A robust digital payments infrastructure has enabled cash transfer of Rs28,256 crore to more than 31 crore beneficiaries under the financial assistance scheme Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana announced by the government, finance ministry said on Sunday.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had last month announced Rs1.7 trillion financial assistance package, including cash transfer for the poor to help them battle the impact of the outbreak of covid-19. "A digital pipeline has been laid through linking of Jan-Dhan accounts as well as other accounts with the account holders’ mobile numbers and Aadhaar [Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM)].