-The Pioneer Ranchi: A large number of ration card holders from Nagri and activists of Right to Food Campaign, led by noted socio-economist Jean Drèze on Monday marched to Raj Bhawan demanding immediate withdrawal of  ‘Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for Food subsidy’  and restore the old system of providing rice at Re 1 per kg to the poor people at ration shops. Drèze, who was stopped at Raj Bhawan by the district...

-Down to Earth People want Direct Benefit Transfer system to be replaced with old practice of getting rice at Re 1/kg at the ration shop Hundreds have protested against the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme started by the government of Jharkhand by marching from the Katahal Mor area of Ranchi towards the Chief Minister’s house via Piska Mor. The protest was organised jointly by civil society organisations and the major opposition parties...

-The Telegraph Ranchi (Jharkhand): Five political parties and a dozen other organisations will march to the chief minister's residence here on Monday to protest against direct transfer benefit (DBT) for food subsides, which was launched in Nagri block of Ranchi district as a pilot project in October last year, citing glitches in the subsidy-transferring mechanism. In two consecutive news meets held at XISS-Ranchi on Saturday, the findings of a sample study conducted...

-News18.com Released by economist Jean Drèze on Saturday, the survey looked into the workings of the Direct Benefit Transfer among 244 households in 13 villages in Nagri block of Ranchi, under which residents first collect their food subsidy in cash from their banks accounts, and then purchase rice from their ration shops at Rs 32 per kg. New Delhi: The Jharkhand government’s experiments with Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) has left nearly 97...

-The Hindu We need stricter adherence to sound banking rules and more transparency from public and private players The bank frauds involving Punjab National Bank (PNB) and the companies associated with businessmen Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi as well as the Rotomac case couldn’t have come at a worse time. The Indian banking system is already reeling under the pressure of growing NPAs, or non-performing assets (less politely known as loans that...