schemes to be covered under Direct Cash Transfer

Welfare and subsidy schemes to be covered under Direct Cash Transfer through Aadhaar

There is a proposal to shift to a system of Aadhaar enabled direct cashtransfer for government subsidies and benefits to promote greater transparency in the implementation of government schemes. The schemes which are to be covered under this system are given below…

List of Central Sector/ Centrally Sponsored Schemes amenable to Direct Cash Transfers :-

1.    Post Matric Scholarship for SC Students

2.    Pre Matric Scholarship for SC Students

3.    Pre Matric Scholarship for children of those engaged in unclean occupations

4.    Upgradation of merit of SC students

5.    National Overseas Scholarship schemes for SC students

6.    Post Matric Scholarships for OBC

7.    National Overseas Scholarship for OBCs

8.    Post Matric Scholarships for economically backward class students

9.    Post Matric Scholarship for students with disabilities

10.    National Overseas Scholarship for persons with disabilities

11.    Scholarship for top class education for students with disabilities

12.    Top Class Education Scheme

13.    Scholarship to Universities/College Students.

14.    Fellowship Schemes of UGC

15.    Fellowship Schemes of AICTE

16.    Subsidy on Fee to Students.

17.    National Means cum Merit Scholarship.

18.    National Schemes for Incentive for the girl child forsecondary education.

19.    National Overseas Scholarship for ST students

20.    Post Matric Scholarship Scheme

21.    Upgradation of merit scheme

22.    Top Class Education Schemes

23.    Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship

24.    Matric Scholarship Scheme

25.    Maulana Azad National Fellowship

26.    Merit cum Means Scholarship Scheme

27.    Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahlyog Yojana (IGMSY).

28.    Dhanalakshi Scheme.

29.    Janani Suraksha Yojana

30.    Scholarship to the Children of beedi workers.

31.    Housing subsidy to beedi workers.

32.    Stipend to children in the special schools under the Child Labour Project.

33.    Permanent Disablement Benefit, Dependent's benefit, Sickness Benefit by Employees' State Insurance Corporation to the insured persons and their families.

34.    Pension withdrawal of PF, Premature withdrawal of pension, payment related to Employees Deposit

Linked Insurance.

List of Schemes relating to Subsidy which are amenable to Direct Cash Transfers 

1.    Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme.

2.    PDS Kerosene

3.    Targeted Public Distribution System (in UTs)

This information was presented by the Minister (Shri.Rajeev Shukla) in his written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.