Lok Sabha Question No. 2414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Payment to Beneficiaries through DBT
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2414

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 04, 2025/ SHRAVANA 13, 1947 (SAKA)

## PAYMENT TO BENEFICIARIES THROUGH DBT

## 2414.  DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether  payments  are  being  made  by  the  Government  to  the  beneficiaries  through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under various welfare schemes;
- b) if so, the total funds disbursed through DBT under various schemes during the last three years and the number of beneficiaries covered thereunder State-wise;
- c) whether the implementation of DBT has enhanced transparency in transfer of benefits and has curtailed corruption;
- d) if so, the details thereof; and
- e) whether the Government has any plans to extend the area of DBT in future?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes.  The  payments  are  being  made  by  the  Government  to  the  beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under various welfare schemes. The total funds disbursed through DBT under various schemes during the last three years and the number of beneficiary transactions thereunder State-wise are given in ' Annexure '.
- (c) & (d): Yes. The implementation of DBT and other governance reforms has led to the removal of duplicate and fake beneficiaries, and the plugging of leakages. As a result, the government  has  been  able  to  better  target  genuine  and  deserving  beneficiaries.  These measures have resulted in estimated savings/benefits amounting to Rs. 4,31,138.05 crore (up to FY 2023-24).
- (e): Ministries/Departments evaluate schemes for DBT applicability at various stages. It is also appraised in the meetings of Expenditure Finance Committee.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2414 to be answered on Monday, August 04, 2025.

The total funds disbursed through DBT under various schemes during the last three years and the number of beneficiary transactions covered thereunder State-wise:

## A. FY 2022-23

| States                                 | Total Amount (in Rs.)   | Total No. of Beneficiary Transactions   |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS            | 31,07,08,069            | 8,76,419                                |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                         | 81,71,16,48,964         | 9,70,78,762                             |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                      | 12,66,03,84,952         | 32,43,061                               |
| ASSAM                                  | 1,46,00,20,23,974       | 8,06,28,517                             |
| BIHAR                                  | 4,05,65,43,53,421       | 34,80,17,144                            |
| CHANDIGARH                             | 77,76,00,974            | 26,16,578                               |
| CHHATTISGARH                           | 70,94,18,14,583         | 7,53,30,680                             |
| DAMANAND DIU                           | 23,55,45,178            | 1,31,198                                |
| DELHI                                  | 66,98,47,63,249         | 1,89,85,344                             |
| GOA                                    | 39,97,60,158            | 73,511                                  |
| GUJARAT                                | 1,19,50,80,66,966       | 7,48,00,450                             |
| HARYANA                                | 1,16,00,76,83,903       | 8,79,09,286                             |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                       | 26,92,59,67,209         | 1,78,75,164                             |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                      | 36,17,38,47,210         | 2,14,89,066                             |
| JHARKHAND                              | 1,38,91,89,56,255       | 10,03,61,643                            |
| KARNATAKA                              | 70,87,15,52,308         | 6,54,12,586                             |
| KERALA                                 | 51,49,06,47,774         | 3,04,22,984                             |
| LADAKH                                 | 1,01,26,41,652          | 6,00,176                                |
| LAKSHADWEEP                            | 20,20,38,339            | 58,697                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH                         | 2,58,57,69,65,487       | 12,82,43,528                            |
| MAHARASHTRA                            | 1,96,97,58,55,543       | 12,12,90,973                            |
| MANIPUR                                | 12,45,33,40,474         | 94,89,686                               |
| MEGHALAYA                              | 9,20,30,27,792          | 55,36,231                               |
| MIZORAM                                | 6,10,07,22,696          | 43,34,786                               |
| NAGALAND                               | 8,22,27,48,403          | 62,05,119                               |
| ODISHA                                 | 94,82,47,38,577         | 10,44,61,905                            |
| PUDUCHERRY                             | 4,75,96,28,967          | 69,32,192                               |
| PUNJAB                                 | 57,50,08,47,556         | 8,74,55,512                             |
| RAJASTHAN                              | 1,31,77,35,97,558       | 9,18,39,176                             |
| SIKKIM                                 | 1,08,81,14,869          | 12,21,672                               |
| TAMIL NADU                             | 1,23,56,42,15,745       | 20,27,84,897                            |
| TELANGANA                              | 76,97,27,35,184         | 12,36,30,611                            |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIAND DAMANAND DIU | 64,06,23,926            | 3,74,056                                |
| TRIPURA                                | 27,26,03,01,167         | 1,08,58,366                             |
| UTTAR PRADESH                          | 5,68,30,44,38,404       | 39,20,78,001                            |
| UTTARAKHAND                            | 21,62,88,82,290         | 2,30,02,233                             |
| WEST BENGAL                            | 99,11,09,89,883         | 15,23,21,838                            |
| Grand Total                            | 30,45,75,17,79,657      | 2,49,79,72,048                          |

