Lok Sabha Question No. 1631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Pension to Widows and Old Age Persons
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1631

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## PENSION TO WIDOWS AND OLD AGE PERSONS

## 1631.  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

## SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  pension  scheme  is  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for widows, old age and unemployed persons living Below Poverty Line (BPL);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated, sanctioned and expenditure incurred under the scheme(s) during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the  Government proposes to double the allocation made thereunder and if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

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

- (a)  &  (b).  Under  National  Social  Assistance  Programme(NSAP)  following  five  welfare components are being administered: a) Old Age Pension, b) Widow Pension, c) Disability
- Pension, d) Family Benefit Scheme and e) Annapurna Scheme.

In respect of first three schemes targeted beneficiaries are provided with monthly financial assistance ranging between Rs.200-500 as the case may be. 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.The coverage of NSAP does not extend to unemployed persons.

- (c): State/UT-wise details of funds allocated, sanctioned and expenditure incurred under the scheme(s) during the last three years and the current yearare at Annexure.
- (d): No time has been set to enhance the pension rates admissible to beneficiaries under current dispensation of National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP).

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## Lok Sabha unstarred question no 1631 for reply on 28/12/2017

Details of  Release, Expenditure   reported under the schemes of IGNOAPS and IGNWPS   under State/UTs-wise during the last three years and current year

