-The Hindu The scheme has crossed 2.28 million transactions, benefiting 1.25 million LPG households, says Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily The ambitious direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for domestic LPG cylinder, launched in 18 districts of the country on June 1, has crossed 2.28 million transactions. Indications are that the scheme will be rolled out throughout the country by the year-end. Terming it a big success, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister...
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Sonia Gandhi asks CMs to roll out food scheme in 'letter and spirit'
-PTI NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked the states ruled by the party to implement in 'letter and spirit' the food security scheme which it sees as a 'game changer' in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. She held deliberations with Congress chief ministers on how to implement the food scheme seeking to provide cheap foodgrains to 82 crore people, for which an ordinance was promulgated last week. Party sources said...
More »Govt must not ignore hurdles in DBT race -Ruhi Tewari
-The Indian Express As the government begins the second phase of rollout of Direct Benefits Transfer in 78 districts from July 1, it would do well to look back at the rather shaky experience of the scheme's implementation in the past six months, and whether it is in fact prepared to bring in more areas under the scheme's ambit. The ambitious plan, that aims at eliminating middlemen and ensuring money reaches beneficiaries...
More »Direct benefit transfer for LPG crosses 1-million mark-Shine Jacob
-The Business Standard Till now, govt has transferred Rs 41 crore to bank accounts of LPG consumers in 'select' districts With the direct benefit transfer (DBT) for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) almost completing a month, the scheme has so far roped in more than one million consumers getting direct cash transfers to their bank accounts in 18 districts across the country. Till now, the government has transferred Rs 41 crore to the accounts...
More »Siddaramaiah to launch DBT in Tumkur district on Saturday-S Bhuvaneshwari
-The Hindu But, Aadhaar-LPG linkage is still tardy Tumkur: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will launch Aadhaar-linked Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for LPG at the Birla Auditorium in Tumkur district on June 1, 2013. Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, district president of the Congress Shafi Ahmed said that Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa Moily, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G. Parameshwara, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Food and Civil Supplies Dinesh...
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