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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said subsidy targeting using trinity of Jan Dhan accounts, mobile numbers and Aadhaar helped save the government USD 10 billion. (Photo: PTI)

Jan dhan, mobile numbers, Aadhaar helped plug subsidy leakages: Modi

The Prime Minister said technology has led to efficient service delivery, governance and improved access to education...

23 Nov 2017 11:54 AM IST

Electronic and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (Photo: PTI)

Govt saved Rs 58,000 cr via DBT for subsidies: Prasad

IT minister says govt utilising digital technology to bring about changes that benefit poor and underprivileged.

28 Sept 2017 3:47 PM IST

Foodgrains, rice, wheat, pulses, come under Aadhaar-enabled direct benefit transfer, DBT, scheme. (Photo: PTI)

Govt gives more time to get Aadhaar must for subsidies

As many as 135 welfare schemes of 35 ministries will be covered by extension.

28 Sept 2017 12:49 PM IST

Ram Vilas Paswan

All ration shops to be digitised, says Ram Vilas Paswan

The programme was initially conceptualised by the Jharkhand government which forwarded it to the Centre.

22 Sept 2017 6:21 AM IST

The magnitude 6.7 quake on Hokkaidos southern coast knocked out power to nearly all 3 million households on the island. (Representational image)

Govt plans DBT of power subsidy for domestic users

The draft amendments to National Tariff Policy 2016 that is under finalisation by the power ministry.

1 Oct 2018 8:20 AM IST

Rajkumar Badole

DTB portal suffers technical glitch

This work was awarded to Innowave, a company that gained notoriety because of the technical mess in the farmers' loan...

31 Jan 2018 5:42 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate the arrival of the New Year with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel in Uttarakhands Nelong valley along the China border. (Photo: PTI)

Need to root out corruption to reach targeted level of growth: Rajnath

To stop corruption at various levels, the government had started with the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme.

27 Jan 2018 7:55 PM IST

Nawab Malik, NCP spokesperson

Govt reducing DBT schemes' benefits: NCP

A state plan to cut the number of direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes from the present 62 has raised opposition...

14 April 2018 2:26 AM IST

In the beta form, users can generate their Virtual ID and use it to update address in Aadhaar online for the time being, according to UIDAI which announced the Virtual ID concept earlier this year to address privacy concerns.

India should ensure privacy in biometric identification programmes:...

IMF said, biometric identification and electronic payments have helped reduce leakages in LPG subsidies.

13 April 2018 2:40 PM IST

Old Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes were scrapped on November 8, 2016.

Centre may merge all welfare plans for dole

The report said that rural distress has marked economic-social-political implications.

24 Jan 2019 1:17 AM IST

The government can choose to pay a certain amount, which can be calculated as the poverty line threshold multiplied by the number of people in a household and then scaled up for a month.

Universal Basic Income: A worthwhile experiment

Various employment schemes at the Central and state levels should be done away with and the people provided a basic...

20 Jan 2019 4:46 AM IST

The protesting farmers had ended their march at Kisan Ghat in Delhi early on Wednesday after the police, which had stopped them on the citys border, allowed their entry. (Photo: PTI/File)

Govt takes direct benefit transfer route to farm votes

As part of immediate relief measure, the government will offer Rs 3,000-4,000 per acre to each farmer for every season.

4 Jan 2019 10:31 AM IST