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Widow Scheme (IGNWPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Widow Scheme (IGNWPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Widow Scheme (IGNWPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Widow Scheme (IGNWPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Widow Scheme (IGNWPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Widow Scheme (IGNWPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Widow Scheme (IGNWPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Widow Scheme (IGNWPS)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|           | States/UTs        | 2014-2015                                                 | 2014-2015                                                 | Release 2015-2016                                         | Release 2015-2016                                         | 2016-2017                                                 | 2016-2017                                                 | 2017-2018 (as on 22-12-17)                                | 2017-2018 (as on 22-12-17)                     | 2014-2015                                      | 2014-2015                                      | 2015-2016                                      | 2015-2016                                      | 2017-2018 (as 2016-2017                        | 2017-2018 (as 2016-2017                        | on 22-12-17)                                   |
|           | States/UTs        | Release                                                   | Expenditure reported                                      | Expenditure reported                                      | Release                                                   | Expenditure reported                                      | Release                                                   | reported                                                  | Expenditure                                    | Release                                        | Expenditure reported Release                   | Expenditure reported                           | Release                                        | Expenditure reported                           | Release                                        | Expenditure reported                           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 21569.72                                                  | 25169.72                                                  | 15009.35                                                  | 18405.46 27608.19                                         | 27608.19                                                  | 18405.46                                                  | 9202.73                                                   | 8457.50                                        | 8457.50                                        | 6828.07                                        | 9102.58                                        | 13654.95                                       | 13654.95                                       | 9107.11                                        | 4553.58                                        |
| 2         | Bihar             | 71513.25                                                  | 113302.54                                                 | 109065.17                                                 | 97146.98 57777.71                                         | 85414.07                                                  | 39940.31                                                  | 40152.67                                                  | 17650.86                                       | 26981.00                                       | 27488.20                                       | 18305.77                                       | 9293.49                                        | 16632.81                                       | 6780.52                                        | 8139.23                                        |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh      | 12631.05                                                  | 18740.90                                                  | 13531.17 21632.30                                         | 24816.52                                                  | 14186.41                                                  | 8553.30                                                   | 7526.94                                                   | 7247.97                                        | 4827.51                                        | 4554.60                                        | 6203.89                                        | 2674.02                                        | 4658.25                                        | 2400.43                                        | 2439.30                                        |
| 4         | Goa               |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           |                                                           | Not Released                                              |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |                                                |
| 5         | Gujarat           | 4949.22 11686.74                                          | 6833.30                                                   | 14283.44                                                  | 18390.27                                                  | 7596.87                                                   | 7218.17                                                   | 3432.17                                                   | 4049.04                                        | 172.51                                         | 2076.54                                        | 317.72                                         | 232.64                                         | 5547.84                                        | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 6         | Haryana           | 3148.59                                                   | 3148.59                                                   | 3728.78 3728.78                                           | 8037.75                                                   | 8037.75                                                   | 3545.26                                                   | 2868.33                                                   | 1589.31                                        | 1589.31                                        | 1589.31                                        | 1589.31                                        | 3178.62                                        | 3178.62                                        | 1059.54                                        | 857.23                                         |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh  | 1782.51                                                   | 3164.88                                                   | 2196.24 3571.13                                           | 3307.54                                                   | 3935.43                                                   | 5209.29                                                   | 2150.41                                                   | 500.01                                         | 759.82                                         | 500.00                                         | 865.35                                         | 666.66                                         | 918.69                                         | 999.99                                         | 362.08                                         |
| 8         | J & K             | 3047.55                                                   | 4251.43 3061.85                                           | 2936.94                                                   | 4125.32                                                   | 4440.03                                                   | 4243.22                                                   | 1916.25                                                   | 231.78                                         |                                                | 145.64                                         | 177.23                                         | 251.30                                         | 269.23                                         | 248.71                                         | 118.36                                         |
| 9         | Jharkhand         | 10919.40                                                  | 18487.64                                                  | 23292.86 18361.11                                         | 24348.94                                                  | 24665.81                                                  | 7770.88                                                   | 6342.29                                                   | 7567.32                                        | 9651.02                                        | 12461.48                                       | 9441.06                                        | 10089.76                                       | 9490.37                                        | 1219.75                                        | 2640.51                                        |
| 10        | Karnataka         | 20433.57                                                  | 26451.22 20385.50                                         | 27245.00                                                  | 34940.00                                                  | 28080.50                                                  | 29254.46                                                  | 14628.00                                                  | 15536.13                                       | 20111.51                                       | 13806.54                                       | 20715.00                                       | 24164.12                                       | 17255.56                                       | 17255.66                                       | 8628.00                                        |
| 11        | Kerala            | 2925.75                                                   | 9160.00                                                   | 7641.06 7641.06                                           | 6665.81                                                   | 6665.81                                                   | 12882.75                                                  | 0.00                                                      | 5818.86                                        | 13770.00                                       | 5818.86                                        | 5938.59                                        | 3879.24                                        | 3879.24                                        | 7758.48                                        | 0.00                                           |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh    | 27265.11                                                  | 31391.88                                                  | 49989.67 45052.19                                         | 46018.21                                                  | 49119.64                                                  | 10653.35                                                  | 27809.00                                                  | 19503.84                                       | 12308.72                                       | 23851.90                                       | 29707.90                                       | 19890.16                                       | 35525.07                                       | 9945.08                                        | 18563.00                                       |
