To ensure transparency in delivery of commodities to the poor in Rajasthan The Rajasthan Government has decided to conduct the much sought-after social audit for fair price shops functioning under the public distribution system (PDS) to ensure transparency and effectiveness in the delivery of essential commodities to poor people. The move follows the success of similar exercise for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The social audit is being introduced...
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Cash for Kerosene instead of subsidy
-PTI Delhi may soon become the first city in the country to give cash instead of subsidized Kerosene to BPL families, a move aimed at controlling widespread pilferage of the fuel. As per the proposal put forth by chief minister Sheila Dikshit, cash equivalent of the monthly Kerosene subsidy will be directly transferred to the bank account of the female head of the family. A BPL family is likely to...
More »Cash Transfers as the Silver Bullet for Poverty Reduction: A Sceptical Note by Jayati Ghosh
The current perception that cash transfers can replace public provision of basic goods and services and become a catch-all solution for poverty reduction is false. Where cash transfers have helped to reduce poverty, they have added to public provision, not replaced it. For crucial items like food, direct provision protects poor consumers from rising prices and is part of a broader strategy to ensure domestic supply. Problems like targeting errors...
More »BPL families to get Rs 400 for Kerosene & LPG by Chetan Chauhan
Every family below poverty line may get over Rs 400 per month from the government from April next year in lieu of fuel subsidy for Kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas cylinders as part of India's first direct cash transfer scheme. The move, which is expected to be considered by Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on June 9, is aimed at checking use of Kerosene for fuel adulteration and reduce financial...
More »Central Delhi to be test case for cash transfer by Sobhana K
The Delhi government might be the first in the country to implement the cash-transfer scheme, replacing the existing public distribution system (PDS). The Food and Civil Supplies Department is in the final round of discussions with the Union government on the issue. Though the Delhi government had put forward this proposal almost three years ago, it had been in cold storage ever since. The project has now been revived. Central Delhi,...
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