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 2020 to March 2022 | Cumulative upto March 2022 |
| |
| 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 | |
