Lok Sabha Question No. 1033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1033

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2018

## NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

## 1033.  COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY: SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY: DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is implementing 'National Social Assistance Programme' (NSAP);
- (b) if  so,  the  objectives  and  salient  features  of  the  schemes  implemented  under  NSAP along with the details of the system under which  these schemes  are being implemented, scheme-wise;
- (c) the details of funds allocated during the last three years and the current year under the said programme, scheme-wise;
- (d) whether financial and physical targets are being achieved under the said schemes and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and scheme-wise;
- (e) the  total  number  of  people  benefitted  under  the  said  programme,  State-wise  and scheme-wise;
- (f) whether the Government has reviewed the schemes under said programme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the concrete steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Union Government for effective implementation of various schemes under NSAP?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) & (b): Yes Madam. The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is implemented by the government as a key welfare initiative. Under National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) following five welfare components are being administered: a) Old Age Pension(IGNOAPS)  b)  Widow  Pension(IGNWPS)  c)  Disability  Pension  (IGNDPS)  d) Family  Benefit  Scheme(NFBS)  and  e)  Annapurna  Scheme.  Depending  on  the  age  of  the targeted  beneficiaries  financial  assistance  ranging  between  Rs  200-500  is  being  provided. Under National Family Benefit scheme below poverty line (BPL) households are entitled to a one-time lump-sum amount of money to the tune of Rs. 20,000/- on the death of primary breadwinner aged between 18 and 59 years whereas under Annapurna scheme, 10KG of food grain per month is provided free of cost to those senior citizens which are otherwise eligible but are not receiving the old age pension.

(c) to (e): Scheme-wise details of funds allocated/released to the States/Union Territories is at Annexure-I . State-wise and Scheme-wise number of persons being benefited under the said programme  is  at Annexure-II .  The  funds  are  released  in  advance  to  the  States/UTs  for covering the beneficiaries identified under the scheme after following the due procedure.

The target number of beneficiaries for the current financial year has been communicated to the  States/UTs  by  the  Central  Government.  Based  on  these  numbers  States/UTs  identify individual beneficiaries.

(f): The  structure  and  eligibility  associated  with  the  programme  has  been  reviewed  by  the Expert Groups headed by Dr. Mihir Shah and Shri Sumit Bose in the Year 2012 and 2015 respectively.

(g ): For  effective  implementation  of  the  scheme,  information  technology  interface  has been strengthened. With this initiative list of beneficiaries has been fully digitized and over 6.89 crore transactions in the current year so far have been reported through Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) mode.

## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.  No. 1033   for reply on 8-02-2018

Details of funds allocated and  No. of beneficiaries  reported  by States/UTs under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

