In our series on Seva Saptah, today we bring you a special story on Direct Benefit Transfer, DBT.<br />”&nbsp;<br />”In the last six years, Narendra Modi government has given a lot of emphasis on DBT to transfer the benefits and subsidies of various social welfare schemes directly in the bank account of the beneficiary.<br />”<br />”In his Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio on 27th December 2015, Mr Modi had spoken about how the government undertook the largest Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme to provide subsidy directly in the bank accounts of the beneficiariesand the scheme 'Pahal' earned a place in Guinness Book of World Records as the largest Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme implemented successfully.<br />”<b>&nbsp;</b><br />”DBT is the high priority and focus area of the Government. Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile, JAM are DBT enablers and as on date more than 40 crore Jan Dhan Account, more than 100 crore Aadhaar and about 100 crore Mobile connections provide a unique opportunity to implement DBT in all welfare schemes across country.&nbsp;<br />”<br />”<span style="color: #222222;">The main objective of DBT is to create transparency in fund transfer to beneficiaries, accurate identification and targetting of beneficiaries, ensure greater inclusion and ease of availing services and curb leakages in benefit delivery services.&nbsp;</span><br />