Lok Sabha Question No. 3222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3222

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

## NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

## 3222.   SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  National  Social  Assistance  Programme  is  being  implemented  in  various States of the country including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds allocated and utilised for the purpose particularly in Madhya Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether the funds released during the above said period have fully been disbursed to the beneficiaries in Madhya Pradesh; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) : Yes Madam, the National Social Assistance Programme is being implemented in the States/UTs of the country including Madhya Pradesh.
- (b) : The  Government  implements  National  Social  Assistance  Programme(NSAP), which is a social security/welfare programme for the persons belonging to below poverty line (BPL) household  and  implemented  in  the  rural  as  well  as  urban  areas  of  the  Country.  Under National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) following five schemes  are being administered: a)  Indira  Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension(IGNOAPS),  b)  Indira  Gandhi  National  Widow Pension(IGNWPS), c) Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension(IGNDPS),d) National Family Benefit  Scheme(NFBS)&  e)  Annapurna  Scheme.In  respect  of  first  three  schemes  targeted beneficiaries  are  provided  with  monthly  financial  assistance  ranging  between  Rs.200-500 depending on the age  of the beneficiary and category of the pension. Under NFBSbelow 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) & (e): Details of funds allocated and utilized for the purpose in States/UTS particularly in Madhya Pradesh during the last three years and the current year are given in the Annexure. State-wise requirement of funds under the schemes of NSAP is being calculated on the basis of utilization of cap/ceiling communicated to the States/Union Territories on the basis BPL ratios of respective States/UTs.

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## Details of Allocation/Release  and Expenditure/Utilization Reported by States/UTs under National Social Assistance

## Annexure for Lok Sabha Unstarred Question  No. 3222   for reply on 15-03-2018 Programme (NSAP)

## State/UTs-wise during the last three years and current year

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       | 2014-15             | 2014-15               | 2015-2016           | 2015-2016             | 2016-2017           | 2016-2017             | 2017-2018 (as on 12/3/18)   | 2017-2018 (as on 12/3/18)   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       | Allocation/R elease | Expenditur e reported | Allocation/ Release | Expendit ure reported | Allocatio n/Release | Expendi ture reported | Alloca tion/R elease        | Expenditure reported        |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 29697.69            | 37447.56              | 24912.08            | 30423.9 7             | 46226.17            | 46226.1 7             | 30664. 44                   | 25581.89                    |
| 2         | Bihar            | 99293.82            | 149438.13             | 149965.37           | 124923. 40            | 78156.74            | 113181. 51            | 10601 4.99                  | 52703.90                    |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     | 23410.32            | 26762.24              | 21502.74            | 32093.5 7             | 30369.25            | 21585.0 5             | 12151. 06                   | 14302.19                    |
| 4         | Goa              | 0.00                | 57.01                 | 0.00                | 0.00                  | 0.00                | 0.00                  | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |
| 5         | Gujarat          | 11583.30            | 12940.78              | 11032.34            | 16129.2 8             | 18622.91            | 20354.2 4             | 14661. 17                   | 10358.56                    |
| 6         | Haryana          | 5847.00             | 5847.00               | 6329.55             | 6329.55               | 13141.65            | 12711.0 7             | 10493. 10                   | 4198.73                     |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh | 2492.27             | 4346.16               | 2858.49             | 4848.73               | 4161.19             | 5283.84               | 6433.4 0                    | 4424.43                     |
| 8         | J&K              | 3453.06             | 4251.43               | 3435.46             | 3286.49               | 4568.62             | 4865.50               | 4666.5 2                    | 2115.93                     |
| 9         | Jharkhand        | 21899.13            | 30113.50              | 38883.88            | 29764.2 6             | 34438.70            | 36162.2 8             | 35305. 31                   | 22010.82                    |
| 10        | Karnataka        | 40012.50            | 53348.57              | 38233.55            | 52571.0 0             | 65061.43            | 65061.4 3             | 51897. 94                   | 25587.30                    |
| 11        | Kerala           | 10489.89            | 27225.00              | 15205.19            | 15205.1 8             | 11548.91            | 11339.5 1             | 21751. 21                   | 22200.08                    |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh   | 55840.38            | 50720.05              | 83699.44            | 87295.1 9             | 77286.20            | 97389.7 4             | 75424. 06                   | 56457.65                    |
| 13        | Maharashtra      | 37053.67            | 32842.81              | 29266.57            | 35003.7 4             | 14926.87            | 33499.7 2             | 29385. 87                   | 21306.79                    |
| 14        | Orissa           | 53471.22            | 67748.59              | 74634.84            | 67234.4 1             | 66059.46            | 66362.3 3             | 68156. 30                   | 34369.65                    |
| 15        | Punjab           | 5054.50             | 4809.76               | 5308.96             | 8074.49               | 3062.85             | 8259.95               | 0.00                        | 1168.34                     |
| 16        | Rajasthan        | 23456.55            | 29356.13              | 23996.44            | 26061.1 6             | 17594.63            | 26017.0 0             | 41765. 77                   | 9428.32                     |
| 17        | Tamilnadu        | 43889.54            | 65490.51              | 73018.07            | 69693.0 2             | 48672.96            | 60599.2 8             | 63219. 31                   | 37751.27                    |
| 18        | Telangana        | 17173.88            | 60161.51              | 17468.16            | 19592.9 5             | 31411.93            | 20959.9 4             | 10957. 57                   | 13973.29                    |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh    | 109269.59           | 136148.25             | 112759.81           | 151199. 10            | 174069.6 9          | 142608. 75            | 15190 6.43                  | 168711.03                   |
| 20        | Uttarakhand      | 6584.44             | 8925.21               | 7126.00             | 6741.06               | 8099.25             | 8002.03               | 6594.1 6                    | 3660.84                     |

