Lok Sabha Question No. 245 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Atal Pension Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: CHHOTELAL, BODH SINGH BHAGAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES ***********

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *245 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 03, 2018/SHRAVANA 12, 1940 (SAKA) ATAL PENSION YOJANA

*245. Shri Chhote Lal and Shri Bodhsingh Bhagat:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  subscribers  to  the  Atal  Pension  Yojana  (APY)  including  the funds  allocated  under  the  scheme  during  the  last  four  years,  State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) whether the financial allocation for the  Yojana  is  considered  adequate  by  the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  if not, whether the Government will consider enhancing the same and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has recently made it compulsory for all subscribers to link their Aadhaar with their bank accounts to make the scheme transparent and if so, the details of response received thereto; and
- (e) whether any grievance redressal cell has been set up for the subscribers of the said scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

The Minister of Finance (Shri Piyush Goyal)

(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *245  REGARDING 'ATAL PENSION  YOJANA'  RAISED  BY  SHRI  CHHOTE  LAL AND  SHRI BODHSINGH BHAGAT, TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018.

(a)  to  (c) -  The  Atal  Pension  Yojana  (APY)  is  operational  from  1 st June,  2015.  The number  of  subscribers  under  APY  during  each  of  the  last  four  years,  State-wise including Madhya Pradesh is at Annexure-I .

The  APY  is  a  Central  Government  scheme.  Under  APY,  the  Government  of  India allocates  budget  centrally  to  Pension  Fund  Regulatory  &  Development  Authority (PFRDA)  for  incentive  and  Co-Contribution.  The  funds  allocated  under  APY  during each of the last four years is as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| Particulars     |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 | 2018-19                |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|
| Funds Allocated |       173 |     187.8 |    214.56 | 155 (Budget Estimates) |

The allocation of funds for  APY  is  made  in  proportion  to  the  number  of  subscribers under the Scheme. Adequate funds have been allocated under the Scheme.

(d)The  Central  Government  has  extended  the  date  of  submission  of  Aadhaar Number, till a date to be notified subsequent to pronouncement of final judgement in WP. (C) 494/2012 etc. by Hon'ble Supreme Court.

(e)A  Central  Grievance  Management  System  (CGMS)  has  been  set  up  for  early resolution of grievances.

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## [Annexure-I referred to in part (a) to (c) of reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question no. *245 regarding 'Atal Pension Yojana']

| S. No.   | State Name                | Subscribers enrolled during 01.06.2015- 31.03.2016   | Subscribers enrolled during 01.04.2016- 31.03.2017   | Subscribers enrolled during 01.04.2017- 31.03.2018   | Subscribers enrolled during 01.04.2018- 28.07.2018   |
|----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 996                                                  | 902                                                  | 1,696                                                | 332                                                  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            | 1,82,094                                             | 1,71,025                                             | 2,79,970                                             | 68,072                                               |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1,988                                                | 2,277                                                | 3,312                                                | 607                                                  |
| 4        | Assam                     | 38,831                                               | 29,493                                               | 1,40,184                                             | 14,671                                               |
| 5        | Bihar                     | 2,62,416                                             | 2,65,628                                             | 5,07,457                                             | 97,162                                               |
| 6        | Chandigarh                | 4,847                                                | 3,829                                                | 6,592                                                | 1,474                                                |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              | 33,008                                               | 41,046                                               | 82,312                                               | 20,510                                               |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli    | 2,782                                                | 1,913                                                | 5,901                                                | 1,454                                                |
| 9        | Daman & Diu               | 2,238                                                | 4,615                                                | 13,024                                               | 2,836                                                |
| 10       | Delhi                     | 54,286                                               | 38,042                                               | 81,556                                               | 20,389                                               |
| 11       | Goa                       | 7,042                                                | 6,077                                                | 12,510                                               | 5,823                                                |
| 12       | Gujarat                   | 1,36,891                                             | 1,16,993                                             | 2,16,672                                             | 56,190                                               |
| 13       | Haryana                   | 59,143                                               | 48,242                                               | 1,03,464                                             | 21,380                                               |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh          | 25,807                                               | 12,672                                               | 30,805                                               | 6,151                                                |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 17,778                                               | 10,554                                               | 13,051                                               | 3,164                                                |
| 16       | Jharkhand                 | 43,985                                               | 52,057                                               | 1,23,537                                             | 19,867                                               |
| 17       | Karnataka                 | 1,85,016                                             | 1,48,529                                             | 3,29,300                                             | 1,14,559                                             |
| 18       | Kerala                    | 51,335                                               | 54,528                                               | 1,04,985                                             | 33,711                                               |
| 19       | Lakhswadeep               | 355                                                  | 1,882                                                | 1,429                                                | 610                                                  |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh            | 1,28,219                                             | 1,13,669                                             | 2,41,995                                             | 59,420                                               |
| 21       | Maharashtra               | 2,24,562                                             | 1,77,922                                             | 3,32,960                                             | 91,078                                               |
| 22       | Manipur                   | 4,533                                                | 2,634                                                | 4,106                                                | 844                                                  |
| 23       | Meghalaya                 | 5,534                                                | 2,720                                                | 2,931                                                | 648                                                  |
| 24       | Mizoram                   | 1,073                                                | 7,946                                                | 5,552                                                | 1,258                                                |
| 25       | Nagaland                  | 9,048                                                | 9,162                                                | 14,560                                               | 2,140                                                |
| 26       | Orissa                    | 1,08,126                                             | 76,053                                               | 1,53,800                                             | 33,226                                               |
| 27       | Pondicherry               | 4,480                                                | 3,134                                                | 10,656                                               | 1,551                                                |
| 28       | Punjab                    | 75,505                                               | 81,088                                               | 1,68,450                                             | 22,866                                               |
| 29       | Rajasthan                 | 1,14,929                                             | 1,68,189                                             | 2,05,400                                             | 50,119                                               |
| 30       | Sikkim                    | 3,918                                                | 2,960                                                | 14,878                                               | 5,082                                                |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                | 1,67,585                                             | 1,73,082                                             | 4,49,815                                             | 81,924                                               |
| 32       | Telangana                 | 59,681                                               | 73,729                                               | 1,19,853                                             | 30,241                                               |
| 33       | Tripura                   | 4,620                                                | 7,460                                                | 12,859                                               | 1,981                                                |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh             | 2,66,827                                             | 3,64,455                                             | 7,31,032                                             | 2,02,388                                             |
| 35       | Uttaranchal               | 17,288                                               | 21,572                                               | 44,979                                               | 9,820                                                |
| 36       | West Bengal               | 1,54,074                                             | 97,436                                               | 2,78,622                                             | 66,710                                               |
|          | Total                     | 24,60,840                                            | 23,93,515                                            | 48,50,205                                            | 11,50,258                                            |