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The government is set to step up its push for cash transfer of subsidies and adopt it as a policy doctrine in the run-up to elections, with two pilot projects validating the assumption that it would lead to significant savings for the government while enhancing benefits for users.&lt;br /&gt;
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A pilot project for cooking gas in Mysore run by state-run oil companies saw the number of connections dropping 40% from 35,000 to around 20,000 while a similar experiment for kerosene in Rajasthan&#039;s Alwar district resulted in consumption sliding by 80% from 80 kiloliters a month to around 14 kiloliters.&lt;br /&gt;
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The votaries of cash transfers have argued that it would help government save money without hurting the real beneficiaries. &amp;quot;A part of the reason is that people had more than one connection, while there may have been some bogus ones as well,&amp;quot; said an official, a finding which goes well with the argument that a shift to cash transfers will be politically safe.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Similarly, in Mysore, the 20,000 people enrolled for the cooking gas scheme were getting Rs 750 each, the earlier market price for gas cylinders, which they were using to meet their monthly kitchen fuel requirements. Test runs are planned in more districts before the scheme goes national.&lt;br /&gt;
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Significantly, the ongoing drive for digitization of PDS records is going to come handy. Already, the results of the digitization campaign in Ranga Reddy and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh show 15% savings. &amp;quot;We are talking to the states because for food, their support is crucial,&amp;quot; an official said.&lt;br /&gt;
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Last week, the Cabinet cleared a similar test run for fertilizer subsidies. By the end of the year, instead of handing over cash to fertilizer companies, the government will start transferring funds to the bank accounts of farmers, who can then go to the market and buy urea, NPK or potash, depending on their requirement.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The scheme is being finalized,&amp;quot; an official said. Earlier recommendations such as keeping plantation companies, which sell their produce at the market price, out of the subsidy scheme are also being considered to make the system more efficient and better target subsidies.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;Sitting in Delhi, we will be able to monitor the consumption and ensure that the beneficiaries get their due,&amp;quot; said an official closely involved with the planning of the cash transfer scheme.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For a government that spends nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore on three major subsidies - food, fuel and fertilizer &amp;mdash; getting the delivery right is increasingly being seen as equally critical as giving the doles. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram have already announced this as top priority for the government.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although the right model may be months away from rollout, a leakage-proof system is expected to help the government generate more funds for education and health. Besides, a successful subsidy delivery mechanism could even be considered as a poll plank in the 2014 elections as cash transfers are seen to be giving more choices to beneficiaries in terms of using the entitlement.&lt;br /&gt;
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So, someone who often goes back empty-handed from the village fair price shop as there are &amp;quot;no supplies&amp;quot; will now be able to buy not just wheat or rice but even dal and better quality oil with the cash that she receives in her bank account.
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The government is set to step up its push for cash transfer of subsidies and adopt it as a policy doctrine in the run-up to elections, with two pilot projects validating the assumption that it would lead to significant savings for the government while enhancing benefits for users.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A pilot project for cooking gas in Mysore run by state-run oil companies saw the number of connections dropping 40% from 35,000 to around 20,000 while a similar experiment for kerosene in Rajasthan&#039;s Alwar district resulted in consumption sliding by 80% from 80 kiloliters a month to around 14 kiloliters.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The preliminary findings of the twin tests come at a time of intense debate within the government over pruning the subsidy bill and ensuring better delivery. A strong school in the government seems to be leaning towards cash transfers as the way out to deal with an unwieldy subsidy bill estimated at Rs 2.5 lakh crore, and the findings could be a boost for the effort to overhaul the system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The votaries of cash transfers have argued that it would help government save money without hurting the real beneficiaries. &amp;quot;A part of the reason is that people had more than one connection, while there may have been some bogus ones as well,&amp;quot; said an official, a finding which goes well with the argument that a shift to cash transfers will be politically safe.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the kerosene pilot project, registered users were provided cash equivalent of the market price for their entitlement from ration shops. With kerosene selling in the open market at Rs 45 a liter, Rs 135 is transferred to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who are entitled to 3 liters a month.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Similarly, in Mysore, the 20,000 people enrolled for the cooking gas scheme were getting Rs 750 each, the earlier market price for gas cylinders, which they were using to meet their monthly kitchen fuel requirements. Test runs are planned in more districts before the scheme goes national.&lt;br /&gt;
