The transfer of subsidies and welfare benefits through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system helped the government plug leakages worth Rs 83,064 crore in FY25, taking the Centre’s cumulative savings via this route to Rs 5.14 lakh crore, according to the latest government data. These savings have given government finance managers greater fiscal space to improve expenditure quality and extend additional welfare benefits to eligible beneficiaries without placing undue pressure on the exchequer.