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More than ₹ 36,659 crore transferred by using Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) through Public Financial Management System (PFMS)in the Bank accounts of 16.01 crore beneficiaries during COVID 2019 lockdown

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..... More than ₹ 36,659 crore transferred by using Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) through Public Financial Management System (PFMS)in the Bank accounts of 16.01 crore beneficiaries during COVID 2019 lockdown - News and Press Release Dated:- 20-4-2020 - News - More than ₹ 36,659 crore transferred by using Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) through Public Financial Management System (PFMS)in the Bank accounts of 16.01 crore beneficiaries during COVID 2019 lockdown Cash Benefits announced under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Package also being transferred by using DBT Digital Payment Infrastructure PFMS usage for DBT Payments increased over last #3 FYs; total DBT amount disbursed increased from 22% in FY 2018-19 to 45%in FY 2 .....

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..... 019-20 DBT ensures Cash benefit directly credited into the account of the beneficiary, eliminates leakage and improves efficiency More than ₹ 36,659 crore has been transferred by using Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) through Public Financial Management System (PFMS) in the Bank accounts of 16.01 crore beneficiaries during COVID 2019 lockdown by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) office ,Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Direct Benefit Transfer ensures that the cash benefit is directly credited into the account of the beneficiary, eliminates leakage and improves efficiency. The aforesaid cash amount has been transferred by using robust digital payments technology PFMS (Public Financial M .....

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..... anagement System) for making DBT payments under Central Schemes (CS) /Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) /CASP schemes . Main Highlights : More than ₹ 36,659 Crores ( ₹ 27,442 crores [Centrally sponsored Scheme CSS+ Central Sector Schemes (CS)] +₹ 9717 [State Government] ) transferred by using Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) through Public Financial Management System (PFMS) in the Bank accounts of 16.01 crore beneficiaries (11.42 crores [CSS/CS] + 4.59 crores [State ]) during COVID 2019 lockdown (24th March 2020 till 17thApril 2020) Cash Benefits announced under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojna Package also being transferred by using DBT Digital Payment Infrastructure. ₹ 500 .....

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..... each was credited in the women account holder of Jan- Dhan accounts. Till 13th April 2020 the total number of women beneficiaries were 19.86 Crores , which resulted in disbursement of ₹ 9,930 crores (as per data of Department of Financial Services). PFMS usage for DBT Payments increased over last #3 FYs with Total DBT amount disbursed has been increased from 22% in FY 2018-19 to 45% in FY 2019-20. The following are the details of cash benefits transferred by using PFMS for making DBT payments during COVID 19 period ( 24 th March 2020 till 17 th April 2020 ). Scheme Period : [24-Mar-2020 till 17-Apr-2020] Beneficiaries .....

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..... Paid Amount (IRs Crore) PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI (PM-Kisan)-[3624] 8,43,79,326 17,733.53 MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL GURANTEE PROGRAM-[9219] 1,55,68,886 5,406.09 INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME (IGNOAPS)-[3163] 93,16,712 999.49 INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL WIDOW PENSION SCHEME(IGNWPS)-[3167] 12,37,925 158.59 National Rural Health Mission-[9156] 10,98,128 280.80 Pradhan Mantri Matru .....

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..... Vandana Yojna-[3534] 7,58,153 209.47 PRE MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR MINORITIES-[9253] 5,72,902 159.86 Food Subsidy for Decentralized Procurement of Foodgrains under NFSA-[9533] 2,91,250 19.18 INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL DISABILITY PENSION SCHEME(IGNDPS)-[3169] 2,39,707 26.95 NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME ( NSAP)-[9182] 2,23,987 30.55 During COVID 19Lockdown i.e 24 th March 2020 till 17 th April 2020 ; the DBT payments under all the Central Sec .....

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..... tor/Centrally Sponsored Schemes through PFMS amounted to ₹ 27,442.08 crore in the accounts of 11,42,02,592 beneficiaries through schemes like PM KISAN, Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), National Social Assistance Program(NSAP), Prime Minster s Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), National Health Mission (NHM ), Scholarship Schemes of various ministries through National Scholarship Portal (NSP). Apart from above mentioned schemes, payments were also made under the PM GaribKalyanYojana, ₹ 500 was credited in the women account holder of Jan- Dhan accounts. Till 13th April 2020 the total number of women beneficiaries were 19.86 cro .....