during the last three years and current year

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       |          |                   |         |         |          |          |                   |         |            | Allocation/Release   |            |                   |         |            |          |                          |         |         |            |
|-----------|------------------|----------|-------------------|---------|---------|----------|----------|-------------------|---------|------------|----------------------|------------|-------------------|---------|------------|----------|--------------------------|---------|---------|------------|
|           |                  | IGNOAP S | 2017-2018 IGNWP S | IGNDP S | NFBS    | IGNOAP S | IGNWP S  | 2016-2017 IGNDP S | NFBS    | Annapurn a | IGNOAP S             | IGNWP S    | 2015-2016 IGNDP S | NFBS    | Annapurn a | IGNOAP S | 2014-2015 IGNWP S IGNDPS |         | NFBS    | Annapurn a |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 18405.46 | 9107.11           | 905.23  | 2246.64 | 27608.19 | 13654.95 | 1357.85           | 3370.05 | 235.13     | 15009.35             | 6828.07    | 801.84            | 1684.98 | 587.84     | 21569.72 | 8457.50                  | 1297.24 | 2086.37 | 436.72     |
| 2         | Bihar            | 39940.31 | 6780.52           | 0.00    | 3693.48 | 57777.71 | 9293.49  | 7392.07           | 3693.47 | 0.00       | 109065.1 7           | 27488.2    | 3097.23           | 9233.7  | 1081.07    | 71513.25 | 17650.86                 | 3508.41 | 5540.22 | 1081.08    |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     | 8553.30  | 2400.43           | 594.86  | 602.47  | 24816.52 | 2674.02  | 1560.21           | 1318.50 | 0.00       | 13531.17             | 4554.6     | 942.46            | 2317.5  | 157.01     | 12631.05 | 7247.97                  | 1056.78 | 2317.50 | 157.02     |
| 4         | Goa              | 0.00     | 0.00              | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00              | 0.00    | 0.00       | 0                    | 0          | 0                 | 0       | 0          |          |                          |         |         |            |
| 5         | Gujarat          | 13414.34 | 0.00              | 145.24  | 1101.59 | 18390.27 | 232.64   | 0.00              | 0.00    | 0.00       | 6833.3               | 2076.54    | 412.77            | 1652.38 | 57.35      | 4949.22  | 4049.04                  | 932.67  | 1652.37 |            |
| 6         | Haryana          | 3545.26  | 1059.54           | 213.89  | 427.86  | 8037.75  | 3178.62  | 641.70            | 1283.58 | 0.00       | 3728.78              | 1589.31    | 369.67            | 641.79  | 0          | 3148.59  | 1589.31                  | 467.31  | 641.79  |            |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh | 5209.29  | 999.99            | 12.77   | 211.35  | 3307.54  | 666.66   | 23.21             | 140.90  | 22.88      | 2196.24 3061.846     | 500        | 39.41             | 105.68  | 17.16      | 1782.51  | 500.01                   | 86.91   | 105.69  | 17.15      |
| 8         | J&K              | 4243.22  | 248.71            | 85.42   | 89.17   | 4125.32  | 251.30   | 102.38            | 89.62   | 0.00       | 8                    | 145.6361 8 | 65.2466 9         | 134.413 | 28.32      | 3047.55  | 231.78                   | 93.09   | 80.64   |            |
