Government schemes DBT dampener: a 100% rise in failed transactions in FY19 mars national health-scheme gains Getty Images

An Indian visitor gives a thumb impression to withdraw money from his bank account with his Aadhaar or Unique Identification card during a Digi Dhan Mela, held to promote digital payment, in Hyderabad on January 18, 2017.

Synopsis

A 32% y-o-y growth in overall DBT transactions for the National Rural Health Mission in FY19 was marred by a 100% growth in payment failures. Out of INR867 crore of Aadhaar-based DBT payments for the health scheme in FY19, INR69 crore worth of payments failed — a significant increase over FY18, when INR33 crore of payments failed out of INR665 crore.