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Kerosene cash transfer lures 11 states [1]

New Delhi In a major boost to the Centre’s efforts to target subsidies to the neediest, 11 states have already signed up to the plan to transfer cash directly to the chosen beneficiaries to disburse kerosene subsidy.

The scheme aims to plug leakages in the public distribution system. The 2012-13 Budget had set aside a R100-crore incentive for states joining the scheme before March 31, 2013. This allocation has obviously worked.

Publication Date: 
29/08/2012
Himani Kaushik [2]
Financial Express (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Kerosene [4], Subsidies [5], Public Distribution System (PDS) [6], Rajasthan [7], Madhya Pradesh [8], Sikkim [9], Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) [10], Maharashtra [11], Jharkhand [12], Petrochemical Industry [13], Himachal Pradesh [14], Kerala [15], Goa [16], Andhra Pradesh [17], Diesel [18], Fuel Adulteration [19], Energy [20]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sikkim
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unique-identification-authority-india-uidai
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/petrochemical-industry
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goa
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diesel
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fuel-adulteration
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy