Direct Cash Transfer

Cutting food subsidy to cash transfer: Panel suggests steps to revamp FCI

The eight-member committee, was set up in August 2014 under the chairmanship of BJP MP Shanta Kumar, to recommend a complete overhaul of the way the mammoth organisation, FCI, functions.

Not just cost, Food Bill will make us a nation of beggars

If MNREGA at least has the virtue of making the poor consumers with choice, the Food Security Bill will convert the poor into mere supplicants of the state

Direct cash transfer will not lead to misuse, says Montek

Enthused by encouraging findings of a UNICEF-SEWA joint study on direct cash transfer, Plan panel Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said its implementation in large scale will not lead to any misuse of money.

Direct cash transfer will curb leakages, says PM

The DBT scheme provides for cash transfer of subsidy from the government directly to an Aadhar-linked beneficiary's bank account.

Direct Cash Transfer now covers Amethi, Rae Bareilly, Etawah

The 2014 Lok Sabha polls not being very far away, the inclusion of Rae Bareilly and Amethi districts of Uttar Pradesh, assumes political importance for the Congress.

Direct cash transfer: Taking stock of how it fares

The partial rollout of direct cash transfer has both merits and demerits, an article in the Hindu Business Line has said.

Union budget 2013: Chidu woos Nitish and boos Modi

Displaying sharp political acumen, the finance minister wooed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar eloquently.<br /><br /> <br /><br />

Direct cash transfer to kick-off in six Maharashtra districts tomorrow

Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will launch the scheme in Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban District while guardian ministers of Pune, Nandurbar, Wardha and Amravati will launch it in their respective districts.

Mamata opposes cash transfer scheme

The subsidy amount would be transferred to beneficiaries' bank accounts linked to Aadhaar cards.

Direct cash transfer can help reduce fiscal deficit: RBI

Describing the government's ambitious direct cash transfer scheme as a "powerful tool", Reserve Bank Deputy Governor K C Chakrabarty has said the initiative will help reduce fiscal deficit,