Lok Sabha Question No. 181 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Direct Benefit Transfer
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Richard Hay

- (a) the  details  of  the  schemes  and  subsidy  outgo  channelized  under  the  Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) regime in the country, scheme and State/UT-wise;
- (b) the extent to which leakages have been plugged and subsidy fine-tuned under these schemes in the aftermath of DBT;
- (c)    whether the Government has assessed the achievements and benefits accrued under these schemes, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)      whether  the  Government  proposes  to  cover  all  the  schemes  of  the  Union Government under DBT; and
- (e)      if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## Minister of Finance (Shri Arun Jaitley)

- (a) to  (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *181 REGARDING 'DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER ' RAISED  BY  PROF.  RICHARD  HAY,  MP,  LOK  SABHA  FOR  ANSWER  ON 06.05.2016

- (a) Government  vide  O.M.  No.  I-11011/58/2013-DBT  dated  13.2.2015  and 19.2.2015 expanded the scope of DBT to cover all Central Sector Schemes/Centrally Sponsored Schemes in which cash benefits are transferred to individual beneficiaries.  As  on  31.3.2016,  59  Central  schemes  are  reported  on  DBT  by  14

Ministries/ Departments.  During 2015-16, Rs. 61,824.32 crore has been disbursed to  30.78  crore  beneficiaries  in  these  59  schemes.  Details  of  the  scheme  are enclosed ( Annexure A) .

PAHAL (DBTL) scheme was launched in 54 districts of the country on 15.11.2014. Subsequently, the scheme was extended to all districts of the country on 01.01.2015. Under the Scheme, the LPG cylinders are being sold at non subsidized prices and subsidy, as admissible, is being transferred to consumers directly into his/her bank account.

In addition to the above, Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy scheme under the National Food Security Act, 2013, provide for food subsidy in cash into the bank account of entitled households to enable them to purchase food grains from open market.  The scheme can be taken up in the identified areas for which there is a written consent of the State Govt./UT Administration.  At present the scheme has been implemented on pilot  basis  in  three  UTs  viz.,  Chandigarh  and  Puducherry  w.e.f.  01.9.2015  and partially in Dadra & Nagar Haveli from 01.3.2016.

(b) &    (c)    As  on  1 st April,  2015,  3.34  crore,  duplicate/fake/inactive  consumers were blocked under PAHAL scheme and related initiatives.

As  per  Rule  No.  8  (1)  of  the  Cash  Transfer  of  Food  Subsidy  Rules,  2015  'Concurrent  Evaluation  -  State  Government  shall  get  the  effectiveness  of  the Scheme, in ensuring food security of the targeted beneficiaries, evaluated concurrently and submit the first report to the Central Government at the end of six months of implementation of the Scheme.'  The UTs of Chandigarh and Puducherry have been requested to furnish the report of first concurrent evaluation.

(d) & (e)  Only programmes where cash benefits are paid are suitable for DBT.

Ministries/Departments have been requested to establish internal DBT Cell to take advantage of ICT technology to improve Government to people interface.

Ministry/Departments have developed IT applications to improve efficiency, transparency and accountability of these schemes.

## ANNEXURE A

| List of Schemes(from April 2015 to March 2016)   | List of Schemes(from April 2015 to March 2016)   | List of Schemes(from April 2015 to March 2016)                           | List of Schemes(from April 2015 to March 2016)                        |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                           | Name of the Department                           | Name of the Scheme                                                       | Total fund Transferred during April 2015 to March 2016(Rs. in Crores) |
| 1                                                | M/o Rural Development                            | MGNREGS                                                                  | 25,861.77                                                             |
| 2                                                | M/o Rural Development                            | NSAP (IGNOAPS, IGNWPS& IGNDPS)                                           | 8,364.66                                                              |
| 3                                                | M/o Petroleum &Natural Gas                       | PAHAL (DBTL)                                                             | 21,421.00                                                             |
| 4                                                | M/o Women and Child Development                  | Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)                             | -                                                                     |
| 5                                                | D/o School Education& Literacy                   | National Scheme For Incentive For The Girl Child For Secondary Education | 35.90                                                                 |
| 6                                                | D/o School Education& Literacy                   | National Means Cum Merit Scholarship                                     | 58.37                                                                 |
| 7 8 9 10 11                                      | D/o Higher Education                             | Fellowship Schemes of AICTE                                              | 704.22                                                                |
| 7 8 9 10 11                                      | D/o Higher Education                             | Fellowship Schemes of UGC                                                | 194.40                                                                |
| 7 8 9 10 11                                      | D/o Higher Education                             | Kothari PDF in Sciences                                                  | 59.58                                                                 |
| 7 8 9 10 11                                      | D/o Higher Education                             | NETJRF                                                                   | 407.56                                                                |
| 7 8 9 10 11                                      | D/o Higher Education                             | EMERITUS                                                                 | 21.62                                                                 |
| 12                                               | D/o Higher Education                             | Post Doctoral - Fellowship for Women                                     | 41.99                                                                 |
| 13                                               | D/o Higher Education                             | BSR Doctoral Fellowship in Sciences                                      | 63.10                                                                 |
| 14                                               | D/o Higher Education                             | Scholarship To Universities /College Students                            | 388.71                                                                |
| 15                                               | D/o Higher Education                             | Pre Matric Scholarship Scheme For Minorities                             | 529.02                                                                |
| 16                                               | M/o Minority Affairs                             | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme For Minorities                            | 211.33                                                                |
| 17                                               | M/o Minority Affairs                             | Merit Cum Means Scholarship For Minorities                               | 159.34                                                                |
| 18                                               | M/o Minority Affairs                             | Maulana Azad National Fellowship.                                        | 234.63                                                                |
| 19                                               | M/o Labour and Employment                        | Stipend to children in the special schools under the NCLP                | 3.47                                                                  |
| 20                                               | M/o Labour and Employment                        | Scholarship To The Children of Beedi Workers                             | 37.68                                                                 |
| 21                                               | M/o Labour and Employment                        | Housing Subsidy To Beedi Workers                                         | 7.61                                                                  |
| 22                                               | M/o Labour and Employment                        | Stipend To Trainees Under The Scheme Of Welfare Of SC/ST                 | 0.95                                                                  |

