Lok Sabha Question No. 2411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Pension to Senior Citizens and Women
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2411

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03 .2017

## PENSION TO SENIOR CITIZENS AND WOMEN

## 2411. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes formulated by the Government regarding grant of pe to the senior citizens, women and unemployed persons in the country along wit amount of pension provided under the schemes;
- (b) the number of senior citizens, women and unemployed persons provided pension the country and the amount of pension pr ovided to them during the last three years, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  monthly  pension  being  given  to  penurious  senior  citize women, State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representations  regarding  increasing central  monthly  pension  for  senior  citizens  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) whether  reports  of  penurious  senior  citizens  and  women  not  getting  pension come to the notice of the Government from various States and if so, the detail along with the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YA DAV )

- ( a) to  (e):  The  National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP)  has  no  provision extending  pension  scheme  to  unemployed  persons.  Under  National  Social  Assista Programme(NSAP) following five welfare components are being administered: i) Old A Pension,  ii)  Widow  Pension,  iii)  Disability  Pension,  iv)  Family  Benefit  Scheme Annapurna Scheme.

The      amount  of  pension  provided  to  Senior  Citizens  (IGNOAPS)  and  Women (IGNWPS) during the last three years, State/UT - wis  is at Annexure.

In respect of first three schemes targeted beneficiaries are provided with monthly fi 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 of cost to those senior citizens which are otherwise eligible but are not receiv ing the old age pension.

From  time  to  time,  several  representations  have  been  received  about  the  issues -inclusion and amount of assistance being inadequate. Since the task related to ide of  beneficiaries  is  left  with  the  States/UTs,  these  representations  are  duly forwarded  to respected State Govts/UTs for appropriate action. Furthermore, the NSAP guidelines by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  encourages  States/UTs  to  provide  for  an  addit amount at least an equivalent amount to the assistance provided by t he Central Government so  that  the  beneficiary  can  get  a  decent  level  of  assistance.  Many  States  hav implemented this provision.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstrarred  Q. No. 2411  for reply on 16-03-2017

## Details of number of beneficiaries under IGNOAPS and IGNWPS under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

State/UTs-wise  during the last three years

| Sl. No.           | States/UTs        |                   | 2013- 2014        | 2013- 2014        | 2014- 2015        | 2014- 2015        | 2015- 2016        | 2015- 2016        |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No.           |                   |                   | IGNOAPS           | IGNWPS            | IGNOAPS           | IGNWPS            | IGNOAPS           | IGNWPS            |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 1792333           |                   | 631706            | 857666            | 245607            | 662641            | 245485            |
| 2                 | Bihar             | 4294650           |                   | 506563            | 4604190 568755    |                   | 4806960           | 607523            |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh      | 682076            |                   | 138285            | 675273            | 138285            | 636847            | 145430            |
| 4                 | Goa               | 2136              |                   | NR                | 2136              | NR                | 1648              | NR                |
| 5                 | Gujarat           | 454563            |                   | 6730              | 503231            | 6997              | 540199            | 12000             |
| 6                 | Haryana           | 147191            |                   | 45108             | 147191            | 45108             | 198828            | 57149             |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 85707             |                   | 19593             | 86831             | 20136             | 90000             | 20933             |
| 8                 | J & K             | NR                |                   | NR                | NR                | NR                | 139325            | 8334              |
| 9                 | Jharkhand         | 554239            |                   | 240899            | 770953            | 291649            | 913134            | 275345            |
| 10                | Karnataka         | 966595            |                   | 465363            | 895818            | 558653            | 895818            | 558653            |
| 11                | Kerala            | 339582            |                   | 831376            | 555026            | 918039            | NR                | NR                |
| 12                | Madhya Pradesh    | 1574443           |                   | 432537            | 1442023           | 485599            | 1384903           | 896979            |
| 13                | Maharashtra       | 1118000           |                   | 31330             | 1186702           | 43603             | 1196215           | 46562             |
| 14                | Odisha            | 1418631           |                   | 528570            | 1418631           | 528570            | 1418631           | 524570            |
| 15                | Punjab            | 7964              |                   | 835               | NR                | NR                | 134125            | NR                |
| 16                | Rajasthan         | 758654            |                   | 119997            | 720721            | 118898            | 664647            | 145185            |
| 17                | Tamilnadu         | 1436444           |                   | 649383            | 1392083           | 585807            | 1681155           | 559277            |
| 18                | Telangana         | NR                |                   | NR                | 612955            | 175530            | 473575            | 103839            |
| 19                | Uttar Pradesh     | 3854824           |                   | 432287            | 3474958           | 510110            | 3786303           | 692543            |
| 20                | Uttarakhand       | 252930            |                   | 13037             | 251312            | 15470             | 259492            | 16549             |
| 21                | West Bengal       | 1310280           |                   | 951717            | 1886739           | 829105            | 1557510           | 827235            |
| Sub               | Total             | 21051242          |                   | 6045316           | 21484439          | 6085921           | 21441956          | 5743591           |
| NE States         | NE States         | NE States         | NE States         | NE States         | NE States         | NE States         | NE States         | NE States         |
| 22                | 22                | Arunachal Pradesh | 31209             | 1849              | NR                | NR                | 36604             | 3878              |
| 23                | 23                | Assam             | 785836            | 111477            | 785836            | 111494            | 785836            | 111477            |
| 24                | 24                | Manipur           | 64547             | 4376              | NR                | NR                | 71938             | NR                |
| 29                | 29                | Meghalaya         | 48924             | 6837              | 49997             | 7324              | 47937             | 7148              |
| 26                | 26                | Mizoram           | 25251             | 1925              | 25469             | 2310              | 25469             | 2310              |
| 27                | 27                | Nagaland          | 47191             | 3720              | 54898             | 4464              | 49702             | 1396              |
| 28                | 28                | Sikkim            | NR                | NR                | 21821             | 1123              | 17997             | 558               |
| 29                | 29                | Tripura           | 142055            | 17927             | 163151            | 19879             |                   |                   |
|                   |                   | Sub Total         | 1145013           | 148111            | 1101172           | 146594            | 1035483           | 126767            |
| Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories |
| 30                | 30                | A&N Islands       | 777               | NR                | 813               | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 31                | 31                | Chandigarh        | 2792              | 2610              | NR                | NR                | 2969              | 2768              |
| 32                | 32                | D&N Haveli        | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 33                | 33                | Daman & Diu       | 2194              | 1025              | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 34                | 34                | NCT Delhi         | NR                | NR                | 376568            | 90734             | 384545            | 106775            |
| 35                | 35                | Lakshadweep       | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                | NR                |
| 36                | 36                | Puducherry        | NR                | NR                | 18135             | 9947              | 47743             | 28222             |
|                   |                   | Sub Total         | 5763              | 3635              | 395516            | 100681            | 435257            | 137765            |
|                   |                   | GRAND TOTAL       | 22202018          | 6197062           | 22981127          | 6333196           | 22912696          | 6008123           |