The Bihar government will transfer the benefits of education schemes such as scholarships and school uniforms as well as social welfare schemes such as old age and widow pensions, directly to the beneficiaries to reduce the possibilities of mid-level officials pocketing part of the benefits. Over 70,000 state schools have been asked to get bank accounts opened for their students by the mid of January. Until now, the beneficiaries of such schemes were being given cash routed through a long process. The health and education departments transfer money to the heads of these departments in the districts. Every school sends a request as per its enrollment and minimum attendance of students to get the money from the district welfare officer.
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