Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) has been made applicable across the country vide M/o Finance OM dated 12.12.2014. Till 15/02/2018, 366 such schemes/components have been identified where cash is directly transferred to bank account of the beneficiaries. Till 15/02/2018, ₹ 2,64,113 crore has been transferred to the beneficiaries in the Cash Schemes. Year wise breakup is as under:-

 (in Crore Rs.)

2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
46,294	61,942	74,707	81,170

Details of number of beneficiaries benefitted through DBT in cash schemes are as under:-

[in Crore (All cumulative figure)]

2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
22.82	31.25	35.7	41.14

PAHAL (DBTL) scheme was launched in 54 districts of the country on 15.11.2014. Subsequently, the scheme was extended to rest of the country on 1st January 2015. As on 01.03.2018, 19.88 crore LPG consumers have joined the scheme and an amount of ₹ 68020.35 crore have been transferred in the bank accounts of LPG consumers since inception of the scheme.

This was stated by Shri P. Radhakrishnan, Minister of State for Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

Direct Benefit Transfer expands nationwide, ensuring cash transfers directly into beneficiary bank accounts across identified welfare schemes. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) has been implemented nationally under the Ministry of Finance OM dated 12.12.2014, covering 366 identified cash schemes/components and channeling cumulative cash transfers of Rs. 2,64,113 crore into beneficiary bank accounts through 2017-18; PAHAL (DBTL) LPG subsidy, extended nationwide in 2015, enrolled 19.88 crore consumers with transfers of Rs. 68,020.35 crore credited to consumer bank accounts since inception.