| 9         | Jharkhand        | 25215.55 | 10089.76          | 0.00    | 0.00    | 24348.94 | 10089.76 | 0.00              | 0.00    | 0.00       | 23292.86             | 12461.48   | 587.18            | 2185.86 | 356.5      | 10919.40 | 7567.32 870.06           |         | 2185.86 | 356.49     |
| 10        | Karnataka        | 29254.46 | 17255.66          | 1615.54 | 3772.28 | 34940.00 | 24164.12 | 2021.24           | 3936.07 | 0.00       | 20385.5              | 13806.54   | 1212.3            | 2829.21 | 0          | 20433.57 | 15536.13                 | 1213.59 | 2829.21 |            |
| 11        | Kerala           | 12882.75 | 7758.48           | 1109.98 | 0.00    | 6665.81  | 3879.24  | 554.99            | 448.87  | 0.00       | 7641.06              | 5818.86    | 832.49            | 673.31  | 239.47     | 2925.75  | 5818.86                  | 832.50  | 673.32  | 239.46     |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh   | 10653.35 | 9945.08           | 1144.59 | 2635.44 | 46018.21 | 19890.16 | 1852.59           | 9525.24 | 0.00       | 49989.67             | 23851.9    | 5095.25           | 4762.62 | 0          | 27265.11 | 19503.84                 | 4308.81 | 4762.62 |            |
| 13        | Maharashtra      | 29385.87 | 0.00              | 0.00    | 0.00    | 14926.87 | 0.00     | 0.00              | 0.00    | 0.00       | 21547.25             | 478.13     | 1134.89           | 5405.49 | 700.81     | 19207.08 | 8569.96 3170.34          | 5405.49 |         | 700.80     |
| 14        | Odisha           | 40842.24 | 19253.04          | 2973.44 | 5087.58 | 39539.50 | 18147.10 | 2724.64           | 5087.58 | 560.64     | 51326.76             | 13311.52   | 2936.28           | 6359.48 | 700.8      | 31453.56 | 14699.52                 | 3081.96 | 3815.70 | 420.48     |
| 15        | Punjab           | 0.00     | 0.00              | 0.00    | 0.00    | 3002.59  | 0.00     | 60.26             | 0.00    | 0.00       | 4098.69              | 677.03     | 120.26            | 412.98  | 0          | 3288.30  | 1173.22                  | 180.00  | 412.98  |            |
| 16        | Rajasthan        | 35219.04 | 4872.32           | 937.38  | 737.03  | 16322.89 | 0.00     | 0.00              | 1271.74 | 0.00       | 16102.35             | 4736.86    | 941.39            | 1907.61 | 308.23     | 11908.62 | 7750.98                  | 1581.12 | 1907.61 | 308.22     |
| 17        | Tamilnadu        | 36015.32 | 22021.18          | 3352.24 | 1830.57 |          |          |                   | 0.00    | 0.00       | 41517.93             | 26265.11   | 1954.48           | 2849.76 | 430.79     | 16507.83 | 21698.37                 | 2402.78 |         | 430.80     |
|           | Telangana        |          |                   |         |         | 36015.32 | 11507.73 | 1149.91           |         |            |                      |            |                   |         |            |          |                          |         | 2849.76 |            |
| 18        |                  | 6576.98  | 3254.32           | 323.49  | 802.78  | 19730.94 | 8302.19  | 970.46            | 2408.34 | 0.00       | 10726.84             | 4712.01    | 573.07            | 1204.17 | 252.07     | 8299.72  | 3254.32                  | 499.16  | 802.78  | 168.04     |

