Fertiliser DBT scheme has failed to pay subsidy to firms on time: Industry

The firms recollected that earlier subsidy bills were generated as soon as the stocks moved to the district retailers according to the supply plan

One of the major objectives of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme for fertilisers was to ensure timely payment of subsidy to companies and clear the backlog, apart from plugging pilferage and leakages in the system.

Senior industry representatives said while it remained to be analysed to what extent pilferage and leakage had been checked, timely payment of subsidies had not materialised so far.

As far as farmers' satisfaction with the new system is concerned, studies are still being conducted, but nothing concrete has emerged.
 

Under the DBT scheme, the subsidy for each bag of fertiliser sold through a retailer has to