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Now Power Up Aadhar!
The recent verdict of the Supreme Court regarding the Aadhar Act is indeed historical. Although, database privacy is a matter of concern and with India's top most court respecting it, from now on the private entities have been barred from using Aadhar for KYC authentication purpose.
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Punjab govt yet to pay Rs 7,700 crore subsidy bill to PSPCL
Punjab government has not paid monthly installments to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). The pending power subsidy bill continues to accumulate, despite the state government planning to introduce a direct-bank transfer (DBT) scheme for power subsidies on agricultural connections.
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Coal auction to get Rs.3.45 lakh crore
Auction of coal blocks will bring Rs3.45 lakh crore to the nation´s kitty with Rs.36,500 crore will be saved on account of checking leakages through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for LPG subsidy.
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DBT scheme for kerosene
In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, The Minister of State (IC) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan announced the implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene w.e.f. 1st April, 2016.
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SUBSIDY LEAKAGE:SWIPE It Away!
The power sector, unlike others, defies easy reform options. The central government can, at best, advise the states on how to reform their ailing electricity supply businesses with sweeteners such as inexpensive power supply or cheap funds to improve the infrastructure, but it cannot force them to act.
Rahul Kamat, Power, PMJDY, SEB, DBT, National Child Labour Scheme, G Raghuma Reddy, Central Power Distribution Company Of AP Ltd, Dattatraya Wavhal, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd, Umesh Agrawal, Pwc, Punjab State Electricity Board, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, M Mahadev
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Govt aims to save upto Rs.100 bn via DBT scheme
The government plans to save Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore annually on subsidy expenditure towards liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) following the partial roll out of Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme.
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Govt aims to save upto Rs.100 bn via DBT scheme
The government plans to save Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore annually on subsidy expenditure towards liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) following the partial roll out of Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme.
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