Enablers For Direct Benefit Transfers Of Fertiliser Subsidy

by Arshi Aadil and Ritesh Rautela
Sep 24, 2018
1 min

Over the past few years, there was a continuous effort by the government to streamline the in-kind distribution of fertiliser. Targeting fertiliser subsidies directly to farmers would be a herculean task, but can be attempted by combining several initiatives that the central government and some state governments have undertaken over the past years. This note discusses potential solutions to improve in-kind transfers and suggests few ideas for cash transfer pilots for fertiliser subsidy.

In the previous note “Barriers to Direct Benefit Transfers for Fertiliser Subsidy”, we discussed various barriers to in-kind and cash transfers for fertiliser subsidy. This note discusses potential solutions to improve in-kind transfers and suggests few ideas for cash transfer pilots for fertiliser subsidy.