Estimated Gains
Estimated Benefits/ Gains from DBT & Other Governance Reforms
(upto March 2018)
DBT and other governance reforms have led to removal of duplicate/ fake beneficiaries and plugging of leakages etc., as a result of which the government has been able to target the genuine and deserving beneficiaries. Estimated savings/ benefits from some of the Schemes are as under:
|
S. No. |
Ministry/ Department |
Scheme |
Estimated Savings / Benefits (in Rs. Crore) |
Remarks |
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Cumulative upto March 2017 |
Total during 2017-18 |
Cumulative upto March 2018 |
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1 |
Petroleum & Natural Gas |
PAHAL |
29,769 |
12,506 |
42,275 |
3.79 crore duplicate, fake/ non-existent, inactive LPG connections eliminated. In addition 2.22 crore consumers stopped claiming subsidy (including 1.04 crore ‘Give It Up’ consumers). |
|
2 |
Food & Public Distribution |
PDS |
14,000 |
15,708 |
29,708 |
Deletion of 2.75 crore duplicate and fake/ non-existent Ration Cards (including some due to migration, death etc.) |
|
3 |
Rural Development |
MGNREGS |
11,741 |
4,332 |
16,073 |
Based on field studies, Ministry has estimated 10% savings on wages on account of deletion of duplicate, fake/ non-existent, ineligible beneficiaries. |
|
NSAP |
399 |
39.6 |
438.6 |
Deletion of 2.2 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent, ineligible beneficiaries (including some due to migration, death etc.). |
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4 |
Minority Affairs |
Scholarship Schemes |
- |
159.15 |
159.15 |
Deletion of 5.26 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent beneficiaries. |
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5 |
Social Justice & Empowerment |
Scholarship Schemes |
- |
238.27 |
238.27 |
Deletion of 1.79 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent beneficiaries. |
|
6 |
Others |
Others |
1,120 |
0.69 |
1,120.69 |
- |
|
Total |
57,029 |
32,983.71 |
90,012.71 |
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