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Direct Benefit Transfer for Electricity
Current Affair
* Draft Amendments to the Electricity and the National Tariff Policy
Benefits of DBT
* better targeting
* Behaviour change
* Reduce wastage
* National grid
Precautions to be taken
1) Over estimation
2) Identification
3) Prior deposition
4) Delay in payment
Way Ahead
* Amendment of Sec65 of the Electricity Act
* Attention to ongoing pilots and more large-scale pilots
* Monitoring, evaluation and learning
* Third party audits authorised by regulatory commissions