Direct Benefit Transfer

1. Department of
Agriculture, Govt.
of Bihar

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Sect
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Direct Benefit Transfer:
DBT is an attempt to change the mechanism of transferring subsidies launched
by Government of India. This program aims to transfer subsidies directly to the
authentic and unique beneficiary through their bank accounts.

3. Focus by PMO on DBT
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required, and expeditious seeding of Aadhar numbers; and Mission Director DBT to
these efforts. H oweve r, t h e Scheme implementing
Departments/Ministries will have to take the prime ownership for smooth
implementation.
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Nripendra Misra
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister
February 11, 2015
Dear Ms. Jena,
I am writing this in connection with the application of the Direct Benefit
Transfer mode for centrally sponsored and Central Sector Schemes with a
beneficiary component. As you know, currently 35 schemes have already been
brought [list enclosed) on the DBT platform. This is in addition to the usage of the
platform for transfer of LPG subsidy.
2. The DBT platform for transfer of cash benefits through Aadhar Enabled
Payment System directly to the bank account of the beneficiaries not only makes the
system transparent and more efficient but also provides mechanism to better target
the subsidies. To achieve this, Aadhar number of all beneficiaries will have to be
seeded inthe database of the scheme and mapped to Bank accounts.
3. I am separately writing to UIDAI/RGI to focus on enrolment of beneficiaries
of various schemes for Aadhar; DFS for ensuring opening of bank accounts, if
4. I, therefore, request you to ensure that direct cash transfer to individual
beneficiaries under all schemes of your Ministry takes place only on DBT platform
from the next financial year onwards. You may, therefore, ensure that all beneficiary
details with bank accounts and Aadhar numbers are seeded in the database, within
the next three months. Kindly enlighten me · there are any implementation issues.
Ms. Vandana Kumari Jena,
Secretary
Ministry of Rural Development 'Y.
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Krishi Bhawan
NEW DELHI
ENCL:- As above
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4. Objectives of DBT
Beneficiaries across schemes ( Snapshot )
Pensions~ 25+
million
Mapping of actual
beneficiary with benefits
Increase
transparency &
accountability
Financial
inclusion of
weaker sections
Reduce time for
payments to reach
accounts beneficiary
Eliminate hoax beneficiary
DBT
Reduces duplication of
efforts
MNREGS ~ 85+
million
DBTL ~ 140+
million
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6. Process of Direct Benefits Transfer
Central Government
UIDAI
State Governments
NPCI
CIDR
Seeker
District / Block Depts.
2
Sponsor Bank
Destination/ Beneficiary
Bank
1
4
5
6
3
NPCI Mapper
PROCESS STEP STAKEHOLDERS
Aadhaar enrolment
Beneficiary list creation and digitization
Aadhaar seeding in beneficiary database
Bank account opening
Aadhaar seeding in bank accounts
Benefit payment
State Nodal Department/ NPR
District / Block official for department
District / Block official for department
Banks, in coordination with district department
Banks, in coordination with district department
District department, in coordination with sponsor bank/ NPCI
1
2
3
4
5
6
Scheme Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries
whose record in
bank CBSand
NPCI mapper is
seeded with
Aadhaar
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Beneficiaries
whose record in
beneficiary DB
is seeded with
Aadhaar
DBT
Ready
Beneficiaries with Aadhaar Number
+
Aadhaar
Verified
Aadhaar IIN
1234 5678 5678 XXXXX
0123 4567 4567 YYYYY

7. *99*99# service
►*99*99#
►(Check the Aadhaar number is linked to which bank on NPCI)
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8. Key Benefits
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 Beauty of this scheme is Direct, hence no middle men, no leakage or corruption.
 Hassle free environment, hence, no delay in getting the subsidy amount.
 Linked to the Aadhaar biometric system, Eliminate fictitious accounts.
 Reduce subsidy burden on govt. exchange, because only deserved people benefit from it.
 Bank account is necessary, hence financial inclusion. Bank account changes do not affect
the transfer systems for various schemes.
 Transparency in the government functioning and planning..

9. Department of
Agriculture, Govt.
of Bihar
INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE
PORTAL AND APPLICATION
02

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(www. farmer.gov.in)

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12. KISAN SUVIDHA
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13. KISAN SUVIDHA
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14. KISAN SUVIDHA for Plant Protection
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15. KISAN SUVIDHA Features
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16. BHUVAN HAILSTORM
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17. AGRIMARKET
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18. Mkisan (mkisan.gov.in)
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19. USSD
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• Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) - This is a service as old as mobile telephony itself.
This can be accessed through any GSM handset – even good old Nokia set. There is no special
application or internet access required on mobile handset to access USSD.
• A user dials a short code from his/her handset and chooses among various options provided in a set
of response menus during a session of up to 3 minutes in case of mKisan.
• User charges of Rs. 6 per month for unlimited USSD
*491*105# Data Entry of Mandi Prices and Arrivals
*491*106# Fertilizer Daily Sale Entry
*491*103# Farm School Location
Farmer Friend Contact Information
NFSM Beneficiaries
NHM Beneficiaries
Farm Machinery Information

20. PULL SMS
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21. PUSH SMS
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Central and State government organizations in agriculture and allied sectors to gives
information/services/advisories to farmers by SMS in their language, preference of agricultural practices
and location. Push SMS portal was inaugurated by the Hon’ble President of India and since then nearly
49 crore messages or more than 152 crore SMSs have been sent to farmers throughout the length and
breadth of the country.
Farmers can register themselves for receiving these messages on their mobiles as per their specific
needs & relevance at a particular point of time. They can register themselves for this service
through any of these channels:-
• Web Registration at http://farmer.gov.in/Advs/WebRegistration/WebReg.aspx
• Kisan Call Centers (KCC) - by calling on Toll free number - 1800-180-1551
• Sending SMS at 51969 or 9212357123
• Common Service Centers (CSCs)
• State/District or block agriculture offices

22. FARMERS PORTAL (farmer.gov.in)
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23. Package of Practices (POP) (farmer.gov.in)
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24. Package of Practices (POP) (farmer.gov.in)
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25. Package of Practices (POP) (farmer.gov.in)
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26. Package of Practices (POP) (farmer.gov.in)
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27. Package of Practices (POP) (farmer.gov.in)
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28. Storage Information (farmer.gov.in)
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29. Storage Information (farmer.gov.in)
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30. Storage Information (farmer.gov.in)
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Submit

31. Things To Remember and DO:
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 Use of mKisan Portal at mkisan.gov.in.
 Use of Farmers Portal at farmer.gov.in.
 Use mKisan Portal/Mobile App for USSD, PUSH and PULL SMS Services for Information & Advisory.
 Use of Farmers Portal to upload POP and Storage Information respective to districts and blocks.
 Use and intimation of farmers Portal for Registration of Farmers.
 Awareness of (Mandatory) Aadhaar and Bank Details for registration of farmers at grass root level.
 Use and intimation to farmers for Registration of Dealers for:
• Fertilizers & Pesticides,
• Seeds,
• Machinery.
 Create Awareness of Mobile Apps for agriculture Information and advisory for:
• Crop protection
• Market Prices
• Dealers Information
• Weather Forecasting
• Crop Insurance and premium calculation
• Crop damages due to natural calamity.
 Create Awareness for Kisan Call Centre at 1800-180-1551
 Create Awareness for Aadhaar Enrolment and Direct Subsidy Transfer through out schemes.

32. Department of
Agriculture, Govt.
of Bihar