PAHAL scheme News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the progress of Aadhar and Direct Benefit Transfer programmes at a high level meeting yesterday, where he was informed about the progress made in Aadhar number generation, and seeding of official databases with Aadhar numbers to streamline the process of identification of beneficiaries, and to ensure proper targeting of benefits to the people.

The Centre Friday said it has written to Chief Ministers and UT Administrators for Direct Benefit Transfer for kerosene in the accounts of the beneficiaries.

Government on Friday said that it has transferred Rs 7,024 crore as cash subsidies to LPG consumers since mid-November 2014 under the PAHAL scheme.

More than 81 percent of the 14.5 crore LPG consumers have joined a scheme to get cash subsidy in their bank accounts, the oil ministry said Wednesday.

More than 64 percent of 15.3 crore LPG consumers in the country have joined the ambitious PAHAL scheme to receive cash subsidy in their bank accounts so they can buy the cooking gas at market price.

More than 60 percent of LPG customers in the country have joined the ambitious PAHAL scheme for receiving cash subsidy so that they can buy cooking gas (LPG) at market price.