Estimated Benefits/ Gains from DBT and Other Governance Reforms
(upto March 2023)
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 Category |
|
Remarks |
| 1 | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | PAHAL | 72,909.58 | 533.76 | 73,443.34 | Elimination of 4.15 crore duplicate, fake/ non-existent, inactive LPG connections. In addition, number of non-subsidised LPG consumers is 2.45 crore.The aforesaid numbers (4.15 crore + 2.45 crore) include 1.13 crore 'Give-it-Up' consumers. |
| 2 | Department of Food and Public Distribution | PDS | 1,35,196.87 | 50,376.41 | 1,85,573.28 | Deletion of 5.0358 crore duplicate and fake/ non-existent Ration Cards. |
| 3 | Department of Rural Development | MGNREGS | 40,986.98 | 1,547.16 | 42,534.14 | Deletion of 7.10 lakh fake Job Cards (FY 2022-23) |
| 4 | Department of Rural Development | NSAP | 535.61 | 1.49 | 537.10 | Deletion of 11.05 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent, ineligible beneficiaries. |
| 5 | Ministry of Minority Affairs | SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME | 1,730.78 | 186.01 | 1,916.79 | Deletion of 30.92 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent beneficiaries. |
| 6 | Department of Social Justice and Empowerment | SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME | 352.21 | 702.44 | 1,054.65 | Deletion of 12.28 lakh duplicate, fake/non-existent beneficiaries. |
| 7 | Ministry of Women and Child Development | OTHERS | 1,523.75 | 0 | 1,523.75 | Reduction of 98.8 lakh duplicate, fake/non-existent beneficiaries. |
| 8 | Department of Fertilizers | FERTILIZER | 18,699.89 | 0 | 18,699.89 | Reduction of 158.06 Lakh Metric Tonnes of fertilizer sale to retailers. |
| 9 | Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | PM-KISAN | 11,774.00 | 10,332.14 | 22,106.14 | Deletion of 2.1174 crore ineligible beneficiaries. |
| 10 | OTHERS | OTHERS | 1,158.13 | 17.45 | 1,175.58 |
| Total | 2,84,867.80 | 63,696.86 | 3,48,564.66 |