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Next in the pipeline is a similar scheme for food subsidies with the Centre initiating talks with 11 states to launch pilot projects covering 50 districts, findings of which will be a big ballast to the move towards cash transfers should they attest the experience in Mysore and Alwar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Significantly, the ongoing drive for digitization of PDS records is going to come handy. Already, the results of the digitization campaign in Ranga Reddy and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh show 15% savings. &amp;quot;We are talking to the states because for food, their support is crucial,&amp;quot; an official said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Last week, the Cabinet cleared a similar test run for fertilizer subsidies. By the end of the year, instead of handing over cash to fertilizer companies, the government will start transferring funds to the bank accounts of farmers, who can then go to the market and buy urea, NPK or potash, depending on their requirement.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The scheme is being finalized,&amp;quot; an official said. Earlier recommendations such as keeping plantation companies, which sell their produce at the market price, out of the subsidy scheme are also being considered to make the system more efficient and better target subsidies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Sitting in Delhi, we will be able to monitor the consumption and ensure that the beneficiaries get their due,&amp;quot; said an official closely involved with the planning of the cash transfer scheme.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For a government that spends nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore on three major subsidies - food, fuel and fertilizer &amp;mdash; getting the delivery right is increasingly being seen as equally critical as giving the doles. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram have already announced this as top priority for the government.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although the right model may be months away from rollout, a leakage-proof system is expected to help the government generate more funds for education and health. Besides, a successful subsidy delivery mechanism could even be considered as a poll plank in the 2014 elections as cash transfers are seen to be giving more choices to beneficiaries in terms of using the entitlement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So, someone who often goes back empty-handed from the village fair price shop as there are &amp;quot;no supplies&amp;quot; will now be able to buy not just wheat or rice but even dal and better quality oil with the cash that she receives in her bank account.
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The government is set to step up its push for cash transfer of subsidies and adopt it as a policy doctrine in the run-up to elections, with two pilot projects validating the assumption that it would lead to significant savings for the government while enhancing benefits for users.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A pilot project for cooking gas in Mysore run by state-run oil companies saw the number of connections dropping 40% from 35,000 to around 20,000 while a similar experiment for kerosene in Rajasthan&#039;s Alwar district resulted in consumption sliding by 80% from 80 kiloliters a month to around 14 kiloliters.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The preliminary findings of the twin tests come at a time of intense debate within the government over pruning the subsidy bill and ensuring better delivery. A strong school in the government seems to be leaning towards cash transfers as the way out to deal with an unwieldy subsidy bill estimated at Rs 2.5 lakh crore, and the findings could be a boost for the effort to overhaul the system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The votaries of cash transfers have argued that it would help government save money without hurting the real beneficiaries. &amp;quot;A part of the reason is that people had more than one connection, while there may have been some bogus ones as well,&amp;quot; said an official, a finding which goes well with the argument that a shift to cash transfers will be politically safe.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the kerosene pilot project, registered users were provided cash equivalent of the market price for their entitlement from ration shops. With kerosene selling in the open market at Rs 45 a liter, Rs 135 is transferred to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who are entitled to 3 liters a month.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Similarly, in Mysore, the 20,000 people enrolled for the cooking gas scheme were getting Rs 750 each, the earlier market price for gas cylinders, which they were using to meet their monthly kitchen fuel requirements. Test runs are planned in more districts before the scheme goes national.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Next in the pipeline is a similar scheme for food subsidies with the Centre initiating talks with 11 states to launch pilot projects covering 50 districts, findings of which will be a big ballast to the move towards cash transfers should they attest the experience in Mysore and Alwar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Significantly, the ongoing drive for digitization of PDS records is going to come handy. Already, the results of the digitization campaign in Ranga Reddy and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh show 15% savings. &amp;quot;We are talking to the states because for food, their support is crucial,&amp;quot; an official said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Last week, the Cabinet cleared a similar test run for fertilizer subsidies. By the end of the year, instead of handing over cash to fertilizer companies, the government will start transferring funds to the bank accounts of farmers, who can then go to the market and buy urea, NPK or potash, depending on their requirement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The scheme is being finalized,&amp;quot; an official said. Earlier recommendations such as keeping plantation companies, which sell their produce at the market price, out of the subsidy scheme are also being considered to make the system more efficient and better target subsidies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Sitting in Delhi, we will be able to monitor the consumption and ensure that the beneficiaries get their due,&amp;quot; said an official closely involved with the planning of the cash transfer scheme.