CHANDIGARH, JULY 15
Taking the Aadhaar-linked Direct Benefit Transfer route for the disbursal of various social welfare benefits and subsidies to the people on various counts has resulted in net saving of about Rs 445 crore to the Haryana Government. In the process, it has succeeded in weeding out more than 9.7 lakh fake and ineligible beneficiaries under various schemes in the state.
This was disclosed by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, while speaking at the eleventh meeting of the Inter-State Council in New Delhi today. Convened after a gap of 10 years, the meeting was presided over by the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi.
The state government is estimated to have saved about Rs 133 crore in terms of kerosene subsidy with six lakh fake and ineligible beneficiaries being deleted under the Aadhaar-based Direct Benefits Transfer scheme. As many as 2.2 lakh duplicate ration cards were also identified and cancelled through this process. Similarly, the government saved Rs 201 crore in terms of disbursal of various social security pensions with the deletion of names of 1.5 lakh ineligible beneficiaries. The number of applications for post-matric scholarships has seen a decline of 40 per cent due to strict investigation after joining with Aadhaar. This led to savings of Rs 110 crore.
"The state government started implementation of various schemes through DBT last year, and now we plan to bring as many as 73 schemes worth Rs 5,916.07 crore in 15 departments under DBT", the Chief Minister said.
As Haryana enters its fiftieth year, it is a reassuring that it has emerged as one of the most developed states in the country. "Haryana is one of the top ranking states in the country with Aadhaar enrolment of 109 per cent in the above 18 years category. This provides a robust platform to meaningfully use Aadhaar as an identifier for benefits management and delivery of citizen services", Mr Manohar Lal said.
The Aadhaar-induced savings are being channelised to cover the needy and genuine beneficiaries under social security schemes. As many as 32.25 lakh beneficiaries have been covered under DBT and EBT while disbursing Rs 1308.98 crore by 13 departments under 61 schemes in 2015-16 alone.In order to ensure that there is sustained focus and control of various benefit schemes, a DBT Cell has been established under the Finance Department. It would look at the transfer of these benefits through close coordination of IT enabled services, which is proposed to be aligned with the Government of India portal as and when it becomes operational.
. The Chief MInister said that Haryana had pioneered Aadhaar integrated birth enrolment adopted by the Registrar General of India as a part of the civil registration system. The outcome is that Aadhaar appears on the birth certificate of children. "We have launched a focused drive to get the children in the 0-5 age group enrolled under Aadhaar within the next 3 months", the Chief Minister said.
Numerous other e-governance applications have also been launched in the state. While the land record management system has been providing a mature level of service, numerous satellite applications such as e-stamping and e-registration have enhanced citizen experience and ensured predictable outcomes in land related transactions.
The Integrated Financial Management and Human Resources System has emerged as a common platform for use by all government departments. "Over the previous year, we have become capable of delivering 125 citizen services through a network of more than 3,000 Common Service Centres (CSC). With most of the services being delivered to the correct beneficiaries in a manner that is convenient to them, it is no surprise that the state has won 12 awards during 2015-16 from Digital India, CSI-Nihilent, Skoch and ELETS", the Chief Minister added.
Haryana is committed to moving forward with greater impetus on e-governance. In line with the steps already initiated, the state plans to cover 100 per cent beneficiaries under DBT schemes for transfer of subsidy to ensure elimination of the twin bane of middle-men and ineligible beneficiaries.
The state is also working towards active adoption of e-KYC as a part of citizen service delivery. This model would enable the realization of ‘across-the-counter’ service delivery, particularly through the CSCs, that will drastically reduce the hassle to the individual in obtaining government services.
He said that in order to enhance investor-friendliness of the state, a single window portal has been launched. It is now possible for business entities and body corporates to leverage the same. One of the significant outcomes of this initiative is online registration of societies.
"Besides ease in the registration process, matters related to compliance have also been duly addressed. With a view to mitigating the misuse and malpractices that are generally associated, we are trying to make provisions for winding up of societies as a part of this portal", Mr Manohar Lal added.
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