UPSC Mains 2013 · GS II · Q13 · 10 marks · 200 words

Electronic cash transfer system for the welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate wastage and facilitate reforms. Comment.

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भ्रष्टाचार को नगण्य करने, अपव्यय को समाप्त करने और सुधारों को सुगम बनाने हेतु कल्याणकारी योजनाओं में इलेक्ट्रॉनीय नकद हस्तांतरण प्रणाली एक महत्त्वाकांक्षी परियोजना है । टिप्पणी कीजिए ।

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Toppers wrote this one in a test series: “Do you think that direct cash transfers deliver benefits more efficiently than in-kind transfers? Also, discuss the potential of e-RUPI in transforming delivery of welfare schemes.”

Tanmai KhannaAIR 61 · CSE 2022 · 151 wordsTheir whole copy

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Direct cash transfers have become the preferred mode of delivering benefits in schemes like MGNREGA, PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, PM Matru Vandana Yojana and many more.

It is far more efficient than in-kind transfers:

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→ Instant transfer: No need for constant red tapism, inaccessible offices.

→ Prevents corruption, whereas in kind transfers have immense propensity of bribery.

→ For vulnerable sections like people with disabilities, pregnant mothers, it is the only viable method to receive benefits.

e-RUPI is a cashless digital voucher that can be used for receiving welfare benefits or paying public officials.

It has immense potential:

→ It works offline as well, therefore internet connectivity is not necessary.

→ The amount is fixed in the voucher, therefore public officials can not squander funds or ask for bribes.

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These tools made possible with m-governance and the JAM trinity are on their way to revolutionise public service delivery for the better.

3 more toppers’ answers to this question, part by part, and how they all approached it: open the question.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2013, General Studies Paper II, Q13. The paper on upsc.gov.in. Themes and links to toppers’ answers are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.