(4) Jharkhand, on 1 October 2016, became the first state in India to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene in four identif ied districts namely, Chatra, Hazaribagh, Khunti and Jantara. Under the DBTK Scheme, PDS kerosene is being sold at non-subsidised price, and, subsidy, as admissible, is being transferred to consumers directly into their bank accounts.