Political Science · Governance & Public Policy in India
In the cash benefits transferred in 2019-20 under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, the largest head was:
AFertiliser Subsidy
BPAHAL – LPG Subsidy ✓ Correct
CMGNREGA
DFarmer compensation for drought and calamity
Correct answer: (B) PAHAL – LPG Subsidy — The largest DBT head was PAHAL – LPG subsidy, so the answer is PAHAL.
Explanation
★The largest DBT head was PAHAL – LPG subsidy, so the answer is PAHAL.
★PAHAL transfers the LPG subsidy directly to consumers.
★It reaches a very large number of households.
★It became a flagship DBT scheme.
★It cut leakages in the subsidy system.
★So the answer is PAHAL – LPG Subsidy.
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