June 9, 2025 3:53 PM
11 years of Modi Govt: How ₹44 lakh crore in direct benefits transformed millions of lives
In a major achievement over the past eleven years, the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has revolutionized welfare delivery in India, resulting in cumulative savings of ₹3.48 lakh crore by curbing leakages and ensuring direct transfers to beneficiaries. Since its inception, ₹44 lakh crore worth of benefits have been transferred via DBT. To put this scale in perspective, counting ₹1 lakh every minute would take over 833 years to reach t...