EPFO to launch WhatsApp service for PF updates; government targets faster resolution of pending legal disputesThe Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to launch a WhatsApp service for PF updates, allowing members to interact with the...
20 May, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
EPFO brings down consumer court cases by 46% in 2 yearsThe Employees Provident Fund Organisation has significantly reduced consumer court cases and overall litigation. A special campaign cleared...
20 May, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
View: DBTs are redefining women’s empowerment and welfare, now its time to test it in fertiliser subsidiesDirect Benefit Transfers (DBTs) in cash to women are rapidly expanding across states, driven by women's growing political influence. A rece...
01 Oct, 2025, 11.07 PM IST
Maharashtra govt has not carried out security certification of MahaDBT portal since 2020, says CAG reportIt was found that business rules were not properly mapped in the system, which resulted in instances wherein applications were processed th...
04 Aug, 2023, 08.26 PM IST
Over 90 lakh direct benefit transfer payments are processed daily: IT ministryAccording to data shared by the Ministry of Electronics and IT, on average 28.4 crore digital transactions are performed in a day. More tha...
01 Sep, 2022, 10.08 PM IST
Union Minister denies charge that central budget ignored PuducherryUnion Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday denied the allegations levelled by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy that the central budget for 202...
07 Feb, 2021, 05.03 PM IST
During lockdown, States disbursed Rs 4957 crore to two crore construction workersUnion labour ministry has directed all states on the start of the lockdown to frame a scheme under section 22 (1) (h) of the Act for transf...
23 Jun, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
Tripura to provide free ration to 6.19 lakh poor families for one monthAs per the Public Distribution System (PDS) records, Tripura has 5.79 lakh 'poor' families including 1.09 lakh Antodaya Annapurna Yojana (A...
01 Apr, 2020, 01.40 PM IST
UIDAI asks banks to use Aadhaar eKYC for DBT users; voluntary offline Aadhaar for other customersIn its circular to banks, the UIDAI said that for customers giving declaration that they want to receive entitled benefits or subsidies of ...
28 Oct, 2018, 04.18 PM IST
500 central schemes to go DBT way next fiscal yearSchemes which do not involve cash transfers will only have a list of beneficiaries with Aadhaar numbers to ensure that the gains are not co...
19 Oct, 2016, 12.38 PM IST
Government fixes 2017-end target for 100% Aadhaar-enabled DBTThe government is now on a campaign mode to complete Aadhaar seeding in its databases and DBT bank accounts which stands at 63 per cent at ...
25 Apr, 2016, 05.29 AM IST
Aadhaar not mandatory for DBT scheme, clarifies RBIUse of Aadhaar cards and seeding of bank accounts with those numbers are purely voluntary and not mandatory, RBI said in a clarification on...
15 Jan, 2016, 02.10 PM IST
Centre directs states to pay pre-matric scholarships to minorities through DBTI am now keen that the pre-matric scholarship scheme is also delivered to the beneficiaries through the DBT mode from this year- Najma Hept...
18 Jan, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Depts rolling out DBT to be exempt from expenditure cap:FinMinThe Fin Min said govt departments which have rolled out scholarships or schemes under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) will be exempted fr...
03 Jul, 2013, 08.41 PM IST
Set up mechanism to monitor DBT implementation: RBI to banksThe Reserve Bank today asked banks to set-up a monitoring mechanism for periodical evaluation of the progress made in the implementation of...
10 May, 2013, 08.55 PM IST
- RBI to ask banks to hold Aadhaar `melas'
The Reserve Bank today asked banks to hold camps to open Aadhaar-based accounts.
03 May, 2013, 10.10 PM IST
Aadhaar: Govt eases norms for quicker direct benefit transfersFinance Ministry today relaxed the norms for depositing funds in the bank accounts of beneficiaries under the Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT...
05 Feb, 2013, 06.50 PM IST