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For a government that spends nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore on three major subsidies - food, fuel and fertilizer &amp;mdash; getting the delivery right is increasingly being seen as equally critical as giving the doles. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram have already announced this as top priority for the government.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although the right model may be months away from rollout, a leakage-proof system is expected to help the government generate more funds for education and health. Besides, a successful subsidy delivery mechanism could even be considered as a poll plank in the 2014 elections as cash transfers are seen to be giving more choices to beneficiaries in terms of using the entitlement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So, someone who often goes back empty-handed from the village fair price shop as there are &amp;quot;no supplies&amp;quot; will now be able to buy not just wheat or rice but even dal and better quality oil with the cash that she receives in her bank account.
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The government is set to step up its push for cash transfer of subsidies and adopt it as a policy doctrine in the run-up to elections, with two pilot projects validating the assumption that it would lead to significant savings for the government while enhancing benefits for users.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A pilot project for cooking gas in Mysore run by state-run oil companies saw the number of connections dropping 40% from 35,000 to around 20,000 while a similar experiment for kerosene in Rajasthan&#039;s Alwar district resulted in consumption sliding by 80% from 80 kiloliters a month to around 14 kiloliters.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The preliminary findings of the twin tests come at a time of intense debate within the government over pruning the subsidy bill and ensuring better delivery. A strong school in the government seems to be leaning towards cash transfers as the way out to deal with an unwieldy subsidy bill estimated at Rs 2.5 lakh crore, and the findings could be a boost for the effort to overhaul the system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The votaries of cash transfers have argued that it would help government save money without hurting the real beneficiaries. &amp;quot;A part of the reason is that people had more than one connection, while there may have been some bogus ones as well,&amp;quot; said an official, a finding which goes well with the argument that a shift to cash transfers will be politically safe.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the kerosene pilot project, registered users were provided cash equivalent of the market price for their entitlement from ration shops. With kerosene selling in the open market at Rs 45 a liter, Rs 135 is transferred to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who are entitled to 3 liters a month.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Similarly, in Mysore, the 20,000 people enrolled for the cooking gas scheme were getting Rs 750 each, the earlier market price for gas cylinders, which they were using to meet their monthly kitchen fuel requirements. Test runs are planned in more districts before the scheme goes national.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Next in the pipeline is a similar scheme for food subsidies with the Centre initiating talks with 11 states to launch pilot projects covering 50 districts, findings of which will be a big ballast to the move towards cash transfers should they attest the experience in Mysore and Alwar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Significantly, the ongoing drive for digitization of PDS records is going to come handy. Already, the results of the digitization campaign in Ranga Reddy and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh show 15% savings. &amp;quot;We are talking to the states because for food, their support is crucial,&amp;quot; an official said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Last week, the Cabinet cleared a similar test run for fertilizer subsidies. By the end of the year, instead of handing over cash to fertilizer companies, the government will start transferring funds to the bank accounts of farmers, who can then go to the market and buy urea, NPK or potash, depending on their requirement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The scheme is being finalized,&amp;quot; an official said. Earlier recommendations such as keeping plantation companies, which sell their produce at the market price, out of the subsidy scheme are also being considered to make the system more efficient and better target subsidies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Sitting in Delhi, we will be able to monitor the consumption and ensure that the beneficiaries get their due,&amp;quot; said an official closely involved with the planning of the cash transfer scheme.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For a government that spends nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore on three major subsidies - food, fuel and fertilizer &amp;mdash; getting the delivery right is increasingly being seen as equally critical as giving the doles. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram have already announced this as top priority for the government.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although the right model may be months away from rollout, a leakage-proof system is expected to help the government generate more funds for education and health. Besides, a successful subsidy delivery mechanism could even be considered as a poll plank in the 2014 elections as cash transfers are seen to be giving more choices to beneficiaries in terms of using the entitlement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So, someone who often goes back empty-handed from the village fair price shop as there are &amp;quot;no supplies&amp;quot; will now be able to buy not just wheat or rice but even dal and better quality oil with the cash that she receives in her bank account.
