Lok Sabha Question No. 4503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Social Security Pension to Senior Citizens
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: +4503 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.01.2019

## SOCIAL SECURITY PENSION TO SENIOR CITIZENS

## +4503. SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide social security pension to all the senior citizens who are economically weak in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any data on the
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has ensured that every senior citizen in the country has a Bank
- Account; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a): As per information received from the Ministry of Rural Development; Old Pension is provided   under  Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) only to the persons belonging to below poverty line (BPL) households and not to all senior citizens of the Country. Central assistance of Rs. 200/-is provided to the BPL persons in the age group of 60-79 years and central assistance of Rs. 500/- is provided to the BPL persons of 80 years Or above. At present there is no proposal under consideration to change the eligibility criteria of the scheme. Age

As per the information received from the Department of Financial Services, Government has   launched a scheme namely "Pradhan Mantri Vandan   Yojana (PMVVY)" to protect elderly persons 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to the uncertain  market condition; as also to provide social  security during old age. The Scheme is implemented through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India: The Scheme provides an assured return of 8% per annum payable monthly for 10 years The differential return i.e. the difference between return generated by LIC and the assured return of & % per annum would be borne by Government of India as subsidy on annual basis. The Scheme was open for subscription for a period of one year i.e. from 4th 2017 to 3rd 2018. The minimum purchase under the Scheme was Rs. 1.5 lakh per family for a minimum pension of Rs. 1,000/- per month and the maximum purchase was Rs. 7.5 lakh per family for a maximum pension of Rs. 5,000/- per  month: In  pursuance to Budget  Announcement 2018-19, Pradhan Mantri  Vaya Vandana Yojana has extended up to March; 2020 and limit of maximum purchase of Rs. 7.5 lakh per under the Scheme has also been enhanced to Rs. 15 lakh per senior citizen. A total   number of 3,34,450 subscribers are benefitted under   PMVVY as on 17.12.2018. Vaya aged being May , May, price price 31st price family being

- population of senior citizens in the country;

Further, as per the   information received   from the   Department of   Financial Services, Pursuant to the Budget announcement in 2015-16,the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched by the Government in 2015, with the aim to provide old age security especially to the poor and the under-privileged. The salient features of the APY are as under: May,

(i) Indian Citizens between the age group of 18 to 40 years are eligible to join APY through their saving bank account or office saving bank account: post

(ii) Depending upon   the   pension   plan  selected, each   subscriber  under APY a guaranteed minimum pension of Rs. 1000 per month or Rs.

(iii) After the subscriber S demise, the spouse of the subscriber shall be entitled to receive the same pension amount as that of the subscriber until the death of such spouse

(iv) After the demise of both the subscriber and his/her spouse, the nominee of the subscriber so named shall be entitled to receive the pension wealth accumulated till attaining the age of 60 years by the subscriber:

If the actual returns the accumulation phase are higher than the assumed returns for minimum guaranteed pension, such excess will be passed on to the subscriber: during

(b) & (c): As per the Census of 2011, the population of senior citizens in the country, State-wise, is annexed at Annexure.

(d): Data in this regard is not maintained centrally.

(e): Does not arise.

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(Annexure referred t0 in the part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No. 4503 due for 08.01.2019)

## State-wise Aged population (60+) by sex as per Census 2011

| S.No.   |                   | Total Population (approx )   | Total Population (approx )   | Total Population (approx )   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S.No.   |                   | Persons                      | Males                        | Females                      |
|         |                   | 3                            |                              | 5                            |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 8278241                      | 3906328                      | 4371913                      |
| 2       | A & N ISLANDS     | 25424                        | 14189                        | 11235                        |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 63639                        | 33189                        | 30450                        |
| 4       | ASSAM             | 2078544                      | 1054817                      | 1023727                      |
| 5 _     | BIHAR             | 7707145                      | 4106593                      | 3600552                      |
| 6_      | CHANDIGARH        | 67078                        | 34833                        | 32245                        |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH      | 2003909                      | 928159                       | 1075750                      |
| 8_      | D & N HAVELI      | 13892                        | 6359                         | 7533                         |
|         | DAMAN & DIU       | 11361                        | 4873                         | 6488                         |
| 10      | NCT OF DELHI      | 1147445                      | 576755                       | 570690                       |
| 11      | GOA               | 163495                       | 74315                        | 89180                        |
| 12      | GUJARAT           | 4786559                      | 2245601                      | 2540958                      |
| 13      | HARYANA           | 2193755                      | 1088621                      | 1105134                      |
| 14.     | HIMAHAL PRADESH   | 703009                       | 340875                       | 362134                       |
| 15      | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 922656                       | 482580                       | 440076                       |
| 16.     | JHARKHAND         | 2356678                      | 1181745                      | 1174933                      |
| 17.     | KARNATAKA         | 5791032                      | 2747072                      | 3043960                      |
| 18.     | KERALA            | 4193393                      | 1883595                      | 2309798                      |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP       | 5270                         | 2674                         | 2596                         |
| 20      | MADHYA PRADESH    | 5713316                      | 2769556                      | 2943760                      |
| 21_     | MAHARASHTRA       | 11106935                     | 5253709                      | 5853226                      |
| 22.     | MANIPUR           | 187694                       | 93137                        | 94557                        |
| 23 .    | MEGHALAYA         | 138902                       | 66939                        | 71963                        |
| 24      | MIZORAM           | 68628                        | 34345                        | 34283                        |
| 25      | NAGALAND          | 102726                       |                              | 47947                        |
| 26.     | ODISHA            | 3984448                      | 1994270                      | 1990178                      |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY        | 120436                       | 53419                        | 67017                        |
| 28.     | PUNJAB            | 2865817                      | 1443662                      | 1422155                      |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN         | 5112138                      | 2432263                      | 2679875                      |
| 30_     | SIKKIM            | 40752                        | 22472                        | 18280                        |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU        | 7509758                      | 3661226                      | 3848532                      |
| 32      | TRIPURA           | 289544                       | 141920                       | 147624                       |
| 33.     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 15439904                     | 8037133                      | 7402771                      |
| 34      | UTTARAKHAND       | 900809                       | 441897                       | 458912                       |
|         | TOTAL             | 103836714                    | 51065214                     | 52771500                     |