PAHAL (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh)

With an objective to ensure better targeting of cash incentives, Government introduced subsidy delivery to LPG consumers through PAHAL. This initiative was aimed at right targeting of LPG subsidies to arrest leakages which were hitherto happening because of many loopholes. PAHAL has since entered into Guinness book of World Record being largest Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme. Applicable subsidy is directly transferred into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. More than 26.29 Crore LPG consumers have joined the Scheme and more than ₹ 1,31,814 Crore has been transferred into the bank account of the consumers till 31^st March, 2020.