Direct Benefit Transfer System envisages electronic transfer of social security pensions, subsidies and other financiar benefits direcfly to the bank account of the beneficiaries. Kerala Government declared DBT of all socioal security pensions on 18th may 2015 . Using Sevena Pension Software of information kerala mission , all social welfare pensions are now distributing through Direct Benifit Transfer System and around 30 lakh pensioners got the benifit of this system
State Wise Details of Social Welfare Pensioners -Aug2015 | ||
SlNo | Pension Type | No of Pensioners |
1 | Agriculture Labour Pension | 499279 |
2 | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme | 1126706 |
3 | Indira Gandhi National Disabled Pension for Mentally challenged | 11578 |
4 | Indira Gandhi National Disabled Pension for Physically challenged | 303205 |
5 | Pension for unmarried women above 50 years | 68375 |
6 | Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme | 1066789 |
| Total | 3075932 |