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More Ghost Savings: Understanding the fiscal impact of India's direct transfer program — Update

Kieran Clarke · International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Global Subsidies Initiative · 2016

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Type: Report
Author: Kieran Clarke
Accessed: 2026-09-01
Reliability notes: Policy brief, February 2016.

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DisputedOfficial savings claims for Aadhaar-linked transfers are contested: against a claimed ₹14,672 crore saved on cooking-gas subsidies in 2014/15, an IISD analysis put the maximum gross saving from Aadhaar-based deduplication at about ₹12-14 crore.