Direct Benefit Transfer — Prelims Strategy

Prelims Strategy

For Prelims, mastering DBT requires a strong grasp of factual details and conceptual clarity. Focus on the following:

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Key Definitions: — Understand JAM Trinity, PFMS, APB, Aadhaar seeding, exclusion/inclusion errors.
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Timeline & Schemes: — Remember the launch year (2013), major schemes brought under DBT (PAHAL, MGNREGA, NSAP, PM-KISAN), and their respective ministries.
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Institutional Bodies: — Know the roles of DBT Mission, Ministry of Finance, UIDAI, NPCI, CGA.
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Constitutional & Legal Basis: — Articles 39, 41, 47 (DPSP) and the Aadhaar Act, 2016. Be aware of key Supreme Court judgments (Puttaswamy, Aadhaar verdict 2018) and their implications.
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Quantitative Outcomes: — Be familiar with broad figures on leakage reduction and beneficiary counts (e.g., 'trillions of rupees transferred').
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Challenges: — Memorize the common challenges like digital divide, authentication failures, last-mile issues.

Practice MCQs that test your understanding of these facts and concepts, paying close attention to options that use similar-sounding terms or slightly altered facts to trap you. Vyyuha's strategy emphasizes identifying the 'distractors' in multiple-choice questions.