New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted the role of mobile phones and digital connectivity in transforming delivery of government services, citing the transfer of Rs 50 lakh crore directly to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and claiming savings of about Rs 5 lakh crore by preventing the money from falling into "wrong hands".

Addressing the 10th edition of the India Mobile Congress at Yashobhoomi in the national capital, PM Modi said hundreds of government services are now available on mobile phones, while government assistance is being transferred directly into beneficiaries' bank accounts linked to their mobile phones.

"Through Direct Benefit Transfer, a sum of 50 lakh crore rupees ...