(Rs. In lakh)

| 19                | Uttar Pradesh     | 115673.9 2   | 18387.68   | 2791.37   | 15053.4 6   | 113679.8 0   | 36775.36   | 2791.38   | 20823.1 5   | 0.00   | 70802.98   | 27581.52   | 3085.23   | 11290.0 8   | 0       | 74507.52    | 18387.68          | 5084.31    | 11290.08   |          |
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-------------|--------|------------|------------|-----------|-------------|---------|-------------|-------------------|------------|------------|----------|
| 20                | Uttarakhand       | 6344.39      | 0.00       | 24.96     | 224.81      | 7108.80      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 990.45      | 0.00   | 4779.21    | 1384.04    | 219.92    | 742.83      | 0       | 3674.43     | 1767.10           | 400.08     | 742.83     |          |
| 21                | West Bengal       | 35263.27     | 16640.17   | 1595.76   | 4439.91     | 56339.24     | 35536.00   | 2335.90   | 5918.20     | 0.00   | 43209.97   | 19952.61   | 3053.41   | 4071.62     | 422.22  | 42381.65    | 23057.41          | 2412.49    | 3329.93    | 422.22   |
|                   | Sub Total         | 476638.3 2   | 150073.9 9 | 17826.1 6 | 42956.4 2   | 562702.2 1   | 198243.3 4 | 25538.7 9 | 60305.7 6   | 818.65 | 518846.9 3 | 198219.9 7 | 27474.7 8 | 60465.4 6   | 5339.64 | 391414.43   | 188511.1 8        | 33479.61   | 53432.75   | 4738.48  |
| NE States         |                   |              |            |           |             |              |            |           |             |        |            |            |           |             |         |             |                   |            |            |          |
| 22                | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 425.75       | 66.10      | 23.81     | 31.31       | 0.00   | 154.32     | 0          | 0         | 42.74       | 7.96    | 612.45      | 99.15 50.13       |            | 64.11      |          |
| 23                | Assam             | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 13352.48     | 2529.40    | 426.67    | 1025.42     | 0.00   | 23867.15   | 5633.55    | 876.75    | 2194.93     | 164.22  | 14320.28    | 3822.84           | 526.05     | 1316.97    | 164.22   |
| 24                | Manipur           | 1684.48      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 18.66       | 842.24       | 0.00       | 18.67     | 68.91       | 0.00   | 813.88     | 0          | 0         | 68.9        | 0       | 1392.93     | 223.68            | 37.29      | 103.35     | 21.54    |
| 29                | Meghalaya         | 570.90       | 111.33     | 14.08     | 16.80       | 1433.66      | 294.01     | 41.88     | 80.44       | 0.00   | 1803.47    | 332.62     | 49.57     | 201.1       | 23.23   | 995.85      | 236.34            | 40.89      | 120.66     | 23.22    |
| 26                | Mizoram           | 441.66       | 35.69      | 7.42      | 20.29       | 975.24       | 71.38      | 14.84     | 40.58       | 4.33   | 1105.22    | 65.61      | 21.72     | 60.77       | 10.8    | 590.88      | 64.23             | 20.64      | 36.45      | 6.48     |
| 27                | Nagaland          | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 1861.40      | 51.76      | 23.10     | 110.21      | 11.25  | 1260.21    | 52.02      | 17.41     | 99.19       | 16.87   | 1105.71     | 124.14            | 32.04      | 99.18      | 16.86    |
| 28                | Sikkim            | 438.09       | 36.15      | 24.58     | 27.71       | 438.10       | 36.01      | 24.58     | 30.80       | 4.15   | 214.25     | 17.93      | 12.29     | 20.6        | 4.16    | 395.10      | 44.88             | 27.24      | 30.90      | 6.24     |
| 29                | Tripura           | 1856.09      | 263.62     | 39.75     | 101.36      | 4121.50      | 664.74     | 79.50     | 101.35      | 49.66  | 4121.50    | 849.02     | 109.25    | 304.1       | 62.08   | 4316.08     | 552.84 89.25      |            | 182.46     | 37.26    |
|                   | Sub Total         | 4991.22      | 446.79     | 85.83     | 184.82      | 23450.37     | 3713.40    | 653.05    | 1489.02     | 69.39  | 33340.00   | 6950.75    | 1086.99   | 2992.33     | 289.32  | 806558.14   | 382190.4 67782.75 |            | 108819.5 8 | 9752.78  |
| Union Territories |                   |              |            |           |             |              |            |           |             |        |            |            |           |             |         |             | 6                 |            |            |          |
| 30                | A&NIslands        | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00       | 0          | 0         | 0           | 0       | 0.00        | 0.00              | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00     |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00   | 142.99     | 34.93      | 7.56432   | 16.48       | 0       | 0.00        | 0.00              | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00     |
| 32                | D&NHaveli         | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00       | 0          | 0         | 0           | 0       | 0.00        | 0.00              | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00     |
| 33                | Daman &Diu        | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00       | 0          | 0         | 0           | 0       | 0.00        | 0.00              | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00     |
| 34                | NCT Delhi         | 1704.12      | 674.13     | 117.19    | 233.81      | 3408.24      | 1348.26    | 234.38    | 467.62      | 0.00   | 3408.25    | 1319.64    | 234.38    | 467.62      | 0       | 2556.18     | 1011.21           | 175.80     | 350.73     | 0.00     |
| 35                | Lakshadweep       | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00   | 0.00       | 0          | 0         | 0           | 0       | 0.00        | 0.00              | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00     |
| 36                | Puducherry        | 530.90       | 362.83     | 0.00      | 0.00        | 530.90       | 362.83     | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00   | 530.90     | 362.83     | 0         | 0           | 0       | 398.16      | 272.13            | 35.01      | 43.71      | 0.00     |
|                   | Sub Total         | 2235.02      | 1036.96    | 117.19    | 233.81      | 3939.14      | 1711.09    | 234.38    | 467.62      | 0.00   | 4082.14    | 1717.40    | 241.94    | 484.10      | 0.00    | 2954.34     | 1283.34           | 210.81     | 394.44     | 0.00     |
|                   | GRAND TOTAL       | 483864.5 6   | 151557.7 4 | 18029.1 8 | 43375.0 5   | 590091.7 2   | 203667.8 3 | 26426.2 2 | 62262.4 0   | 888.04 | 556269.0 7 | 206888.1 2 | 28803.7 1 | 63941.8 9   | 5628.96 | 1200926.9 1 | 571984.9 8        | 101473.1 7 | 162646.7 7 | 14491.26 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.  No. 1033   for reply on 8-02-2018 Details of targeted no. of beneficiaries  under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

