MahaDBT and MahaVASTU

Maharashtra Government launched MahaDBT and MahaVASTU, two online portals to

streamline the process of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) on 3rd August 2017. Aim of
these portals is to bring in more transparency in construction sector and to provide
direct benefits with 'Aadhaar' authentication.
Important Highlights
It is an Aadhaar- authenticated electronic mechanism that will be enabling direct
transfer of benefits for over 40 schemes currently implemented by states various
departments.
It is based on Union Governments DBT scheme and Aadhaar will going to be
mandatory to claim benefits through this portal.
It will be helping to speed up transfer of benefits and ensure transparency by
minimising human intervention.
MahaVASTU is an Online Building Permission Management System to sanction
building approvals with full transparency with an electronic workflow.
It will be bringing all building permission processes online with zero human
intervention in all municipal corporations