Friday 5 April 2013

Prime Minister approves expansion of Direct Benefits Transfers (DBT)


Prime Minister approves expansion of Direct Benefits Transfers (DBT)
78 more districts, 3 more Pension Schemes under DBT
DBT will now cover 1/5th of the country

The Prime Minister held a meeting of the National Committee on DBT to review the rollout of the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) system so far. The meeting was attended by all concerned Ministers including the Finance Minister, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission and Chairman, UIDAI. Secretaries of all Departments were also present.

Major decisions taken:

After reviewing the progress in rollout of DBT in Phase - I, many important decisions were taken to expand the coverage of areas under DBT in Phase II of the rollout. These are:

1. DBT will now be expanded to NPR states where biometrics are being collected under the National Population Register. These include Odisha, West Bengal, UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. The collection biometrics in selected districts here will be accelerated to have a coverage of 70-80% by June 2013 and DBT will be rolled out from 1.7.2013.

2. Additional districts: The next phase of the rollout will begin from 1 July 2013. A total of 78 districts have been identified for this phase based on the lists given by UIDAI and Registrar General of India. The list is annexed.

a. States Not covered in Phase I which are now covered:

i. UP - 6 districts
ii. Bihar - 3 districts
iii. West Bengal - 2 districts
iv. Odisha - 4 districts
v. Gujarat - 4 districts
vi. Himachal Pradesh - 6 districts
vii. Tamil Nadu - 3 districts

b. States covered in Phase I with more districts now - Kerala, Punjab, Delhi, MP, Rajasthan, AP,Maharashtra, Jharkhand.



3. Additional schemes: DBT now covers 26 schemes. The three Pension Schemes managed by MoRD (old age, disability and widows) will now be covered under DBT in all the covered districts. DBT for pension schemes would be introduced from 1.7.2013 along with the rollout of Phase-II.

4. Expanding to Post Offices: DBT will be expanded to include Post Offices and schemes run through Post Office accounts from 1 October 2013. By this time, the Post Offices will have the core banking system in 51 districts. They will accelerate CBS in other districts as well.
5. LPG Subsidy through DBT: MoPNG is working on rolling out DBT of LPG subsidy in a phased manner. There will be a phased rollout beginning with one district and expanding to 20 districts by 15 May 2013. Rollout will cover more districts as Aadhaar enrolment expands. The total number of LPG consumers in the country is 14 croresand as the scheme rolls out, the subsidy amount will be transferred to consumers directly into their bank accounts. With the subsidy going directly, there will be only one price at which cylinders will be sold at a dealer's shop. This will eliminate all ghost connections and diversion of cylinders.

1. Nationwide Database digitisation: Departments will start the process of digitisation in all districts, irrespective of the rollout of DBT as this is a critical activity which need not wait and can be done in parallel.
2. Mission Directorate: A full fledged DBT Mission Directorate consisting of a Mission Director assisted by other officers is being created to have an institutionalized administrative arrangement to enable smooth rollout, early identification of bottlenecks, resolution of bottlenecks and handholding of Ministries/ departments wherever necessary. To facilitate a nationwide rollout of DBT, the Prime Minister has approved the creation of a post of Mission Director for DBT.

Prime Minister's Closing Remarks

In his closing remarks, the PM said that the meeting was productive and everyone's views were heard. This program will transform the way in which government benefits are delivered to our people. He said that we have come some distance since DBT was rolled out in January. In these 3 months, we have learnt a lot about the challenges in implementing a program of this sort. It has not been as easy as departments envisaged. We have run into many operational issues which were resolved along the way. I am heartened by the progress and am hopeful about the future. But the journey has just begun and we have a long distance to go. This is not the time to rest.

He said that DBT is not conceptually difficult. It consists of just a few simple steps. In the field, it is all about digitising data, enrolling in Aadhaar, opening bank accounts and seeding these accounts. More importantly, he said that DBT requires process re-engineering at the government level. He emphasised the need to change the way we transact business, the way we release funds, the way we track funds and the information we have on beneficiaries. All these are important in themselves. He urged everyone to apply themselves to this exercise as that is one of the biggest benefits that will come out of DBT.

He mentioned that the exercise of DBT has revealed the poor nature of tracking and monitoring systems we have in departments. If we need to ensure that the money we spend delivers outcomes, it is necessary that we have a robust monitoring system in place. That is what DBT does, in addition to making the process simpler for beneficiaries and rooting out fraud, corruption and wastage.

He concluded by saying that as DBT expands, DBT will become more visible with a larger footprint, both in terms of area and in terms of number of people covered. This is a program on which the implementation capacity of the government will be tested. We will soon be covering over 120 districts and even more in a few more months. We cannot afford to fail. We need to show that we can deliver results and benefits. He asked all Ministries and Departments to apply themselves with dedication to this major initiative and the challenging task in rolling out the DBT program.

