Tag: PAHAL

After the progress made on setting a regulatory and policy framework to enable financial inclusion, this blog raises concern over the decision that puts a cap of 1% for agent transaction.

Watch this short video depicting India’s journey in Direct Benefit Transfer. The video summarises the progress of LPG subsidy reform & its impact through schemes like PAHAL, ‘Give It Up’ campaign and Ujjwala.

The objective of the study was to examine the efficiency, efficacy, and operational aspects of the scheme and understand the triggers and barriers that drive the behaviour around usage and refills of LPG by the PMUY beneficiaries

Watch this short video depicting India’s journey in Direct Benefit Transfer. The video summarises the progress of LPG subsidy reform & its impact through schemes like PAHAL, ‘Give It Up’ campaign and Ujjwala. Further, talking about the learning for other countries.

Are the $2 Billion Annual Savings Arising from PAHAL Real? The blog examines the performance of Pahal, direct benefit transfer for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (DBTL) programme scheme in India.

India is a social welfare state. Rs. 2,700 billion (US$43 billion) have been allocated for subsidies in FY 2015-16. The enormous scale and the sheer number of people involved in the logistics of ferrying food grains, cooking gas and a host of other commodities across the country leads to “leakages”.To achieve the dual objectives of: […]