Estimated Gains
Estimated Benefits/ Gains from DBT and Other Governance Reforms
(upto March 2019)
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:
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S. No |
Ministry/ Department |
Scheme |
Estimated Savings / Benefits (in Rs. Cr) |
Remarks |
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Cumulative upto March 2018 |
April 2018 to March 2019 |
Cumulative upto March 2019 |
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1 |
Petroleum & Natural Gas |
PAHAL |
42,275 |
17,324 |
59,599 |
4.23 crore duplicate, fake/ non-existent, inactive LPG connections eliminated. In addition there are 1.86 crore Non-subsidized LPG consumers, including 1.03 crore ‘Give It Up’ consumers. |
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2 |
Food & Public Distribution |
PDS |
29,708 |
17,925 |
47,633 |
Deletion of 2.98 crore duplicate and fake/ non-existent Ration Cards (including some due to migration, death etc.) |
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3 |
Rural Development |
MGNREGS |
16,073 |
4,717.45 |
20,790.45 |
Based on field studies Ministry has estimated 10% savings on wages on account of deletion of duplicate, fake/ non-existent, ineligible beneficiaries |
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NSAP |
438.6 |
77.41 |
516.01 |
Deletion of 4.77 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 |
0.00 |
159.15 |
Deletion of 5.26 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent beneficiaries. |
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5 |
Social Justice & Empowerment |
Scholarship Schemes |
238.27 |
97.24 |
335.51 |
Deletion of 1.91 lakh duplicate, fake/non-existent beneficiaries. |
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6 |
Women and Child Development |
Supplementary Nutrition Program of Aanganwadi Services |
- |
1,523.75 |
1,523.75 |
Reduction of 98.8 lakh duplicate, fake/non-existent beneficiaries |
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7 |
Department of Fertilizers |
Fertilizer Subsidy |
- |
10,000 |
10,000 |
Reduction of 120.88 Lakh Metric Tonnes of fertilizer sale to retailers |
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8 |
Others |
Others |
1120.69 |
- |
1,120.69 |
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Total |
90,012.71 |
51,664.85 |
1,41,677.56 |
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