PAHAL - Direct Benefits Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Consumers Scheme

Launch Date: 1.1.2015

Objective: To send the subsidy money of LPG cylinders directly into the bank accounts of the consumers and increase efficiency & transparency in the whole system.

Achievements:

·        The success of PAHAL is evident from the fact it made it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest cash benefit transfer scheme.

·        Launched in 54 districts on 15.11.2014 and expanded to 622 more districts from 1 January 2015.

·        About 17.22 crore people benefitted till date

·        World’s largest cash transfer program

·        Rs. Rs.47,961 crore transferred so far as subsidy directly into accounts

·        Subsidy savings of Rs. 22,515 crore from 2014-17

·        This Scheme has entered the Guinness Book of World Record for

being the largest direct benefit transfer scheme.