Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, APBS (Aadhaar Payment Bridge System) is in use since 2017.
Key points
- After almost universal availability of Aadhaar number to every adult population, now Government of India decided to extend ABPS for beneficiaries under the scheme.
- The payment will land through ABPS only to the account associated with ABPS, which means that it is a safer and faster way of payment transfer.
- Out of the total 14.28 crore active beneficiaries, the Aadhaar has been seeded for 13.75 crore. Against these seeded Aadhaar, a total 12.17 crore Aadhaar have been authenticated and 77.81% are now already eligible for ABPS.
- In the Month of May 2023, about 88 % of the wage payment has been made through ABPS.
- Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is a demand driven Scheme and is affected by various economic factors.
- Considering the benefits of ABPS for beneficiaries, this is the best system to be followed for the payment.
- Aadhaar based payment system is nothing but a route through which the payment is getting credited in the account of beneficiaries.
- Mahatma Gandhi NREGS has not adopted Aadhaar-enabled payment. This scheme has opted for Aadhaar Based Payment Bridge system.
