The Government's recently launched direct cash transfer scheme is not a magic wand that can erase all problems in the "broken down" delivery system, Union Rural Development Jairam Ramesh admitted on Sunday.

Speaking to media persons after launching the pilot project of the Aadhaar-based scheme at Gollaprolu in East Godavari district, Mr. Ramesh said that more work was required to make the scheme successful on ground.

Speaking on the topic, the union minister said, "It (Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme) is not a single 'jaadu ki chhadi' (magic wand). It is an experiment, the world's largest experiment in administrative reforms."

Mr. Ramesh's remarks emerged amid the backdrop of criticism that the scheme can not be operationalised successfully due to lack of proper infrastructure, and that the benefits may not reach the anticipated beneficiaries.

However, Mr. Ramesh tried to dispel doubts on the efficiency of the direct cash transfer scheme, reiterating the government's claim that it would pave way for greater efficiency by slashing down fraudulent rolls, leaving no room for cheaters to cheat the system.

The Government had earlier planned to introduce the scheme in 43 districts across 16 states from January one but the launch was caled down due to slow progress of Aadhar-linked bank accounts.

The government launched the scheme on January 1st to provide cash subsidies to the intended beneficiaries through Aadhar-linked bank accounts. The scheme was scheduled to be launched in 43 districts across 16 states, but slow progress of Aadhar-linked bank accounts forced the government to scale down the scheme to 20 districts in 6 states and 3 union territories. The scheme is supposed to cover the entire nation by the end of 2013.