Deliver social welfare benefits to the poor through DBT
Bharatiya Janata Party · Goa Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 20 Jun 2026
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Original manifesto wording
“With the aim of completely eliminating multidimensional poverty in the state over the next five years, we will deliver social welfare benefits to the poor in a timely manner and through Direct Benefit Transfers.We will increase the old age pension under DSSY to Rs 3000/- per month.”
Our Assessment
Ongoing for the welfare-benefit delivery component only. Official sources confirm that Goa has Aadhaar-targeted delivery notifications for social welfare schemes including DSSS, Goa Online provides a Know Your Schemes service that maps citizens to eligible schemes, and the Goa Budget 2025-26 includes a budgeted subsidy line for Dayanand Social Security Scheme. Times of India reported active DSSS administration in 2025 with about 1.3 lakh beneficiaries after beneficiary cleanup. This supports ongoing welfare delivery infrastructure, but does not prove timely delivery in every case or complete elimination of multidimensional poverty within five years. The old-age pension increase is tracked separately.
Sources & Evidence
Government of Goa Budget 2025-26 - Demand No. 57 Social Welfare
Goa Online - Know Your Schemes
Goa govt recovers Rs 39 crore from ineligible DSSS beneficiaries and accounts of deceased - Times of India
BJP Goa Assembly Election 2022 manifesto
India Code - Notifications under Goa Aadhaar Targeted Delivery Act, 2017
Promise Timeline
Times of India reported that Goa DSSS beneficiaries had been brought down to about 1.3 lakh after cleanup, with the monthly burden reduced to about Rs 25 crore.
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