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    Home / News / India News / Govt to introduce DBT for Kerosene
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    Govt to introduce DBT for Kerosene

    Govt to introduce DBT for Kerosene
    Written by Gaurav Jeyaraman
    Jun 02, 2016, 10:51 am 4 min read
    Govt to introduce DBT for Kerosene

    After the success of paying subsidy to LPG users in their bank accounts, the government will from April 1 roll out a similar program for kerosene. States will be given cash incentive of 75% of subsidy savings during the first two years, 50% in the third year and 25% in the fourth year. Sources said state governments will be consulted before implementing the scheme.

    When was the DBT originally rolled out?

    The original DBT scheme was launched by the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government by enabling cash transfer through linking of bank accounts with Aadhar numbers. However, when the SC observed that Aadhar cards cannot be used as proof of citizenship in 2013, the scheme was discontinued. The NDA government had restarted DBT in 54 districts in mid-November of 2014, making Aadhar cards noncompulsory.

    What is DBT?

    The Direct Benefits Transfer scheme of the NDA Government aimed to facilitate cash subsidy to LPG consumers. Consumers are required to purchase the LPG from dealerships and retail outlets at direct market prices, and link their Aadhar card or LPG number to their bank accounts. The difference in market price and subsidized prices will then be transferred directly to the consumers bank account.

    Fake connections and real benefits

    According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas, one in 14 LPG connections in India is duplicate. In March 2015, there were 12.3 million "duplicate" connections of fake consumers across India.

    Was the DBT scheme for LPG successful?

    As of December 2015, Rs.40,000 crore has been transferred to the accounts of the beneficiaries under the DBT. Till November 2015, at least 15 crore LPG users benefited from the DBT also known as Pratyaksh Hastantarit Labh (PAHAL). The highlight of the success of the DBT was in December 2014, when it was accorded the Guinness record for world's largest direct benefit transfer scheme.

    Govt to introduce DBT for Kerosene

    After the success of paying subsidy to LPG users in their bank accounts, the government will from April 1 roll out a similar program for kerosene. States will be given cash incentive of 75% of subsidy savings during the first two years, 50% in the third year and 25% in the fourth year. Sources said state governments will be consulted before implementing the scheme.

    Where will the kerosene DBT scheme be implemented?

    The DBT scheme for kerosene would initially be rolled out from April 1 in eight states, including Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan.

    Govt saves Rs.21,000 crore in LPG subsidy

    Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the government saved over Rs.21,000 crore through transferring LPG subsidy benefits directly to consumers bank accounts. As on 1 April, 2015, there were 18.19 crore registered LPG consumers and 14.85 crore active consumers implying a gap of 3.34 crore which were fake or inactive accounts. By eliminating the duplicate connections, the government was able to make huge savings.

    Huge savings thanks to DBT

    In MGNREGS, a saving of Rs.3,000 crore was estimated in 2015-16, while Rs.10,000 cr was saved by deleting 1.6 crore bogus ration cards. DBT also helped to remove 1.5 lakh duplicate pensioners in the National Social Assistance Programme.

    Modi seeks monitoring of DBT extension trials

    Hailing the success of DBT for LPG and MGNREGS, PM Modi has asked for strict monitoring of DBT extensions to kerosene and fertilizers Modi said that the good results of the DBT scheme will act as a "pull factor" to states who would then seek to replicate the schemes successes. Trials will be conducted in 11 states for kerosene and 20 states for fertilizers.

    Fertilizer DBT to start from October

    The Direct Benefits Transfer scheme for fertilizers will roll out from October 2016. The subsidy will be rolled out on a pilot basis from 16 districts, coinciding with the start of the Rabi crops sowing season. Districts where Aadhar, Jan Dhan and banking through ATM is more will be selected. ​Fertilizer subsidy has been estimated at Rs.70,000 crore for the current fiscal year.

    Govt saves Rs.36,500 crores through DBT

    Senior PMO officials said that it was decided at a review meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on 9 May that the government would use the projected savings from the DBT scheme for its 2019 election campaign. The government also announced that Rs.36,500 crore had been saved due the DBT scheme since 2014. This was in the form of elimination of duplicate accounts.

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