Haryana government has identified about 36.74 lakh ghost beneficiaries by putting in place the direct benefit transfer (DBT) mechanism for 74 schemes. The DBT initiative has yielded notional savings amounting to about ₹7,822 crore from 2014-15 to 2022-23 fiscal.
State food civil minister Rameshwar Oraon, also the finance minister, admitted the scheme’s failure, saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.”
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the state government’s focus has been on transcending divisive issues such as casteism, regionalism, and nepotism, with a primary focus on holistic development in the state