| 13        | Maharashtra       | 19207.08                                                  | 28695.92                                                  | 21547.25 29605.97                                         | 14926.87                                                  | 28936.71                                                  | 29385.87                                                  | 0.00                                                      | 8569.96                                        | 938.19                                         | 478.13                                         | 1146.29                                        | 0.00                                           | 1307.22                                        | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 14        | Odisha            | 31453.56                                                  | 40213.34                                                  | 51326.76 40136.11                                         | 39539.50                                                  | 40179.48                                                  | 40842.24                                                  | 20396.43                                                  | 14699.52                                       | 18751.89                                       | 13311.52                                       | 18885.75                                       | 18147.10                                       | 18002.37                                       | 19253.04                                       | 9251.17                                        |
| 15        | Punjab            | 3288.30                                                   | 4270.16                                                   | 4098.69 6597.48                                           | 3002.59                                                   | 6673.83                                                   | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 1173.22                                        | 369.38                                         | 677.03                                         | 1017.37                                        | 0.00                                           | 1169.10                                        | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 16        | Rajasthan         | 11908.62                                                  | 22941.24 16102.35                                         | 20292.43                                                  | 16322.89                                                  | 21309.00                                                  | 22313.69                                                  | 7508.80                                                   | 7750.98                                        | 3943.36                                        | 4736.86                                        | 3759.11                                        | 0.00                                           | 3942.00                                        | 596.68                                         | 1644.33                                        |
| 17        | Tamilnadu         | 16507.83                                                  | 39716.69                                                  | 41517.93                                                  | 45782.96 36015.32                                         | 38307.19                                                  | 18007.66                                                  | 3071.27                                                   | 21698.37                                       | 21907.15                                       | 26265.11                                       | 20438.01                                       | 11507.73                                       | 18573.04                                       | 10180.02                                       | 1564.19                                        |
| 18        | Telangana         | 8299.72                                                   | 60161.51                                                  | 10726.84 13153.97                                         | 19730.94                                                  | 13153.97                                                  | 6576.98                                                   | 1096.16                                                   | 3254.32                                        |                                                | 4712.01                                        | 3850.35                                        | 8302.19                                        | 5217.34                                        | 3254.32                                        | 434.78                                         |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh     | 74507.52                                                  | 136148.25                                                 | 70802.98 104020.23                                        | 113679.80                                                 | 101042.33                                                 | 115673.92                                                 | 63507.00                                                  | 18387.68                                       |                                                | 27581.52                                       | 24931.55                                       | 36775.36                                       | 23069.84                                       | 18387.68                                       | 7768.93                                        |
| 20        | Uttarakhand       | 3674.43                                                   | 7339.59                                                   | 4779.21 5171.93                                           | 7108.80                                                   | 6509.10                                                   | 0.00                                                      | 1986.37                                                   | 1767.10                                        | 580.05                                         | 1384.04                                        | 619.42                                         | 0.00                                           | 613.49                                         | 0.00                                           | 117.00                                         |
| 21        | West Bengal       | 42381.65                                                  | 45801.01 43209.97                                         | 42307.81                                                  | 56339.24                                                  | 41466.00                                                  | 13907.77                                                  | 10736.00                                                  | 23057.41                                       | 28217.35                                       | 19952.61                                       | 28925.74                                       | 35536.00                                       | 23205.00                                       | 4689.47                                        | 5701.00                                        |
| NE States | NE States         | NE States                                                 | NE States                                                 | NE States                                                 | NE States                                                 | NE States                                                 | NE States                                                 | NE States                                                 | NE States                                      | NE States                                      | NE States                                      | NE States                                      | NE States                                      | NE States                                      | NE States                                      | NE States                                      |
| 22        | Arunachal Pradesh | 612.45                                                    | 612.46 154.32                                             | 154.32                                                    | 425.75                                                    | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 99.15                                          | 99.15                                          | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 66.10                                          | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 23        | Assam             | 14320.28                                                  | 18701.17                                                  | 23867.15 22652.85                                         | 13352.48                                                  | 12735.99                                                  | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 3822.84                                        | 3823.71                                        | 5633.55                                        | 4267.44                                        | 2529.40                                        | 2453.08                                        | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 24        | Manipur           | 1392.93                                                   | 2181.83                                                   | 813.88 813.88                                             | 842.24                                                    | 842.24                                                    | 1684.48                                                   | 842.24                                                    | 223.68                                         | 156.05                                         | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 25        | Meghalaya         | 995.85                                                    | 1356.63                                                   | 1803.47 2513.08                                           | 1433.66                                                   | 1545.29                                                   | 570.90                                                    | 205.32                                                    | 236.34                                         | 220.33                                         | 332.62                                         | 509.54                                         | 294.01                                         | 259.60                                         | 111.33                                         | 43.74                                          |