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..... re , which resulted in disrbursement of ₹ 9,930 crore (as per data of Department of Financial Services). During COVID 19 period, many State Governments like UP, Bihar, MP, Tripura, Maharashtra, J K, AP and others have used DBT to transfer cash in the bank accounts. Through 180 welfare schemes ,the State Governments using PFMS have disbursed to 4,59,03,908 beneficiaries , an amount of ₹ 9,217.22 cr ore between 24 th March 2020 till 17 th April 2020 . Summary of DBT payments for Top 10 Centrally Sponsored Schemes/Central Sector Schemes: *Total Beneficiaries Paid 11,42,02,592 / Amount :₹ 27,442.08 crore [as in para (i) above] Summary of DBT payments o .....

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..... f top 10 schemes of State Governments: State Scheme Period : [24-Mar-2020 till 17-Apr-2020] Beneficiaries Paid Amount (RsCrore) Bihar DBT- Education Department-[BR147] 1,52,70,541 1,884.66 Bihar Corona sahayata-[BR142] 86,95,974 869.60 U.P. वृद्धावस्था / किसान पेंशन योजन .....

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..... ा -[9529] 53,24,855 707.91 U.P. UP-National widow pension scheme (3167)-[UP10] 26,76,212 272.14 Bihar MukhyamantriVridhjan Pension Yojana-[BR134] 18,17,100 199.73 U.P. कुष्ठावस्था विकलांग भरणपोषण अनुदान -[9763] 10,78,514 112.14 Bihar Bihar State Disabi .....

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..... lity Pension Scheme-[BR99] 10,37,577 98.39 Assam AS - Old Age Pension From State Contribution (OAPFSC)-[AS103] 9,86,491 28.88 Bihar MUKHYAMANTRI VISHESH SAHAYATA-[BR166] 9,81,879 98.19 Delhi Delhi Financial Assistance to Senior Citizen-[2239] 9,27,101 433.61 *Total Beneficiaries Paid 4,59,03,908 / Amount :₹ 9217.22 crore [as in para (iii) above] DBT payment growth using PFMS during the last three years : PFMS usage for DBT Payments has inc .....

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..... reased over last #3 FYs wherein Transaction count increased to 11% during FY 2018-19 (compared to Fy 2017-18) and 48% in FY 2019-20. The total DBT amount disbursed increased from 22% in FY 2018-19 to 45%in FY 2019-20 . BACKGROUND : Ministry of Finance ( MoF ), Government of India, decided on mandatory use of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) of the office of Controller General of Accounts (CGA) for payment, accounting and reporting under DBT and directed (December 2014) all implementing Ministries/Departments to ensure that no payments under DBT schemes were processed unless the electronic payment files for such payments were received through PFMS from 1st April 2015. Direct Benefit Transfer .....

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..... (DBT) is a major reform initiative launched by Government of India to re-engineer the existing cumbersome delivery processes using modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT), by transferring benefits into the bank/postal accounts, preferably Aadhaar seeded, of accurately targeted beneficiaries, as well as in-kind transfers from Government to individual beneficiaries. Payment ecosystem of DBT in PFMS Beneficiary management in PFMS Beneficiary data can be entered into PFMS through either of the two modes viz. through Excel upload from PFMS user interface and/or through Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) servers of the integrated external system(s)/ Line of Business (LoB) applications PFMS .....

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..... also does pre-validation of Bank Accounts/Postal accounts and validation of Aadhaar number on National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Aadhaar mapper. DBT includes in-kind and cash transfers to beneficiaries as well as transfers/honorariums given to various enablers of government schemes like community workers, etc for successful implementation of the schemes. Transfer of cash benefits from Ministries/Departments is donethgrogh PFMS: (a)directly to beneficiaries from Ministries/Departments; (b)through State Treasury Account; or (c)through any Implementing Agency as appointed by Centre/State Governments. BENEFITS OF DBT: DBT intends to achieve (through CARE ): 1. .....

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..... C urbing pilferage and duplication 2. A ccurate targeting of the beneficiary 3. R educed delay in payments , and 4. E lectronic transfer of benefits, minimizing levels involved in benefit flow. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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