Government constituted National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers

The Union Government constituted a National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers to coordinate in development of the process for making the transfer of the cash directly under different schemes and programs to the individuals.

The committee consists of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as Chairperson of the committee and the eleven Cabinet ministers as group of members, 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 proposed objectives of the committee is to coordinate activities of all the departments, ministries and agencies that involved in the process of transferring cash to ensure the speedy roll-out of the cash transfers directly without delay across the country. It is also responsible for reviewing the process for implementation of direct cash transfers.