| 26        | Mizoram           | 590.88                                                    | 590.88 1105.22                                            | 1105.22                                                   | 975.24                                                    | 975.24                                                    | 441.66                                                    | 0.00                                                      | 64.23                                          | 64.23                                          | 65.61                                          | 65.61                                          | 71.38                                          | 71.38                                          | 35.69                                          | 0.00                                           |
| 27        | Nagaland          | 1105.71                                                   | 1838.00                                                   | 1260.21 1260.21                                           | 1861.40                                                   | 930.70                                                    | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 124.14                                         |                                                | 52.02                                          | 52.02                                          | 51.76                                          | 25.88                                          | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 28        | Sikkim            | 395.10                                                    | 510.00                                                    | 214.25 386.38                                             | 438.10                                                    | 217.12                                                    | 438.09                                                    | 34.67                                                     | 44.88                                          | 29.00                                          | 17.93                                          | 28.50                                          | 36.01                                          | 17.54                                          | 36.15                                          | 2.92                                           |
| 29        | Tripura           | 4316.08                                                   | 4399.89                                                   | 4121.50 2949.30                                           | 4121.50                                                   | 2773.24                                                   | 1856.09                                                   | 0.00                                                      | 552.84                                         | 737.12                                         | 849.02                                         | 533.08                                         | 664.74                                         | 495.91                                         | 263.62                                         | 0.00                                           |
|           | Sub Total         | 415143.71                                                 | 680434.11 552186.93                                       | 598908.52                                                 | 586152.58                                                 | 577347.94                                                 | 399375.80                                                 | 225413.05                                                 | 193679.28                                      | 178465.86                                      | 205170.72                                      | 211394.18                                      | 201956.74                                      | 209433.42                                      | 113583.27                                      | 72829.35                                       |
| UTs       | UTs               | UTs                                                       | UTs                                                       | UTs                                                       | UTs                                                       | UTs                                                       | UTs                                                       | UTs                                                       | UTs                                            | UTs                                            | UTs                                            | UTs                                            | UTs                                            | UTs                                            | UTs                                            | UTs                                            |
| 30        | A&N Islands       | 0.00                                                      | 13.67 0.00                                                |                                                           | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                           |                                                | 0.00                                           |                                                | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 0.00                                                      |                                                           | 142.99                                                    | 74.81 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                           |                                                | 34.93                                          | 100.14                                         | 2768.00                                        | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 32        | D&N Haveli        | 0.00                                                      |                                                           | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                           |                                                | 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                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 34        | NCT Delhi         | 2556.18                                                   | 2556.18                                                   | 3408.25 3408.24                                           | 3408.24                                                   | 3308.97                                                   | 1704.12                                                   | 1102.96                                                   | 1011.21                                        | 1011.21                                        | 1319.64                                        | 1319.64                                        | 106775.00                                      | 1308.99                                        | 674.13                                         | 436.33                                         |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 0.00                                                      |                                                           | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                                      | 0.00                                           |                                                | 0.00                                           |                                                | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
|           | Puducherry        | 398.16                                                    | 398.16 530.90                                             | 530.90                                                    | 530.90                                                    | 265.44                                                    | 0.00                                                      |                                                           | 0.00 272.13                                    | 272.13                                         | 362.83                                         | 362.83                                         | 28222.00                                       | 181.42                                         | 0.00                                           | 0.00                                           |
| 36        | Sub Total         | 2954.34                                                   | 2968.01                                                   | 4082.14 4013.95                                           | 3939.14                                                   | 3574.41                                                   | 1704.12                                                   | 1102.96                                                   | 1283.34                                        | 1283.34                                        | 1717.40                                        | 1782.61                                        | 137765.00                                      | 1490.41                                        | 674.13                                         | 436.33                                         |
|           | GRAND TOTAL       | 418098.05                                                 | 683402.12                                                 | 556269.07 602922.47                                       | 590091.72                                                 | 580922.35                                                 | 401079.92                                                 | 226516.01                                                 | 194962.62                                      | 179749.20                                      | 206888.12                                      | 213176.79                                      | 339721.74                                      | 210923.83                                      | 114257.40                                      | 73265.68                                       |

NR : Not Reported

Annexure

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