With an aim to take Public Distribution System (PDS) of kerosene to the targeted beneficiary, it has been decided to implement the direct benefit transfer in kerosene (DBTK) in 39 districts in 2016-17. After the initial experiment in food and fertiliser, better targeting of kerosene subsidy is next on government agenda to plug diversion and black marketing of the fuel, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. "Kerosene in some parts of the country is used as fuel, and in many parts... is misused. He specifically made a mention of Union Territory of Chandigarh and Haryana trying to become kerosene free. "Somewhere fertiliser is being experimented, somewhere food... One of the the great advantages would be to plug leakages, eliminate corruption and duplicacy and better targeting of subsidy," Jaitley added.

Source: dna October 01, 2016 13:30 UTC