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Direct Benefit Transfer Programme – The Case of Dilli Annashree Yojana

CategoriesGoal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Knowledge & Research, PrintTags, ,

The ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system of the Government of India has been envisaged as a radical transformation in service delivery that bypasses the inefficiencies that traditional service delivery mechanisms have faced. Under the system, funds are transferred by banks directly to bank accounts of beneficiaries. These accounts are Aadhaar-enabled, in that they are Read More …

Dilli Annashree Yojna: Food security for the vulnerable in Delhi

CategoriesGoal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Knowledge & Research, PrintTags, , , , ,

Dilli Annashree Yojna (DAY) is a pioneering initiative using the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism to provide food security to households in Delhi which were left uncovered by existing food security schemes. The eldest woman of a vulnerable household is made the beneficiary, thus providing this scheme a gender-sensitive edge. Since its implementation, the scheme Read More …

SAFAR: System of Air quality Forecasting And Research in metropolitan cities like Delhi

CategoriesGoal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Knowledge & Research, PrintTags, , ,

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, has introduced the System of Air Quality Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) to provide location-specific information on air quality in near real time and its forecast 1-3 days in advance in major metropolitan cities such as Delhi and Pune. This system benefits the general population by increasing Read More …