This Policy Note Part II, details out the “Seven Steps of DBT Programme Design” for a robust and beneficiary centric direct benefit transfer programme.

This Note as a first part of the two-step series explains the pre-requisites and the steps, which if followed, can help in implementation of successful government DBT programmes.

The cash versus in-kind subsidy transfer for food, fuel or fertiliser has no clarity on which method should be adopted going forward – cash or in-kind subsidies.

The blog highlights the initiatives of the Indian government in establishing India post as a vital body disbursement of G2P payments in the state of Jharkhand

In this Note, we cover the revised commissions proposed by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in India, which have been proving inadequate for fair price shop (FPS) owners.

In this note, we discuss the savings that have accrued because of automation of fair price shops (FPS) in Andhra Pradesh and to an extent in Telangana.

MSC conducted an exploratory research that aimed to understand the enabling factors that might induce consumers to buy and use alternate fuels if direct benefit transfer is implemented.

This focus note traces a qualitative research that MicroSave conducted to assess the consumption pattern and dependence on kerosene in India at the time of the study.