Districts in phase I and phase II
S.No.
Name of State/UT
43 districts included in first phase
To be included in II phase
Recommended by
1
Karnataka
1
Tumkur





2
Mysore





3
Dharwad



2
Kerala
4
Pathanamthitta
1
Palakkad
RGI&UIDAI


5
Wayanad
2
Kottayam
RGI&UIDAI




3
Ernakulam
UIDAI




4
Alappuzha
UIDAI




5
Idukki
RGI&UIDAI




6
Thiruvananthapuram
UIDAI




7
Kozhikode
UIDAI




8
Thrissur
UIDAI




9
Kannur
RGI
3
Puducherry
6
Puducherry
10
Yanam
RGI
4
Chandigarh
7
Chandigarh



5
Harayana
8
Ambala





9
Soniput



6
Punjab
10
SBSNagar/Nawanshahar
11
Jalandhar
UIDAI


11
Fatehgarh Sahib
12
Barnala
UIDAI


12
Gurdaspur


UIDAI
7
Delhi
13
North East Delhi
13
Central Delhi
UIDAI


14
North West Delhi
14
East Delhi
UIDAI




15
North Delhi
UIDAI




16
South West Delhi
UIDAI




17
West Delhi
UIDAI




18
South Delhi
UIDAI
8
Madhya Pradesh
15
Hoshangabad
19
Burhanpur
UIDAI


16
East Nimar (Khandwa)
20
Bhopal
UIDAI


17
Harda
21
Jabalpur
UIDAI
9
Rajasthan
18
Ajmer
22
Jhunjhunu
UIDAI


19
Udaipur
23
Pali
UIDAI


20
Alwar
24
Kota
UIDAI
10
Sikkim
21
West
25
South
UIDAI


22
East
26
North
UIDAI
11
Tripura
23
Khowai





24
Dhalai





25
North





26
West



12
Andhra Pradesh
27
Hyderabad
27
Srikakulam
RGI&UIDAI


28
Anantpur
28
Krishna
UIDAI


29
Chittoor
29
Guntur
UIDAI


30
East Godavari
30
Adilabad
UIDAI


31
Ranga Reddy
31
Cuddapah (YSRKadapa)
UIDAI




32
Vizianagram
RGI




33
Kurnool
RGI




34
Nalgonda
RGI
13
Daman & Diu
32
Diu





33
Daman



14
Goa
34
North Goa
35
South Goa
UIDAI
15
Maharashtra
35
Wardha
36
Aurangabad (MH)
UIDAI


36
Mumbai + Suburban
37
Gondiya
UIDAI


37
Amravati
38
Jalgaon
UIDAI


38
Pune
39
Jalna
UIDAI


39
Namdurbar
40
Latur
UIDAI




41
Ratnagiri
UIDAI
16
Jharkhand
40
Saraikela-Kharsawan
42
Khunti
UIDAI


41
Ranchi
43
Lohardaga
UIDAI


42
Ramgarh
44
Bokaro
UIDAI


43
Hazaribag


UIDAI
17
HimachalPradesh


45
Hamirpur
UIDAI




46
Una
UIDAI




47
Bilaspur
UIDAI




48
Mandi
UIDAI




49
Kullu
UIDAI




50
Solan
UIDAI
18
Gujarat


51
Mehsana
UIDAI




52
Valsad
UIDAI




53
Bhavnagar
UIDAI




54
Anand
UIDAI
19
Tamil Nadu


55
Ariyalur
RGI




56
Pudukottai
RGI




57
Tirucherrapalli
RGI
20
West Bengal


58
Coochbehar
RGI




59
Howrah
RGI
21
Odisha


60
Bolangir
RGI




61
Puri
RGI




62
Cuttack
RGI




63
Sonapur
RGI
22
Lakshadweep


64
Lakshadweep
RGI
23
Uttar Pradesh


65
Etawah
RGI




66
Chitrakoot
RGI




67
Sant Kabir Nagar
RGI




68
Shrawasti
RGI




69
Rae Bareilly
RGI




70
Amethi
RGI
24
Uttarakhand


71
Bageshwar
RGI




72
Champawat
RGI




73
Tehri Garhwal
RGI
25
Chhattisgarh


74
Dhamtari
RGI




75
Koriya
RGI
26
Bihar


76
Arwal
RGI




77
Sheohar
RGI




78
Sheikhpura
RGI


1 comment:

Arasavilli students voluntary organisation said...

Aadhar enrollment and issuing of bio metric cards is not completely done in some of the districts in India ..but these are included in phase 1 and phase 2 ..so please take necessary actions .

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