| States                                   | Total Amount (in Rs.)   | Total No. of Beneficiary Transactions   |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              | 1,120,744,144           | 1,056,166                               |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 73,218,041,262          | 90,324,175                              |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 14,117,842,823          | 3,273,369                               |
| ASSAM                                    | 120,675,304,343         | 72,663,566                              |
| BIHAR                                    | 274,540,564,052         | 297,520,367                             |
| CHANDIGARH                               | 1,560,627,368           | 3,207,068                               |
| CHHATTISGARH                             | 96,678,385,255          | 75,394,778                              |
| DAMANAND DIU                             | 479,748,527             | 290,565                                 |
| DELHI                                    | 140,855,276,944         | 30,073,895                              |
| GOA                                      | 322,134,004             | 53,173                                  |
| GUJARAT                                  | 153,068,434,809         | 86,849,284                              |
| HARYANA                                  | 137,938,970,380         | 88,154,640                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 32,553,713,966          | 20,711,175                              |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        | 43,942,832,250          | 21,599,853                              |
| JHARKHAND                                | 139,666,662,607         | 111,287,670                             |
| KARNATAKA                                | 87,683,045,846          | 71,531,495                              |
| KERALA                                   | 63,292,921,150          | 39,955,107                              |
| LADAKH                                   | 860,481,489             | 595,224                                 |
| LAKSHADWEEP                              | 173,679,728             | 68,866                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH                           | 179,535,372,686         | 143,910,401                             |
| MAHARASHTRA                              | 364,937,143,111         | 165,623,859                             |
| MANIPUR                                  | 7,177,306,421           | 5,385,963                               |
| MEGHALAYA                                | 25,286,936,723          | 5,576,338                               |
| MIZORAM                                  | 9,859,188,731           | 4,928,194                               |
| NAGALAND                                 | 9,681,124,067           | 4,125,403                               |
| ODISHA                                   | 188,895,979,639         | 116,240,802                             |
| PUDUCHERRY                               | 5,861,099,668           | 9,194,637                               |
| PUNJAB                                   | 86,292,391,268          | 101,545,357                             |
| RAJASTHAN                                | 134,075,251,958         | 104,896,062                             |
| SIKKIM                                   | 1,502,885,593           | 1,314,558                               |
| TAMIL NADU                               | 170,309,397,655         | 225,643,161                             |
| TELANGANA                                | 108,639,156,406         | 146,267,943                             |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 457,308,825             | 254,905                                 |
| TRIPURA                                  | 35,599,473,208          | 11,074,439                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH                            | 636,853,297,162         | 424,819,621                             |
| UTTARAKHAND                              | 27,178,468,089          | 24,832,054                              |
| WEST BENGAL                              | 86,013,759,072          | 153,426,341                             |
| Grand Total                              | 34,60,90,49,51,229      | 2,66,36,70,474                          |

## C.  FY 2024-25

| States                                   | Total Amount (in Rs.)   | Total No. of Beneficiary Transactions   |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              | 1,151,530,164           | 1,140,013                               |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 59,143,894,043          | 103,692,749                             |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 14,261,765,919          | 4,031,241                               |
| ASSAM                                    | 89,049,082,056          | 76,850,048                              |
| BIHAR                                    | 339,189,514,228         | 311,504,966                             |
| CHANDIGARH                               | 1,471,870,438           | 3,198,537                               |
| CHHATTISGARH                             | 138,891,275,588         | 82,549,021                              |
| DAMANAND DIU                             | 568,505,550             | 308,371                                 |
| DELHI                                    | 165,037,502,892         | 36,884,352                              |
| GOA                                      | 292,318,322             | 64,320                                  |
| GUJARAT                                  | 175,897,798,909         | 102,314,595                             |
| HARYANA                                  | 165,045,124,086         | 96,121,251                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 41,633,155,307          | 23,399,635                              |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        | 40,493,338,015          | 24,844,341                              |
| JHARKHAND                                | 199,627,488,386         | 115,022,512                             |
| KARNATAKA                                | 95,081,809,626          | 76,270,044                              |
| KERALA                                   | 64,289,378,143          | 44,151,804                              |
| LADAKH                                   | 1,305,291,424           | 695,295                                 |
| LAKSHADWEEP                              | 304,349,467             | 75,459                                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH                           | 215,327,943,299         | 175,495,240                             |
| MAHARASHTRA                              | 398,134,256,353         | 179,882,105                             |
| MANIPUR                                  | 14,816,439,347          | 9,838,686                               |
| MEGHALAYA                                | 17,650,977,132          | 7,463,743                               |
| MIZORAM                                  | 9,201,305,636           | 5,146,782                               |
| NAGALAND                                 | 6,426,959,943           | 3,449,562                               |
| ODISHA                                   | 146,640,694,904         | 107,375,590                             |
| PUDUCHERRY                               | 10,526,130,796          | 10,359,575                              |
| PUNJAB                                   | 98,243,060,352          | 106,364,061                             |
| RAJASTHAN                                | 148,107,363,393         | 111,406,120                             |
| SIKKIM                                   | 1,508,082,836           | 1,513,377                               |
| TAMIL NADU                               | 151,586,308,451         | 210,762,134                             |
| TELANGANA                                | 120,859,585,545         | 163,564,477                             |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 660,748,796             | 264,963                                 |
| TRIPURA                                  | 21,084,662,084          | 11,452,240                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH                            | 587,059,005,419         | 460,081,465                             |
| UTTARAKHAND                              | 23,136,367,738          | 26,589,802                              |
| WEST BENGAL                              | 101,868,895,562         | 165,313,564                             |
| Grand Total                              | 36,65,57,37,80,150      | 2,85,94,42,040                          |