Lok Sabha Question No. 1055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: DBT Transactions
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1055 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## DBT TRANSACTIONS

1055. DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the State of West Bengal stood the worst at 36th spot in DBT payouts with Rs 8,793 crore through five crore transactions;
- (b)if so, the reasons for such failures and details of schemes suffered due to this for the last two years in the states;
- (c)whether it is a fact that many DBT transactions to the beneficiaries under different schemes have failed in the state; and
- (d)if  so,  the  details  of  such  failed  DBT  transactions  and  value  of  failed  DBT transactions made under various schemes during last the two financial years and efforts made by the Government to address the failures?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): DBT performance ranking of States/UTs was released by DBT Mission in February,  2020  on  DBT  Bharat  Portal.  The  ranking  was  based  on  8  parameters  viz. State  Aadhar  Act,  Aadhar  Saturation,  CSS  identification,  Portal  compliance,  Data reporting, Saving reporting compliance, Saving Expenditure Ratio and DBT Per Capita, where State of West Bengal got 36th rank.
- (b): The  reasons  for  failure  are  mostly  due  to  mismatched  bank  details  of beneficiaries, dormant/closed accounts, inactive Aadhar and non-mapping of account with Aadhar etc.
- (c) & (d): Details of DBT transaction failure and value of failed transactions for last two  years  i.e.  2019-20  and  2020-21  is  Annexed.  The  issues  relating  to  transaction failures are regularly taken up with the O/o Controller General of Accounts (CGA) and DBT Mission. At the instance of DBT Mission, Department of Financial Services (DFS) pursues  the  issue  of  transaction  failures  under  different  DBT  schemes  with  Banks, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). As a result, DBT transaction failure rate has been reduced from 5% in the year 2019-20 to 4.6% in the year 2020-21.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1055 for 08.02.2021 regarding DBT TRANSACTIONS

| Details of DBT Transaction failure and Amount failed In West Bengal in last two years.   | Details of DBT Transaction failure and Amount failed In West Bengal in last two years.   | Details of DBT Transaction failure and Amount failed In West Bengal in last two years.   | Details of DBT Transaction failure and Amount failed In West Bengal in last two years.   | Details of DBT Transaction failure and Amount failed In West Bengal in last two years.   | Details of DBT Transaction failure and Amount failed In West Bengal in last two years.   | Details of DBT Transaction failure and Amount failed In West Bengal in last two years.   |
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| S.No.                                                                                    | Year                                                                                     | Total DBT Transactions                                                                   | Amount Paid ( in Rs.)                                                                    | Failed Transactions                                                                      | Amount failed (in Rs.)                                                                   | Percenta ge of Failure                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                        | 2019-20                                                                                  | 3,55,20,498                                                                              | 1,71,02,50,59,566.00                                                                     | 17,89,924                                                                                | 3,41,52,37,795.00                                                                        | 5%                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                        | 2020-21 (Up to 03.02.2021)                                                               | 4,85,53,066                                                                              | 2,21,21,41,35,062.00                                                                     | 22,71,861                                                                                | 33,87,79,62,505.00                                                                       | 4.6%                                                                                     |

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