DBT Scheme for Kerosene from April 1, 2016

The government will unveil Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for kerosene from1st April 2016, where the users will buy the cooking fuel at market rate but will get financial support directly in their bank accounts.

• The scheme will be implemented in selected 26 districts of 8 states.
• In this regard, states be given cash incentive of 75% of subsidy savings during the first two years, 50% in the third year and 25% in the fourth year.

Eight States – Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan