Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for Agriculture in Bihar

Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar

01 Direct Benefit Transfer: DBT is an attempt to change the mechanism of transferring subsidies launched by Government of India. This program aims to transfer subsidies directly to the authentic and unique beneficiary through their bank accounts. Section Page 5

Focus by PMO on DBT required, and expeditious seeding of Aadhar numbers; and Mission Director DBT to these efforts. However, th e Departments/Ministries will have to take the implementation. Scheme implementing smooth prime ownership for 4. beneficiaries under all schemes of your Ministry takes place only on DBT platform from the next financial year onwards. You may, therefore, ensure that all beneficiary details with bank accounts and Aadhar numbers are seeded in the database, within the nextthree months. Kindlyenlighten me there are any implementation issues. I, therefore, request you to ensure that direct cash transfer to individual secretcrRo FMSN o fJ'i.P. ate............................. Nripendra Misra Principal Secretary to Prime Minister February 11, 2015 Dear Ms.Jena, I am writing this in connection with the application of the Direct Benefit Transfer mode for centrally sponsored and Central Sector Schemes with a beneficiary component. As you know, currently 35 schemes have already been brought [list enclosed) on the DBT platform. This is in addition to the usage of the platformfor transfer of LPGsubsidy. Ms. Vandana Kumari Jena, Secretary Ministry of Rural Development \'Y. Krishi Bhawan NEW DELHI ENCL:- As above . / 2. Payment System directly to the bank account of the beneficiaries not only makes the system transparent and more efficient but also provides mechanism to better target the subsidies. To achieve this, Aadhar number of all beneficiaries will have to be seeded inthedatabase ofthe scheme and mapped to Bank accounts. The DBT platform for transfer of cash benefits through Aadhar Enabled 3. of various schemes for Aadhar; DFS for ensuring opening of bank accounts, if I am separately writing to UIDAI/RGIto focus on enrolment of beneficiaries PmM EM INISTER'S O FFICE, SouTH BLOCK, Nt:w D ELHt- 110 0 1 1 TeL. 23013040 FAx-23017475 Page 3

Objectives of DBT Beneficiaries across schemes ( Snapshot ) Pensions~ 25+ million MNREGS ~ 85+ million DBTL ~ 140+ million Mapping of actual beneficiary with benefits Increase transparency & accountability Financial inclusion of weaker sections DBT Reduce time for payments to reach beneficiary Eliminate hoax beneficiary Reduces duplication of efforts accounts Page 4

Process of Direct Benefits Transfer SchemeBeneficiaries Central Government BeneficiarieswithAadhaarNumber UIDAI State Governments Beneficiaries whose record in bank CBSand NPCImapper is seeded with Aadhaar Beneficiaries whoserecord in beneficiary DB isseeded with Aadhaar 1 DBT Ready District / Block Depts. CIDR + Aadhaar Verified 2 Seeker 3 Sponsor Bank 5 4 6 NPCI Mapper NPCI Aadhaar IIN Destination/ Beneficiary Bank 1234 5678 5678 XXXXX 0123 4567 4567 YYYYY PROCESS STEP STAKEHOLDERS Aadhaar enrolment Beneficiary list creation and digitization State Nodal Department/ NPR District / Block official for department 1 2 District / Block official for department Aadhaar seeding in beneficiary database 3 Banks, in coordination with district department Bank account opening 4 Aadhaar seeding in bank accounts Banks, in coordination with district department 5 Benefit payment 6 District department, in coordination with sponsor bank/ NPCI Page10

*99*99# service *99*99# (Check theAadhaar number is linked to which bank on NPCI) Page7

Key Benefits Beauty of this scheme is Direct, hence no middle men, no leakage or corruption. Hassle free environment, hence, no delay in getting the subsidy amount. Linked to the Aadhaar biometric system, Eliminate fictitious accounts. Reduce subsidy burden on govt. exchange, because only deserved people benefit from it. Bank account is necessary, hence financial inclusion. Bank account changes do not affect the transfer systems for various schemes. Transparency in the government functioning and planning.. Page8

02 Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE PORTAL AND APPLICATION

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KISAN SUVIDHA Page12

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KISAN SUVIDHA for Plant Protection Page14

KISAN SUVIDHA Features Page15

BHUVAN HAILSTORM Page16

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Mkisan (mkisan.gov.in) Page18

USSD Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) - This is a service as old as mobile telephony itself. This can be accessed through any GSM handset even good old Nokia set. There is no special application or internet access required on mobile handset to access USSD. A user dials a short code from his/her handset and chooses among various options provided in a set of response menus during a session of up to 3 minutes in case of mKisan. User charges of Rs. 6 per month for unlimited USSD *491*105# Data Entry of Mandi Prices and Arrivals *491*106# Fertilizer Daily Sale Entry *491*103#Farm School Location Farmer Friend Contact Information NFSM Beneficiaries NHM Beneficiaries Farm Machinery Information Page19

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PUSH SMS Central and State government organizations in agriculture and allied sectors to gives information/services/advisories to farmers by SMS in their language, preference of agricultural practices and location. Push SMS portal was inaugurated by the Hon ble President of India and since then nearly 49 crore messages or more than 152 crore SMSs have been sent to farmers throughout the length and breadth of the country. Farmers can register themselves for receiving these messages on their mobiles as per their specific needs & relevance at a particular point of time. They can register themselves for this service through any of these channels:- Web Registration at http://farmer.gov.in/Advs/WebRegistration/WebReg.aspx Kisan Call Centers (KCC) - by calling on Toll free number - 1800-180-1551 Sending SMS at 51969 or 9212357123 Common Service Centers (CSCs) State/District or block agriculture offices Page21

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Package of Practices (POP) (farmer.gov.in) Page23

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Things To Remember and DO: Use of mKisan Portal at mkisan.gov.in. Use of Farmers Portal at farmer.gov.in. Use mKisan Portal/Mobile App for USSD, PUSH and PULL SMS Services for Information & Advisory. Use of Farmers Portal to upload POP and Storage Information respective to districts and blocks. Use and intimation of farmers Portal for Registration of Farmers. Awareness of (Mandatory) Aadhaar and Bank Details for registration of farmers at grass root level. Use and intimation to farmers for Registration of Dealers for: Fertilizers & Pesticides, Seeds, Machinery. Create Awareness of Mobile Apps for agriculture Information and advisory for: Crop protection Market Prices Dealers Information Weather Forecasting Crop Insurance and premium calculation Crop damages due to natural calamity. Create Awareness for Kisan Call Centre at 1800-180-1551 Create Awareness for Aadhaar Enrolment and Direct Subsidy Transfer through out schemes. Page31

Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar