Empowerment of persons with Disability | Pre-matric scholarship for Persons with disabilities                                                                                              | 7        |
| 50    |                                            | Post-matric Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities                                                                                             | 62       |
| 51    |                                            | Scholarship for Top Class Education                                                                                                               | 20       |
|       |                                            | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for students with disabilities                                                                                   | 8,699    |
| 52 53 | M/o Health &Family Welfare                 | Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)                                                                                                                      | 1,28,967 |
| 54    | D/O Financial Services-                    | AABY -CLAIMS                                                                                                                                      | 81,064   |
| 55    | LIC                                        | PMJDY                                                                                                                                             | 28,535   |
| 56    |                                            | AABY -SCHOLARSHIPS                                                                                                                                | 26,609   |
| 57    | M/o Culture                                | Tagore Cultural complexes                                                                                                                         | 840      |
| 58    |                                            | Salary Grant                                                                                                                                      | 1,264    |
| 59    |                                            | Production Grant                                                                                                                                  | 967      |
| 60    |                                            | Scheme for Building Grant and Studio Theatre                                                                                                      | 0        |
| 61    |                                            | Artistes Pension Scheme and Welfare Fund                                                                                                          | 100      |
| 62    |                                            | Financial Assistance to Cultural Organization with National presence                                                                              | 100      |

|   63 |                                           | Financial Assistance for the Cultural Function Grant Scheme(CFGS)                                     | 1,396   |
|------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|   64 |                                           | Scheme for the Award of Fellowship to outstanding persons in the field of Culture                     | 97      |
|   65 |                                           | Scheme for Scholarships to Young Artistes in different cultural fields                                | 123     |
|   66 |                                           | Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research                                                      | 19      |
|   67 |                                           | Financial Assistance for the development of Buddhist / Tibetian Organizations                         | 136     |
|   68 |                                           | Finacial assistance for the preservation and development of Himalayan Cultural Heritage for Himalayas | 22      |
|   69 |                                           | International Cultural Relation                                                                       | 0       |
|   70 | M/o Defence - Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB) | Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme                                                                     | 4,596   |
|   71 |                                           | RMDF Scheme (funded from AFFD fund)                                                                   | 6,354   |
|   72 |                                           | Assistance for treatment of listed serious diseases                                                   | 11      |
|   73 |                                           | Assistance for treatment of cancer and dialysis                                                       | 0.50    |
|   74 |                                           | Assistance for procurement of modified scooter                                                        | 0.57    |
|   75 |                                           | Assistance for purchase of Tool Kits                                                                  | 0       |
|   76 |                                           | Interest subsidy on Home Loan upto max Rs. 1.0 lakhs taken from Nationalised or PSU Banks etc         | 0       |
|   77 | D/o Science& Technology                   | Scholarship - INSPIRE                                                                                 | 9,037   |
|   78 | D/o Food &Public Distribution             | Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy                                                                         | 5,391   |
|   79 | M/o AYUSH                                 | Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth                                                                         | 312     |

* Prior to September 2016, P.G. Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child, P.G. Scholarship for  Professional  Courses  for  SC  or  ST  candidates , P.G.  Scholarship  for  University  Rank Holders , Post-  Doctoral Fellowship for SC  or ST Candidates were reported under Fellowship Schemes of UGC