{
  "id": 12846228,
  "title": "Direct fund transfers helped save govt ₹5 lakh crore from leakages, PM Modi says at India Mobile Congress | Here's how",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/direct-fund-transfers-helped-save-govt-5-lakh-crore-from-leakages-pm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:34:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/direct-fund-transfers-helped-save-govt-rs-5-lakh-crore-from-leakages-pm-modi-says-at-india-mobile-congress-heres-how-11791454993996.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed the India Mobile Congress 2026 that the country's Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism has successfully saved nearly ₹5 lakh crore from going into government leakages. The DBT system ensures that funds reach their intended beneficiaries by transferring money directly to their mobile-linked bank accounts. This digital governance approach has prevented a significant amount of money from being siphoned off by corrupt individuals, who would have otherwise benefited from the old welfare-delivery system, where benefits often passed through multiple intermediaries before reaching the intended recipients.",
  "summary": "At India Mobile Congress, PM Modi said Direct Benefit Transfer helped prevent nearly ₹5 lakh crore from going into leakages. He explained how direct transfers to beneficiaries’ bank accounts reduced the scope for funds being diverted under the old system.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'DBT Transfers Reach ₹50 Lakh Crore, Govt Saves ₹5 Lakh Crore': PM Modi At India Mobile Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dbt-transfers-reach-50-lakh-crore-govt-saves-5-lakh-crore-pm-modi-at",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:39:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}