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The preliminary findings of the twin tests come at a time of intense debate within the government over pruning the subsidy bill and ensuring better delivery. A strong school in the government seems to be leaning towards cash transfers as the way out to deal with an unwieldy subsidy bill estimated at Rs 2.5 lakh crore, and the findings could be a boost for the effort to overhaul the system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The votaries of cash transfers have argued that it would help government save money without hurting the real beneficiaries. &amp;quot;A part of the reason is that people had more than one connection, while there may have been some bogus ones as well,&amp;quot; said an official, a finding which goes well with the argument that a shift to cash transfers will be politically safe.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the kerosene pilot project, registered users were provided cash equivalent of the market price for their entitlement from ration shops. With kerosene selling in the open market at Rs 45 a liter, Rs 135 is transferred to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who are entitled to 3 liters a month.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Similarly, in Mysore, the 20,000 people enrolled for the cooking gas scheme were getting Rs 750 each, the earlier market price for gas cylinders, which they were using to meet their monthly kitchen fuel requirements. Test runs are planned in more districts before the scheme goes national.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;The scheme is being finalized,&amp;quot; an official said. Earlier recommendations such as keeping plantation companies, which sell their produce at the market price, out of the subsidy scheme are also being considered to make the system more efficient and better target subsidies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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-The Times of India<br />
<br />
The government is set to step up its push for cash transfer of subsidies and adopt it as a policy doctrine in the run-up to elections, with two pilot projects validating the assumption that it would lead to significant savings for the government while enhancing benefits for users.<br />
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A pilot project for cooking gas in Mysore run by state-run oil companies saw the number of connections dropping 40% from 35,000 to around 20,000 while a similar experiment for kerosene in Rajasthan's Alwar district resulted in consumption sliding by 80% from 80 kiloliters a month to around 14 kiloliters.<br />
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The preliminary findings of the twin tests come at a time of intense debate within the government over pruning the subsidy bill and ensuring better delivery. A strong school in the government seems to be leaning towards cash transfers as the way out to deal with an unwieldy subsidy bill estimated at Rs 2.5 lakh crore, and the findings could be a boost for the effort to overhaul the system.<br />
<br />
The votaries of cash transfers have argued that it would help government save money without hurting the real beneficiaries. &quot;A part of the reason is that people had more than one connection, while there may have been some bogus ones as well,&quot; said an official, a finding which goes well with the argument that a shift to cash transfers will be politically safe.<br />
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In the kerosene pilot project, registered users were provided cash equivalent of the market price for their entitlement from ration shops. With kerosene selling in the open market at Rs 45 a liter, Rs 135 is transferred to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who are entitled to 3 liters a month.<br />
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Similarly, in Mysore, the 20,000 people enrolled for the cooking gas scheme were getting Rs 750 each, the earlier market price for gas cylinders, which they were using to meet their monthly kitchen fuel requirements. Test runs are planned in more districts before the scheme goes national.<br />
<br />
Next in the pipeline is a similar scheme for food subsidies with the Centre initiating talks with 11 states to launch pilot projects covering 50 districts, findings of which will be a big ballast to the move towards cash transfers should they attest the experience in Mysore and Alwar.<br />
<br />
Significantly, the ongoing drive for digitization of PDS records is going to come handy. Already, the results of the digitization campaign in Ranga Reddy and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh show 15% savings. &quot;We are talking to the states because for food, their support is crucial,&quot; an official said.<br />
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Last week, the Cabinet cleared a similar test run for fertilizer subsidies. By the end of the year, instead of handing over cash to fertilizer companies, the government will start transferring funds to the bank accounts of farmers, who can then go to the market and buy urea, NPK or potash, depending on their requirement.<br />
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&quot;The scheme is being finalized,&quot; an official said. Earlier recommendations such as keeping plantation companies, which sell their produce at the market price, out of the subsidy scheme are also being considered to make the system more efficient and better target subsidies.<br />
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&quot;Sitting in Delhi, we will be able to monitor the consumption and ensure that the beneficiaries get their due,&quot; said an official closely involved with the planning of the cash transfer scheme.<br />
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For a government that spends nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore on three major subsidies - food, fuel and fertilizer &mdash; getting the delivery right is increasingly being seen as equally critical as giving the doles. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram have already announced this as top priority for the government.<br />
<br />
Although the right model may be months away from rollout, a leakage-proof system is expected to help the government generate more funds for education and health. Besides, a successful subsidy delivery mechanism could even be considered as a poll plank in the 2014 elections as cash transfers are seen to be giving more choices to beneficiaries in terms of using the entitlement.<br />
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So, someone who often goes back empty-handed from the village fair price shop as there are &quot;no supplies&quot; will now be able to buy not just wheat or rice but even dal and better quality oil with the cash that she receives in her bank account.
