Direct Benefit Transfer Archives

Aadhaar-enabled DBT is more demanding than DBT #UID

Reetika Khera Interview with associate professor, humanities and social sciences department, IIT Delhi Manavi Kapur | <>New Delhi June 28, 2014 Last Updated at 21:11 IST The future of the Aadhaar scheme is uncertain under the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre.Reetika… Continue Reading →

Madras HC – Oil companies asked not to insist on Aadhaar cards #UID

The HinduA view of the Madras High Court complex, File photo The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the oil companies not to insist on the submission of Aadhaar cards for availing of direct transfer of subsidy. A Divison Bench… Continue Reading →

January 23, 2014 0

#India – Aadhaar not mandatory for availing of subsidies #mustshare #UID

The Hindu The HinduThough the Union government says Aadhaar is not mandatory states like Andhra Pradesh and Kerala have already asked customers to submit their Aadhaar number to avail subsidies. Photo: Mohammed Yousuf Aadhaar card is not mandatory to avail… Continue Reading →

August 24, 2013 1

#India- Neither Ready nor Steady for #Aadhaar #UID #DBT #mustread

TRANSITION FAILURE Jun 30, 2013 |DowntoErath Author(s): Jitendra @jitendrachoube1 , Aparna Pallavi @AparnaPallavi1 , Akshay Deshmane @DeshmaneAkshay , Alok Gupta @alok227 , M Suchitra Down to Earth- Cover Story With an eye on the 2014 general election, the UPA government is expanding its ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer programme that promises welfare as cash… Continue Reading →

June 19, 2013 2

Jairam Ramesh: Don’t turn Aadhar card into an instrument of exclusion #Aadhaar #UID

Press Trust of India Posted online: Fri May 31 2013, 16:05 hrs New Delhi : Amid concerns that sticking to Aadhaar card criteria could deprive many people especially in remote areas of benefits of UPA’s ambitious cash transfer scheme, Union… Continue Reading →

June 1, 2013 3

Duplication woes hit Aadhaar project in Uttar Pradesh #UID

Arunav Sinha, TNN | May 21, 2013, 06.26 AM IST LUCKNOW: Conceived with the idea to provide an identity to every Indian, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) came into existence in 2009. However, four years down… Continue Reading →

May 22, 2013 3

Centre likely to skip Aadhaar for Direct Benefit Transfer? #UID

Arunav Sinha , TNN | May 10, 2013, 02.17 AM IST LUCKNOW: Centre may bypass Aadhaar to accomplish the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) before the scheme is launched on July 1. According to sources, instructions were issued to ensure speedy… Continue Reading →

May 11, 2013 7

#India – All in the Name of the Poor #UID #Aadhaar

Vol – XLVIII No. 13, March 30, 2013 , Editorial Who will be the real beneficiaries of the Direct Benefit Transfer scheme? Why is there little or practically no information in the 2013-14 budget on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh… Continue Reading →

March 27, 2013 1

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