Estimated Benefits/ Gains from DBT and Other Governance Reforms
(upto March 2024)
DBT and other governance reforms have led to removal of duplicate/ fake beneficiaries and plugging of leakages etc., as a result of which the government has been able to target the genuine and deserving beneficiaries. Estimated savings/ benefits from some of the Schemes are as under:
| S.No | Ministry/ Department | Scheme Category |
|
Remarks |
| 1 | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | PAHAL | 73,443.34 | 403.15 | 73,846.49 | Elimination of 4.23 crore duplicate, fake/ non-existent, inactive LPG connections. In addition, number of non-subsidised LPG consumers is 2.38 crore.The aforesaid numbers (4.23 crore + 2.38 crore) include 1.15 crore 'Give-it-Up' consumers. |
| 2 | Department of Food and Public Distribution | PDS | 1,85,573.28 | 64,399.25 | 2,49,972.53 | Deletion of 5.87 crore duplicate and fake/ non-existent Ration Cards. |
| 3 | Department of Rural Development | MGNREGS | 42,534.14 | 15,524.84 | 58,058.98 | Deletion of 1.26 crore fake and Duplicate Job Cards |
| 4 | Department of Rural Development | NSAP | 537.10 | 243.11 | 780.21 | Deletion of 7.21 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent, ineligible beneficiaries. |
| 5 | Ministry of Minority Affairs | SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME | 1,916.79 | 380.024 | 2,296.81 | Deletion of 37.77 lakh duplicate, fake/ non-existent beneficiaries. |
| 6 | Department of Social Justice and Empowerment | SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME | 1,054.65 | 0 | 1,054.65 | Deletion of 12.28 lakh duplicate, fake/non-existent beneficiaries. |
| 7 | Ministry of Women and Child Development | OTHERS | 1,523.75 | 0 | 1,523.75 | Reduction of 98.8 lakh duplicate, fake/non-existent beneficiaries. |
| 8 | Department of Fertilizers | FERTILIZER | 18,699.89 | 0 | 18,699.89 | Reduction of 158.06 Lakh Metric Tonnes of fertilizer sale to retailers. |
| 9 | Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | PM-KISAN | 22,106.14 | 0 | 22,106.14 | Deletion of 2.1174 crore ineligible beneficiaries. |
| 10 | Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprise | PMEGP | 0 | 1,449.53 | 1,449.53 | Deletion of 38,184 duplicate / ineligible beneficiaries |
| 11 | OTHERS | OTHERS | 1,175.58 | 173.49 | 1,349.07 |
| Total | 3,48,564.66 | 82,573.39 | 4,31,138.05 |
