<p>According to sources, the task force made a separate presentation on fertiliser, LPG and kerosene, covering issues like existing subsidy regime and the proposed new model.<br /><br />Besides the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman, the task force members include the secretaries of fertiliser, food, petroleum, agriculture, rural development and expenditure and financial services.<br /><br />Sources said the meeting had special invitees -- Food Minister K V Thomas, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M K Azhagiri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Jaipal Reddy and Rural Development Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.<br /><br />Last month, the government had constituted a task force to evolve a model of direct transfer of subsidies on kerosene, LPG and fertiliser.<br /><br />It will also undertake the designing of appropriate IT systems and aligning them with the issuance of UID numbers, and bringing about changes in the administration and supply chain management.<br /><br />In the Budget 2011-12, Mukherjee had announced that the government intends to move to direct transfer of subsidies on kerosene, LPG and fertiliser in phased manner.<br />The government has budgeted Rs 73,637 crore in subsidies for the three during the 2011-12 fiscal, that beings tomorrow.<br /><br />"To ensure greater cost efficiency and better delivery for both kerosene and fertiliser, the government will move toward direct transfer of cash subsidy for people below poverty line (BPL) in a phased manner," Mukherjee had said.<br /><br />The system will be in place by March 2012, he had said.<br />At present, the government provides kerosene at subsidised rates to families living below the poverty line through the Public Distribution System (PDS). Furthermore, LPG is provided at a subsidised rate to households.<br /><br />As regards fertilisers, the government provides subsidy to companies so that farm inputs, which include urea and imported fertilisers, can be provided to farmers at cheaper rates.</p>
<p>According to sources, the task force made a separate presentation on fertiliser, LPG and kerosene, covering issues like existing subsidy regime and the proposed new model.<br /><br />Besides the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman, the task force members include the secretaries of fertiliser, food, petroleum, agriculture, rural development and expenditure and financial services.<br /><br />Sources said the meeting had special invitees -- Food Minister K V Thomas, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M K Azhagiri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Jaipal Reddy and Rural Development Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.<br /><br />Last month, the government had constituted a task force to evolve a model of direct transfer of subsidies on kerosene, LPG and fertiliser.<br /><br />It will also undertake the designing of appropriate IT systems and aligning them with the issuance of UID numbers, and bringing about changes in the administration and supply chain management.<br /><br />In the Budget 2011-12, Mukherjee had announced that the government intends to move to direct transfer of subsidies on kerosene, LPG and fertiliser in phased manner.<br />The government has budgeted Rs 73,637 crore in subsidies for the three during the 2011-12 fiscal, that beings tomorrow.<br /><br />"To ensure greater cost efficiency and better delivery for both kerosene and fertiliser, the government will move toward direct transfer of cash subsidy for people below poverty line (BPL) in a phased manner," Mukherjee had said.<br /><br />The system will be in place by March 2012, he had said.<br />At present, the government provides kerosene at subsidised rates to families living below the poverty line through the Public Distribution System (PDS). Furthermore, LPG is provided at a subsidised rate to households.<br /><br />As regards fertilisers, the government provides subsidy to companies so that farm inputs, which include urea and imported fertilisers, can be provided to farmers at cheaper rates.</p>