|    |                                            | Job Seekers                                                                                      |        |
|----|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 23 |                                            | Stipend To Trainees for Skill Development in 34 Districts affected By Left Wing Extremism (LWE)# | -      |
| 24 |                                            | Scholarship To The Children of Cine Workers                                                      | -      |
| 25 |                                            | Scholarship To The Children of Iron/Manganese/Chrome Ore Workers                                 | 0.58   |
| 26 |                                            | Scholarship To The Children of Lime Stone and Dolomite (LSDM) Workers                            | 0.14   |
| 27 |                                            | Housing Subsidy To Iron/Manganese/Chrome Ore Workers                                             | -      |
| 28 |                                            | Housing Subsidy To Lime Stone and Dolomite (LSDM) Workers                                        | 0.13   |
| 29 | M/o Tribal Affairs                         | Post Matric Scholarship For ST                                                                   | 822.15 |
| 30 |                                            | Top Class Education Scheme                                                                       | 9.18   |
| 31 |                                            | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST                                                          | 124.23 |
| 32 | M/o Social Justice& Empowerment            | Post Matric Scholarship for SC Student                                                           | 0.03   |
| 33 |                                            | Upgradation of Merit of SC Students.                                                             | -      |
| 34 |                                            | Pre Matric Scholarship for Children of Those Engaged Unclean Occupations                         | -      |
| 35 |                                            | Pre Matric Scholarship for SC                                                                    | 17.38  |
| 36 |                                            | Top Class Education Scheme For SC                                                                | 0.88   |
| 37 |                                            | Post Matric Scholarship for OBC                                                                  | -      |
| 38 |                                            | RGNF-SC                                                                                          | 573.08 |
| 39 | D/o Empowerment of persons with Disability | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for students with disabilities                                  | 73.83  |
| 40 | M/o Health &Family Welfare                 | Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)                                                                     | 647.92 |
| 41 | LIC                                        | AABY -CLAIMS                                                                                     | 306.38 |
| 42 |                                            | PMJDY                                                                                            | 5.58   |
| 43 |                                            | AABY -SCHOLARSHIPS                                                                               | 196.47 |
| 44 | M/O Culture                                | Tagore Cultural complexes                                                                        | 8.40   |
| 45 |                                            | Salary Grant                                                                                     | 11.67  |
| 46 |                                            | Production Grant                                                                                 | 9.13   |

| 47                                  | Scheme for Building Grant and Studio Theatre                                                          | -         |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| 48                                  | Artistes Pension Scheme and Welfare Fund                                                              | 0.70      |
| 49                                  | Financial Assistance to Cultural Organization with National presence                                  | 0.50      |
| 50                                  | Financial Assistance for the Cultural Function Grant                                                  | 8.43      |
| 51                                  | Scheme for the Award of Fellowship to outstanding persons in the field of Culture                     | 0.62      |
| 52                                  | Scheme for Scholarships to Young Artistes in different cultural fields                                | 0.60      |
| 53                                  | Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research                                                      | 0.17      |
| 54                                  | Financial Assistance for the development of Buddhist / Tibetian Organizations                         | 1.29      |
| 55                                  | Finacial assistance for the preservation and development of Himalayan Cultural Heritage for Himalayas | 0.22      |
| 56                                  | International Cultural Relation                                                                       | -         |
| 57                                  | Prime Minister Scholarship Scheme                                                                     | 10.14     |
| 58                                  | RMDF Scheme (funded from AFFD fund)                                                                   | 44.65     |
| 59                                  | Scholarship Scheme INSPIRE                                                                            | 142.88    |
| Grand Total                         | Grand Total                                                                                           | 61,824.30 |
| Grand Total (All figures are in Cr) | Grand Total (All figures are in Cr)                                                                   | 61,824.30 |