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The government is set to step up its push for cash transfer of subsidies and adopt it as a policy doctrine in the run-up to elections, with two pilot projects validating the assumption that it would lead to significant savings for the government while enhancing benefits for users.<br />
<br />
A pilot project for cooking gas in Mysore run by state-run oil companies saw the number of connections dropping 40% from 35,000 to around 20,000 while a similar experiment for kerosene in Rajasthan's Alwar district resulted in consumption sliding by 80% from 80 kiloliters a month to around 14 kiloliters.<br />
<br />
The preliminary findings of the twin tests come at a time of intense debate within the government over pruning the subsidy bill and ensuring better delivery. A strong school in the government seems to be leaning towards cash transfers as the way out to deal with an unwieldy subsidy bill estimated at Rs 2.5 lakh crore, and the findings could be a boost for the effort to overhaul the system.<br />
<br />
The votaries of cash transfers have argued that it would help government save money without hurting the real beneficiaries. &quot;A part of the reason is that people had more than one connection, while there may have been some bogus ones as well,&quot; said an official, a finding which goes well with the argument that a shift to cash transfers will be politically safe.<br />
<br />
In the kerosene pilot project, registered users were provided cash equivalent of the market price for their entitlement from ration shops. With kerosene selling in the open market at Rs 45 a liter, Rs 135 is transferred to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who are entitled to 3 liters a month.<br />
<br />
Similarly, in Mysore, the 20,000 people enrolled for the cooking gas scheme were getting Rs 750 each, the earlier market price for gas cylinders, which they were using to meet their monthly kitchen fuel requirements. Test runs are planned in more districts before the scheme goes national.<br />
<br />
Next in the pipeline is a similar scheme for food subsidies with the Centre initiating talks with 11 states to launch pilot projects covering 50 districts, findings of which will be a big ballast to the move towards cash transfers should they attest the experience in Mysore and Alwar.<br />
<br />
Significantly, the ongoing drive for digitization of PDS records is going to come handy. Already, the results of the digitization campaign in Ranga Reddy and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh show 15% savings. &quot;We are talking to the states because for food, their support is crucial,&quot; an official said.<br />
<br />
Last week, the Cabinet cleared a similar test run for fertilizer subsidies. By the end of the year, instead of handing over cash to fertilizer companies, the government will start transferring funds to the bank accounts of farmers, who can then go to the market and buy urea, NPK or potash, depending on their requirement.<br />
<br />
&quot;The scheme is being finalized,&quot; an official said. Earlier recommendations such as keeping plantation companies, which sell their produce at the market price, out of the subsidy scheme are also being considered to make the system more efficient and better target subsidies.<br />
<br />
&quot;Sitting in Delhi, we will be able to monitor the consumption and ensure that the beneficiaries get their due,&quot; said an official closely involved with the planning of the cash transfer scheme.<br />
<br />
For a government that spends nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore on three major subsidies - food, fuel and fertilizer &mdash; getting the delivery right is increasingly being seen as equally critical as giving the doles. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram have already announced this as top priority for the government.<br />
<br />
Although the right model may be months away from rollout, a leakage-proof system is expected to help the government generate more funds for education and health. Besides, a successful subsidy delivery mechanism could even be considered as a poll plank in the 2014 elections as cash transfers are seen to be giving more choices to beneficiaries in terms of using the entitlement.<br />
<br />
So, someone who often goes back empty-handed from the village fair price shop as there are &quot;no supplies&quot; will now be able to buy not just wheat or rice but even dal and better quality oil with the cash that she receives in her bank account.
