DBT proves an efficient channel in disbursing COVID relief (Hindu Business Line) 

Hindu Business Line (India) published an op-ed by Research Fellow Anjani Kumar, Deepak Varshney, and former South Asia Region director PK Joshi that discussed findings from their study. Field studies in the rural districts of three big States — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh — show that the government has managed to provide emergency relief to the vulnerable sections quickly and at lower cost via direct benefit transfer.