The government said that it will co-contribute 50% of the total contribution or Rs1,000 each year, whichever is less, to each qualifying subscriber account for a period of five years to encourage individuals to sign up for this plan and expand its reach. The only subscribers who were eligible for this co-contribution were those who had signed up for APY between June 1st, 2015, and March 31st, 2016, were not recipients of any social security benefits, and did not have any taxable income.