(Rs. In Lakh)

| 21   | West Bengal       |   71603.70 |   79761.87 |   70709.83 | 79749.7 5   | 100129.3 4   | 72310.8 0   | 57939. 11   |   17581.81 |
|------|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
| 22   | Arunachal Pradesh |     825.84 |     825.86 |     205.02 | 197.06      | 546.97       | 0.00        | 0.00        |       0    |
| 23   | Assam             |   20150.4  |   24890.4  |   32736.6  | 30403.0 9   | 17333.97     | 13256.9 4   | 14273. 72   |   18516.9  |
| 24   | Manipur           |    1778.79 |    2497.43 |     882.78 | 882.78      | 929.82       | 900.04      | 1703.1 4    |     929.72 |
| 25   | Meghalaya         |    1416.96 |    1826.95 |    2409.99 | 3311.80     | 1849.99      | 1494.44     | 713.11      |    1088.38 |
| 26   | Mizoram           |     718.68 |     718.68 |    1264.12 | 1264.12     | 1106.37      | 1102.04     | 1010.1 1    |     505.06 |
| 27   | Nagaland          |    1377.93 |    1838    |    1445.7  | 1445.70     | 2057.72      | 1034.49     | 0.00        |    1364.32 |
| 28   | Sikkim            |     504.36 |     555.16 |     269.23 | 484.33      | 533.64       | 256.47      | 526.53      |     249.32 |
| 29   | Tripura           |    5177.89 |    5648.97 |    5445.95 | 3783.45     | 5016.75      | 4929.00     | 2260.8 2    |    1579.92 |
|      | Sub Total         |  703527    |  926544    |   44659.4  | 41772.3 3   | 29375.2 3    | 22973.4 2   | 20487. 43   |   24233.6  |
| 30   | A&N Islands       |       0    |      13.67 |       0    | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00        |     233.95 |
| 31   | Chandigarh        |       0    |       0    |     201.97 | 178.72      | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00        |       0    |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        |       0    |       0    |       0    | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00        |       0    |
| 33   | Daman& Diu        |       0    |       0    |       0    | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00        |       0    |
| 34   | NCT Delhi         |    4093.92 |    4093.92 |    5429.89 | 5429.88     | 5458.50      | 5299.52     | 5458.5 0    |    2649.74 |
| 35   | Lakshadwee p      |       0    |       0    |       0    | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00        |       0    |
| 36   | Puducherry        |     749.01 |     705.3  |     893.73 | 893.73      | 893.73       | 446.86      | 893.73      |     650.7  |
|      | Sub Total         |    4842.93 |    4812.89 |    6525.59 | 6502.33     | 6352.23      | 5746.38     | 6352.2 3    |    3534.39 |
|      | GRAND TOTAL       |  708662    |  931356    |  861640    | 914494.9 6  | 885113.5 8   | 901499. 93  | 82721 4.26  |  575661    |