nk173 / dbt-data

Repository of Direct Benefit Transfer data, documents

Description

This respository is to maintain DBT data of various schemes in India. To understand how DBT functions as a primer, read the overview document about DBT and PFMS. DBT failures are a concern and they happen for various reasons, the document about DBT failures outlines some of them.

PFMS

This folder has data about all centrally sponsored schemes and state sponsored schemes, this was obtained under an RTI from Controller General of Accounts.

MOHFW

This folder has DBT reports of catergory DBT-05, DBT-07, DBT-09 obtained from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) using RTI. DBT-09 reports show the failure numbers for all schemes for MOHFW.

RTI

How can you obtain some of this information? The following is a template which one can use to file the RTIs over rtionline.gov.in

Dear Public Information Officer

Kindly provide the following information through a DVD or over email as available with the ministry under section 6 of the RTI Act:

1. A digital copy of all Direct Benefit Transfer reports of category DBT - 05 of all Direct Benefit Transfer schemes under ministry for years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 as available in PFMS portal or DBT portal
2. A digital copy of all Direct Benefit Transfer reports of category DBT - 07 of all Direct Benefit Transfer schemes under ministry for years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 as available in PFMS portal or DBT portal
3. A digital copy of all Direct Benefit Transfer reports of category DBT - 09 of all Direct Benefit Transfer schemes under ministry for years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 as available in PFMS portal or DBT portal

In case a digital copy is not available, kindly provide photocopies or allow inspection of the file on suitable date of the applicant

Showcase

If you analyse this data, do reach out to us and we can include it here.

Copyleft

All the community work is licensed under CC BY-SA

Readings

You can read through the following articles about DBT architecture.

Our blogpost about how the DBT architecture causes failures and its republication in thewire