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Thursday, 25 October 2012

PM constitutes National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers

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The Prime Minister has constituted a coordination committee called the National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers, as a mechanism to coordinate action for the introduction of direct cash transfers to individuals under the various government schemes and programmes.

            The National Committee chaired by the Prime Minister will have as its members eleven Cabinet Ministers, two Ministers of State with independent charge, the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, the Chairman UIDAI, the Cabinet Secretary with the Principal Secretary to the PM as the convenor. The Prime Minister may invite any other Minister/Officer/Expert to any meeting of the Committee.

The National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers would engage in the following tasks:
a)Provide an overarching vision and direction to enable direct cash transfers of benefits under various government schemes and programmes to individuals, leveraging the investments being made in the AadhaarProject, financial inclusion and other initiatives of the Government, with the objective of enhancing efficiency, transparency and accountability.
b)Determine broad policy objectives and strategies for direct cash transfers.
c)Identify Government programmes and schemes for which direct cash transfers to individuals can be adopted and suggest the extent and scope of direct cash transfers in each case.
d)Coordinate the activities of various Ministries/ Departments/ Agencies involved in enabling direct cash transfers and ensure timely, coordinated action to ensure speedy rollout of direct cash transfers across the country.
e)Specify timelines for the rollout of direct cash transfers.
f)Review the progress of implementation of direct cash transfers and provide guidance for mid-course corrections.
g)Any other related matter.

 The National Committee on Cash Transfers will be assisted by an Executive Committee on Direct Cash Transfers chaired by the Principal Secretary to PM and the Secretaries of the concerned Ministries and the DG UIDAI. The Secretary Planning Commission will be the convenor.

The Executive Committee on Direct Cash Transfers would engage in the following tasks:
a)Identify and propose for the consideration of the National Committee on Cash Transfers such Government programmes and schemes for which direct cash transfers to individuals can be adopted and suggest the extent and scope of direct cash transfers in each case.
b)Ensure the preparation of and approve strategies and action plans for the speedy rollout of direct cash transfers in areas agreed to and in line with the timelines laid down by the National Committee on Cash Transfers.
c)Coordinate the activities of various Ministries/ Departments / Agencies involved in enabling direct cash transfers to ensure that the architecture and framework for direct cash transfers is in place for rolling out direct cash transfers across the country.
d)Review and monitor the rollout of direct cash transfers and undertake mid-course corrections as and when necessary.
e)Any other related matter entrusted by the National Committee on Cash Transfers or relating to direct cash transfers.

            The Chairman may invite any other Officer/Expert to any meeting of the Executive Committee as may be necessary. The National Committee and the Executive Committee would be serviced by the Planning Commission, which may obtain assistance as required from any Ministry/Department/Agency of the Government in this task. The Planning Commission will designate an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary in the Planning Commission to coordinate and service the work of the National Committee and Executive Committee.

            In order to finalisethe operational and implementation details relating to the design and implementation of the direct cash transfer system, and for ensuring a smooth roll-out of direct cash transfers in an orderly and timely fashion, Mission Mode Committees will be constituted.

These will be:
a) Technology Committee to focus on the  technology,  payment architecture and IT issues.
b) Financial Inclusion Committee to focus on ensuring universal access to banking and ensuring complete financial inclusion.
c) Implementation Committees on Electronic Transfer of Benefits at the Ministry/ Department level to work out the details of cash transfers for each department such as data bases, direct cash transfer rules and control and audit mechanisms.

The notifications for these three committees will be issued in due course.

The composition of the National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers is as follows:
1.      Prime Minister                                              -        Chairperson
2.      Finance Minister
3.      Minister of Communications & IT
4.      Minister of Rural Development
5.      Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment
6.      Minister of Human Resource Development
7.      Minister of Tribal Affairs
8.      Minister of Minority Affairs
9.      Minister of Health & Family Welfare
10.    Minister of Labour & Employment
11.    Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas
12.    Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers
13.    Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
14.    Minister of State (i/c) of Food & Public Distribution
15.    Minister of State (i/c) of Women & Child Development
16.    Chairman, UIDAI
17.    Cabinet Secretary
18.    Principal Secretary to PM                                -        Convenor
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