DBT — Direct Benefit Transfer Dashboard¶
Provider
DBT Mission, Cabinet Secretariat
Website
Access Level
🟢 No Login — Public Dashboard
Formats Available
Dashboard, CSV (some datasets), PDF
Coverage
National → State → District (scheme-wise)
Schemes Covered
319 DBT Schemes from 54 Ministries
What DBT Tracks¶
India's Direct Benefit Transfer system routes benefits directly to citizens' bank accounts. The DBT portal tracks all 319 schemes across 54 central ministries:
| Scheme Type | Examples |
|---|---|
| Cash transfers | PM-KISAN (farmer income support), MGNREGA wages, LPG subsidy |
| Scholarships | Pre-matric, post-matric, merit scholarships for SC/ST/OBC |
| Pensions | IGNOAPS (old age), widow, disability pension |
| Health | PM-JAY (Ayushman Bharat) insurance claims |
| Housing | PMAY-Gramin housing instalments |
| Food | NFSA grain entitlement (in-kind via PDS) |
Scale as of 2024: ₹38+ lakh crore transferred since 2013.
How to Access¶
Live Dashboard 🟢¶
- Go to dbtbharat.gov.in
- View aggregate DBT dashboard — total beneficiaries, amount, schemes
- Click on a Ministry → Scheme → State to drill down
- Most schemes show: Beneficiaries (total/women/SC/ST), Amount disbursed
Downloading Data 🟢¶
- In the DBT portal: "Reports" → "Scheme-wise Report"
- Select scheme → Select state → Choose year
- Some reports are downloadable as CSV; others require browser copy
✏️ Practice Exercise¶
Exercise 4.6 — How Many PM-KISAN Beneficiaries in Your State?
Goal: Use the DBT dashboard to analyse PM-KISAN coverage.
- Go to dbtbharat.gov.in
- Click "PM-KISAN" (or search schemes)
- View state-wise beneficiary count
- Compare your state to neighbouring states
Questions: - [ ] How many farmers in your state receive PM-KISAN? - [ ] Does this match roughly with the number of farm households in the 2011 Census? - [ ] Are there states with very low coverage? Why might that be? - [ ] Total amount disbursed to your state since inception?
Continue to Chapter 5: Remote Sensing & Satellite Imagery →