The State government, which started direct benefit transfer (DBT) in lieu of the additional 5 kg of rice to beneficiaries under the Anna Bhagya scheme for BPL and Antyodaya card holders on July 10, has so far credited ₹456.73 crore to 78.4 lakh beneficiaries.
However, due to technical reasons, the DBT is still under process for beneficiaries in seven districts. The Food and Civil Supplies Department says that one file can process only 20,000 DBTs and multiple files have to be generated for every district. As it consumes time, the payments have been delayed but they will be completed in eight days. The districts yet to receive DBT are Chamarajanagar, Vijayapura, Hassan, Chickballapur, Udupi, Vijayanagara, and Shivamogga. The total number of eligible beneficiaries in these districts is 18.86 lakh.
The government transfers ₹170 per beneficiary per month in lieu of 5 kg of rice (₹34 per kg). The amount will be deposited in the bank account linked to the Aadhaar number of the head of the family. The government decided on the DBT route after the Central government refused to supply rice.
