Tue Feb 15 2011, 05:05 hrs
New Delhi:
New Delhi:
The government plans to provide kerosene, cooking gas and fertiliser subsidy to the poor by direct cash transfers on a pilot basis before the end of the current calendar year, 2011.
For the current year, according to Budget documents, petroleum and fertiliser subsidies add up to Rs. 53,000 crore.
The Finance Ministry today set up a task force under Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, to evolve a method for handing out such subsidies straight to individuals, families and farmers.
The direct transfers will also be aligned with the unique identification number that the UIDAI has started issuing. It will submit an interim report within the next four months.
This task force will also design appropriate IT systems and align these with the issuance of UID numbers, and bring about changes in the “administration and supply chain management,” the Ministry said in a statement.
For the current year, according to Budget documents, petroleum and fertiliser subsidies add up to Rs. 53,000 crore.
The Finance Ministry today set up a task force under Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, to evolve a method for handing out such subsidies straight to individuals, families and farmers.
The direct transfers will also be aligned with the unique identification number that the UIDAI has started issuing. It will submit an interim report within the next four months.
This task force will also design appropriate IT systems and align these with the issuance of UID numbers, and bring about changes in the “administration and supply chain management,” the Ministry said in a statement.