The Nikshay Poshan Yojana via DBT was introduced to provide the amount (Benefit) of Rs. 500 per month during the course of treatment to the TB patient (Beneficiary) to support them in purchasing nutritious food.
To DBT module in Nikshay Version 2 seamlessly enables this benefit to be transferred to the beneficiary bank account.
The FAQs mentioned here will help you in answering to most common doubts that you may have.
1. Where do I add bank details of a patient for DBT?
In the patient details page, go to DBT and update the details. When a patient is in the pending list, you can add/edit details there as well.
2. Where can I see the list of beneficiaries to submit to DTO for approval?
The list of beneficiaries that is to be submitted to DTO for approval is available in the Pending tab inside the DBT menu.
3. Where can the DTO approve or reject DBT payments?
Go to DBT in the side menu in a district login. Under the pending tab there will be a list of patients to approve/reject
4. Wher do I find the summary of my DBT transactions?
The DBT tab has the summary table of the benefits processed
5. Which patient is eligible for DBT payment?
All notified and on treatment patients post 01 April 2018 are eligible for DBT
6. What is the amount eligible and what is the payment cycle?
Rs 500 per month of treatment. Initially Rs 1000 is paid on notification. From there on after 56 days (2 months) from treatment initiation, every month Rs 500.
7. The bank details are not updated in patient page, yet I can see it in Maker Pending list of TU login, why?
All eligible Benefits are shown in Maker pending list. The staff has to first add the bank details. After adding bank details, it will be sent to PFMS automatically from the back-end and only when it is validated by PFMS the benefit can be processed. This validation of beneficiary bank account from PFMS may take few days.
8. What happens if my beneficiary is rejected?
The reason for rejection can be seen by clicking the Edit button in the Bank Details columns and then corrective action should be taken by the TU/DTO and then resubmit it for processing at PFMS.
9. What happens if my benefit is rejected?
The reason for rejection can be seen in the Logs and then corrective action should be taken by the TU/DTO and then resubmit the benefit for processing at PFMS
10. What should I do if I entered a wrong bank account or the bank details changes subsequently?
Go to the DBT tab on the patient details page and edit bank account details
11. The benefits paid in Nikshay 1 are showing under Processing in Nikshay 2?
In Nikshay 1, a patient showed as paid while it was still awaiting confirmation from PFMS. In Nikshay 2, a patient moves to paid only after the money is received in their bank account
12. How do I know if the patient got the money in the bank account?
Patient will appear in the paid tab
13. How do I defer a payment?
To defer a payment, click on action (in the pending tab) and select Defer.
However, note that the first installment after notification cannot be deferred. Only the subsequent installments can be deferred.
14. To which mobile number does the DTO get the OTP code? How do I edit that number?
This number can only be edited in the back end. To do this, contact call centre at 1800116666.
15. How many days does it take for the patient to get paid?
After PFMS approves the benefit it might take few days for the actual amount to be credited to the beneficiary bank account. It takes minimum 10-15 days for the payment to go through. At times it might get delayed at PFMS end.
16. I have notified my patient but they are not showing up in the pending list?
The patient will appear in the pending list from the next day.
17. From the start of Benefit making/checking (by TU) to approval (by DTO), you see the transaction being moved into various stages as shown in the image.
What does these stages mean to the Maker/Checker (TU) and Approver (DTO)?
FOR A MAKER/CHECKER (TU):
Pending = List of benefits pending to be checked and submitted to DTO for approval, or to be removed or deferred by the TU.
Processing = List of benefits sent to DTO for approval and its status. See the Recent Log column to view the status. If the log mentions that Benefit has been accepted, it means that PFMS approved the benefit but is yet to pay the beneficiary and credit the amount to the bank account. This process takes some time at the PFMS end. All benefits that are paid and amount credited to the beneficiary bank account is reflected in the Paid tab with the date and the transaction reference number of the bank credit.
NOTE: Here you might see many patients who were showing as Paid in Nikshay 1. Actually those benefit were not paid, but approved by PFMS. All paid benefits are shown only in the Paid tab.
Paid = List of benefits that were approved and paid by PFMS to the beneficiary. See the Recent Log column to know the date and the transaction reference number of the bank credit.
Removed = List of benefits removed by the TU.
Deferred = List of benefits Deferred by the TU.
FOR AN APPROVER (DTO):
Pending = List of benefit submitted by the TU and pending at DTO for approval, or to be removed or deferred by the DTO.
Processing = List of benefits approved by DTO and sent to PFMS for processing and its status. See the Recent Log column to view the status. If the log mentions that Benefit has been accepted, it means that PFMS approved the benefit but is yet to pay the beneficiary and credit the amount to the bank account. This process takes some time at the PFMS end. All benefits that are paid and amount credited to the beneficiary bank account is reflected in the Paid tab with the date and the transaction reference number of the bank credit.
NOTE: Here you might see many patients who were showing as Paid in Nikshay 1. Actually those benefit were not paid, but approved by PFMS. All paid benefits are shown only in the Paid tab.
Paid = List of benefits that were approved and paid by PFMS to the beneficiary. See the Recent Log column to know the date and the transaction reference number of the bank credit.
Removed = List of benefits removed by the DTO.
Deferred = List of benefits Deferred by the DTO.