Electronic Transfer of funds for centrally sponsored welfare schemes

There is a proposal to shift to a system of Aadhaar enabled direct cash transfer for government subsidies and benefits to promote greater transparency in the implementation of government schemes. The schemes which are to be covered under this system are given below...

List of Central Sector/ Centrally Sponsored Schemes amenable to Direct Cash Transfers :-

1.    Post Matric Scholarship for SC Students 

2.    Pre Matric Scholarship for SC Students 

3.    Pre Matric Scholarship for children of those engaged in unclean occupations 

4.    Upgradation of merit of SC students 

5.    National Overseas Scholarship schemes for SC students 

6.    Post Matric Scholarships for OBC 

7.    National Overseas Scholarship for OBCs 

8.    Post Matric Scholarships for economically backward class students 

9.    Post Matric Scholarship for students with disabilities 

10.    National Overseas Scholarship for persons with disabilities 

11.    Scholarship for top class education for students with disabilities 

12.    Top Class Education Scheme 

13.    Scholarship to Universities/College Students. 

14.    Fellowship Schemes of UGC 

15.    Fellowship Schemes of AICTE 

16.    Subsidy on Fee to Students. 

17.    National Means cum Merit Scholarship. 

18.    National Schemes for Incentive for the girl child for secondary education. 

19.    National Overseas Scholarship for ST students 

20.    Post Matric Scholarship Scheme 

21.    Upgradation of merit scheme 

22.    Top Class Education Schemes 

23.    Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship 

24.    Matric Scholarship Scheme 

25.    Maulana Azad National Fellowship 

26.    Merit cum Means Scholarship Scheme 

27.    Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahlyog Yojana (IGMSY). 

28.    Dhanalakshi Scheme. 

29.    Janani Suraksha Yojana 

30.    Scholarship to the Children of beedi workers. 

31.    Housing subsidy to beedi workers. 

32.    Stipend to children in the special schools under the Child Labour Project. 

33.    Permanent Disablement Benefit, Dependent’s benefit, Sickness Benefit by Employees’ State Insurance Corporation to the insured persons and their families. 

34.    Pension withdrawal of PF, Premature withdrawal of pension, payment related to Employees Deposit 

Linked Insurance.

List of Schemes relating to Subsidy which are amenable to Direct Cash Transfers 

1.    Domestic LPG Subsidy Scheme. 

2.    PDS Kerosene 

3.    Targeted Public Distribution System (in UTs)

A part of the above detailed information was presented by the concerned Minister Shri.Rajeev Shukla as a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.