CM seeks Nilekani’s intervention to clear obstacles in UID cash transfer

The Delhi government hopes to include more beneficiaries under Delhi Annashri Yojana and Delhi Kerosene-Free Scheme. “Along with this,we also hope to include eligible citizens under building construction workers welfare fund,school children,pensioners,widows and handicapped categories in the ambit of the Aadhaar Based Direct Cash Transfer,” Dikshit said.

Senior officials in the Revenue department said the government would also facilitate the installation of small ATM machines in 140 Gender Resource Centres (GRC),11 offices of deputy commissioners of Revenue and certain circle offices of the Food and Supplies department.

“In order to help beneficiaries withdraw their benefit amount easily,employees working at these offices would be given the status of bank correspondents,” a government official said.