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On January 14, the World Bank reported that India had saved around 1 billion USD in a year by using Aadhaar as a digital economic platform.

Here are some points you need to know:

  • The World Bank report states that India saved around 1 billion USD by transferring fuel subsidy directly to user's bank account with the help of Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
  • The direct transfer has reduced the loss of money through middlemen and agencies taking a toll on the transfer
  • The plan also helped to reduce leakage and improved efficient gains
  • The World Bank report also pointed out that the government can save up to 11 billion USD if it expands the DBT to other subsidy facilities
  • The report was put forward in the World Bank publication, World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends, which was recently released in Washington DC, USA.

Some other aspects of the World Development Report you must know:

  1. According to the report, access to internet is an indication of development around the world. India has the highest 'offline population' (people without regular access to Internet) with around 1.063 billion, followed by China with 755 million people without internet access.
  2. Ironically, India is also among the top five countries with the largest number of people having regular access to the internet. China has the highest number of net users, followed by USA, India, Japan and Brazil.
  3. Around 900 million Indians were assigned with digital IDs, such as Aadhaar, in the last five years. The Aadhaar was primarily used to open bank accounts, check the attendance of civil servants, and identify the recipients of government subsidies. According to the report, e-governance has become a major indicator of developed and transparent governance.

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Quelle/Source: India Today, 18.01.2016

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