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Tag: DBT

Arshi Aadil and Ritesh Rautela

Low Preference for Cash Transfer in TPDS – What Affects...

The cash versus in-kind subsidy transfer for food, fuel or fertiliser has no clarity on...
May 18, 2016

Jacqueline Jumah

Burgeoning ‘Typhoons’ in Digital Financial Services

DFS ecosystems continue to evolve; with this scope for fraud is also growing. For DFS...
May 10, 2016

Lokesh Singh, Manoj Sharma and Mukesh Sadana

PAHAL – from “Discard” to Cherished Success

India is a social welfare state. Rs. 2,700 billion (US$43 billion) have been allocated for...
Aug 8, 2015

Ankush Khanna and Lokesh Singh

Using “Behavioural Sciences” to Make Consumers “Give It Up” –...

The PAHAL programme of DBT had achieved remarkable success. However, its 'Give It Up' campaign...
Jul 27, 2015

Lokesh Singh, Alekh Sanghera and Ankush Khanna

Setting Public Distribution System Right: The Case for ‘Direct Benefit...

This note covers the issues that plague the public distribution system (PDS) in India; alternative...
Jun 19, 2015

Mukesh Sadana and Lokesh Singh

Don’t Throw the Baby Out with Bathwater

This note reflects on the understanding on the recent decision to suspend the DBT scheme...
Mar 7, 2014
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