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The government is set to step up its push for cash transfer of subsidies and adopt it as a policy doctrine in the run-up to elections, with two pilot projects validating the assumption that it would lead...'
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Govt to switch to cash transfers to deal with an unwieldy subsidy bill -Siddharth & Surojit Gupta

-The Times of India The government is set to step up its push for cash transfer of subsidies and adopt it as a policy doctrine in the run-up to elections, with two pilot projects validating the assumption that it would lead to significant savings for the government while enhancing benefits for users. A pilot project for cooking gas in Mysore run by state-run oil companies saw the number of connections dropping 40% from 35,000 to around 20,000 while a similar experiment for kerosene in Rajasthan's Alwar district resulted in consumption sliding by 80% from 80 kiloliters a month to around 14 kiloliters. The preliminary findings of the twin tests come at a time of intense debate within the government over pruning the subsidy bill and ensuring better delivery. A strong school in the government seems to be leaning towards cash transfers as the way out to deal with an unwieldy subsidy bill estimated at Rs 2.5 lakh crore, and the findings could be a boost for the effort to overhaul the system. The votaries of cash transfers have argued that it would help government save money without hurting the real beneficiaries. "A part of the reason is that people had more than one connection, while there may have been some bogus ones as well," said an official, a finding which goes well with the argument that a shift to cash transfers will be politically safe. In the kerosene pilot project, registered users were provided cash equivalent of the market price for their entitlement from ration shops. With kerosene selling in the open market at Rs 45 a liter, Rs 135 is transferred to the bank accounts of beneficiaries who are entitled to 3 liters a month. Similarly, in Mysore, the 20,000 people enrolled for the cooking gas scheme were getting Rs 750 each, the earlier market price for gas cylinders, which they were using to meet their monthly kitchen fuel requirements. Test runs are planned in more districts before the scheme goes national. Next in the pipeline is a similar scheme for food subsidies with the Centre initiating talks with 11 states to launch pilot projects covering 50 districts, findings of which will be a big ballast to the move towards cash transfers should they attest the experience in Mysore and Alwar. Significantly, the ongoing drive for digitization of PDS records is going to come handy. Already, the results of the digitization campaign in Ranga Reddy and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh show 15% savings. "We are talking to the states because for food, their support is crucial," an official said. Last week, the Cabinet cleared a similar test run for fertilizer subsidies. By the end of the year, instead of handing over cash to fertilizer companies, the government will start transferring funds to the bank accounts of farmers, who can then go to the market and buy urea, NPK or potash, depending on their requirement. "The scheme is being finalized," an official said. Earlier recommendations such as keeping plantation companies, which sell their produce at the market price, out of the subsidy scheme are also being considered to make the system more efficient and better target subsidies. "Sitting in Delhi, we will be able to monitor the consumption and ensure that the beneficiaries get their due," said an official closely involved with the planning of the cash transfer scheme. For a government that spends nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore on three major subsidies - food, fuel and fertilizer — getting the delivery right is increasingly being seen as equally critical as giving the doles. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram have already announced this as top priority for the government. Although the right model may be months away from rollout, a leakage-proof system is expected to help the government generate more funds for education and health. Besides, a successful subsidy delivery mechanism could even be considered as a poll plank in the 2014 elections as cash transfers are seen to be giving more choices to beneficiaries in terms of using the entitlement. So, someone who often goes back empty-handed from the village fair price shop as there are "no supplies" will now be able to buy not just wheat or rice but even dal and better quality oil with the cash that she receives in her bank account.