Govt to expand Direct Benefit Transfer to 147 schemes
The government is planning to double the number of schemes under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to 147 by March, Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said. For this, the government has launched pilots for paying subsidy on food, kerosene, and fertilisers directly via bank accounts of beneficiaries. At present, benefits and subsidies in 74 schemes are paid directly to beneficiaries under DBT. 