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Estimated Benefits/ Gains from DBT and Other Governance Reforms

(upto March 2022)

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. Cr)
Cumulative upto March 2021 April 2021 to March 2022 Cumulative upto March 2022
Remarks
1 Department of Fertilizers FERTILIZER 10,000.00 8,699.89 18,699.89 Reduction of 158.06 Lakh Metric Tonnesof fertilizer sale to retailers.
2 Department of Rural Development MGNREGS 33,475.47 7,511.51 40,986.98 Based on field studies Ministry has estimated 10% savings on wages on account of deletion of duplicate, fake/ non-existent, ineligible beneficiaries.
3 Department of Rural Development NSAP 530.72 4.89 535.61 Deletion of 10.84 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent, ineligible beneficiaries
4 Ministry of Women and Child Development OTHERS 1,523.75 0 1,523.75 Reduction of 98.8 lakh duplicate, fake/non-existent beneficiaries.
5 OTHERS OTHERS 1,156.55 1.58 1,158.13  
6 Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas PAHAL 72,909.58 0 72,909.58 4.11 crore duplicate, fake/ non-existent, inactive LPG connections eliminated. In addition there are 1.79 crore Non-subsidized LPG consumers, including 1.08 crore 'Give It Up' consumers.
7 Department of Food and Public Distribution PDS 1,01,596.87 33,600.00 1,35,196.87 Deletion of 4.2 crore duplicate and fake/ non-existent Ration Cards (since 2013 till 2021)
8 Ministry of Minority Affairs SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 1,439.97 290.81 1,730.78 Deletion of 27.9 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent beneficiaries.
9 Department of Social Justice and Empowerment SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 335.52 16.69 352.21 Deletion of 1.98 lakh duplicate, fake/non-existent beneficiaries.
Total 2,22,968.43 50,125.37 2,73,093.80