Due To Use Of Technology, Centre "Saved Rs 2 Lakh Crore": Finance Minister
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Nirmala Sitharaman was speaking at a lecture series on 'Economic Potential of Bharat in Global Scenario of the 21st Century' organised here by the Dattopant Thengadi Research Institute.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Union government has saved Rs 2,00,000 crore by using technology as systems like Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) stopped leakages.
She was speaking at a lecture series on 'Economic Potential of Bharat in Global Scenario of the 21st Century' organised here by the Dattopant Thengadi Research Institute.
"Due to the use of technology, we have saved Rs 2,00,000 crore. The money under DBT is reaching directly into an Aadhar-verified account with no possibility of fraud," she said.
During the Congress rule, money used to go into the accounts of the dead, non-existent persons, and even the unborn ones, she said Talking about climate change, Ms Sitharaman said the developed countries have been emitting carbon dioxide and other pollutants since the industrial revolution began centuries ago, but when countries like India tried to march ahead, "they told us not to emit carbon and control it".
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