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The government has extended the deadline for the roll-out of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for fertilisers till March 31, 2018. The earlier deadline was June 1.
It has also allowed fertiliser companies and firms to purchase Point of Sale (PoS) devices till September, earlier they had to complete the preparations by June 1.
The government bears about Rs 70,000 crore annually as fertiliser subsidy to provide cheaper nutrients to farmers.
"The deadline of the national rollout of DBT for fertiliser subsidies is March 31, 2018," Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya said in a written reply to