Year : 2016-2017

| Sl. No.           | States/UTs        | Targeted Number of beneficiaries   | Targeted Number of beneficiaries   | Targeted Number of beneficiaries   | Targeted Number of beneficiaries   |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.           | States/UTs        | IGNOAPS                            | IGNWPS                             | IGNDPS                             | NFBS                               |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 662641                             | 245514                             | 24413                              | 10906                              |
| 2                 | Bihar             | 2996472                            | 501267                             | 69874                              | 35859                              |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh      | 624169                             | 144230                             | 32085                              | 12801                              |
| 4                 | Goa               | 1705                               | 315                                | 41                                 | 225                                |
| 5                 | Gujarat           | 538098                             | 12548                              | 6588                               | 10695                              |
| 6                 | Haryana           | 198828                             | 57149                              | 11537                              | 4154                               |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 87332                              | 17979                              | 689                                | 684                                |
| 8                 | J&K               | 130085                             | 6777                               | 2761                               | 435                                |
| 9                 | Jharkhand         | 908185                             | 272108                             | 17207                              | 14148                              |
| 10                | Karnataka         | 892302                             | 465363                             | 43569                              | 18312                              |
| 11                | Kerala            | 449158                             | 209236                             | 29935                              | 4358                               |
| 12                | Madhya Pradesh    | 1569627                            | 536412                             | 99924                              | 30826                              |
| 13                | Maharashtra       | 1123485                            | 36604                              | 5442                               | 34987                              |
| 14                | Odisha            | 1386290                            | 489404                             | 73480                              | 24697                              |
| 15                | Punjab            | 201039                             | 15424                              | 3250                               | 2673                               |
| 16                | Rajasthan         | 799636                             | 130902                             | 25233                              | 12347                              |
| 17                | Tamilnadu         | 1237809                            | 549084                             | 62023                              | 18445                              |
| 18                | Telangana         | 473575                             | 140705                             | 17448                              | 7794                               |
| 19                | Uttar Pradesh     | 4204232                            | 991784                             | 75280                              | 73075                              |
| 20                | Uttarakhand       | 239498                             | 26995                              | 4669                               | 4808                               |
| 21                | West Bengal       | 1423192                            | 644590                             | 62996                              | 21553                              |
|                   | Sub Total         | 20147358                           | 5494390                            | 668444                             | 343782                             |
| NE States         | NE States         | NE States                          | NE States                          | NE States                          | NE States                          |
| 22                | Arunachal Pradesh | 29290                              | 3565                               | 1284                               | 346                                |
| 23                | Assam             | 707927                             | 137463                             | 18916                              | 8524                               |
| 24                | Manipur           | 56045                              | 8043                               | 1007                               | 669                                |
| 29                | Meghalaya         | 77980                              | 8498                               | 969                                | 781                                |
| 26                | Mizoram           | 25251                              | 1925                               | 400                                | 197                                |
| 27                | Nagaland          | 44530                              | 3720                               | 960                                | 535                                |
| 28                | Sikkim            | 16418                              | 1614                               | 817                                | 175                                |
| 29                | Tripura           | 141510                             | 17927                              | 2144                               | 984                                |
|                   | Sub Total         | 1098951                            | 182755                             | 26497                              | 12211                              |
| Union Territories | Union Territories |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |

| 30   | A&N Islands   |      556 |       0 |      0 |     86 |
|------|---------------|----------|---------|--------|--------|
| 31   | Chandigarh    |     2975 |     942 |    102 |     80 |
| 32   | D&N Haveli    |     8058 |    1388 |    142 |     95 |
| 33   | Daman &Diu    |      840 |     470 |     66 |     24 |
| 34   | NCT Delhi     |   119403 |   36361 |   6321 |   2270 |
| 35   | Lakshadweep   |      203 |      93 |     51 |      9 |
| 36   | Puducherry    |    17713 |    9785 |      0 |    283 |
|      | Sub Total     |   149748 |   49039 |   6682 |   2847 |
|      | GRAND TOTAL   | 21396057 | 5726184 | 701623 | 358840 |