The Jharkhand government scheme aiming to provide consumers with a subsidy of ₹25 per litre on petrol, up to 19 litres per month through direct benefit transfer (DBT) in the state, has failed to attract its beneficiaries as not even 10 per cent of the eligible people have availed the scheme until October this year, officials in the food and civil supply department said on Saturday.
“Since January 26, 2022, when the scheme was launched, until October 31 this year, as many as 229,032 people applied for the benefit. Out of the total applications, 179,343 applications were approved, and payment for 178,975 was initiated,” the department official said.
