Lok Sabha Question No. 1536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Old Age & Widow Pension Scheme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

- (a) : No Madam.
- (b) : Does not arise.
- (c) & (d) : The  Government  had  constituted  an  Expert  Group  to  enable  a  systematic analysis of objective criteria for allocation of resources to States/UTs and for identification and prioritization of beneficiaries under various parameters using Socio Economic Census (SECC 2011) Data. The expert group in its report has made wide ranging recommendations covering the  admissible  rates  and  the  criteria.  The  acceptance  of  the  recommendations  of  the  expert group  report  is  contingent  upon  stakeholders' consultation.  No  timeline has  been  set for  the same.
- (e): State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries covered and funds released under the Indira Gandhi National  Old  Age  Pension  Scheme  (IGNOAPS)  and  Indira  Gandhi  National  Widow Pension Scheme(IGNWPS) during the Financial Year 2017-18 are at Annexure .

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1536 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## OLD AGE & WIDOW PENSION SCHEME

## 1536.   SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the States to review old age pension and widow pension and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the proposals received during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the  Government proposes to amend the old age pension and widow pension schemes;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the quantum of funds provided as assistance by the Union Government along with the number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  old  age  pension  and  widow  pension  schemes, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.  No. 1536   for reply on 26-07-2018 Details of funds released and number of beneficiaries  under IGNOAPS and IGNWPS

Year : 2017-2018

| Sl. No.           | States/UTs        | IGNOAPS                     | IGNOAPS              | IGNWPS                      | IGNWPS               |
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|                   |                   | Total Release (Rs. In lakh) | No. of beneficiaries | Total Release (Rs. In lakh) | No. of beneficiaries |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 18405.46                    | 662641               | 9107.11                     | 245607               |
| 2                 | Bihar             | 82554.02                    | 2996472              | 16435.60                    | 501267               |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh      | 17298.27                    | 608300               | 5162.45                     | 148976               |
| 4                 | Goa               | 0.00                        | 1705                 | 0.00                        | 315                  |
| 5                 | Gujarat           | 13414.34                    | 474415               | 0.00                        | 63163                |
| 6                 | Haryana           | 7090.51                     | 193653               | 2119.08                     | 57149                |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 5209.29                     | 87332                | 999.99                      | 17979                |
| 8                 | J&K               | 4243.21                     | 134156               | 248.72                      | 7507                 |
| 9                 | Jharkhand         | 25215.55                    | 927501               | 10089.76                    | 272108               |
| 10                | Karnataka         | 29254.46                    | 892308               | 17255.66                    | 465363               |
| 11                | Kerala            | 12882.75                    | 449158               | 7758.48                     | 209236               |
| 12                | Madhya Pradesh    | 46018.20                    | 1569627              | 19890.16                    | 536412               |
| 13                | Maharashtra       | 41282.89                    | 1087919              | 0.00                        | 36604                |
| 14                | Odisha            | 40842.24                    | 1418631              | 19253.04                    | 519243               |
| 15                | Punjab            | 0.00                        | 115794               | 0.00                        | 15565                |
| 16                | Rajasthan         | 35219.04                    | 799636               | 4872.32                     | 131400               |
| 17                | Tamilnadu         | 36015.32                    | 1237809              | 22021.18                    | 549084               |
| 18                | Telangana         | 13153.96                    | 473575               | 6508.64                     | 175530               |
| 19                | Uttar Pradesh     | 115673.92                   | 4204232              | 18387.68                    | 991784               |
| 20                | Uttarakhand       | 6344.39                     | 239498               | 0.00                        | 25783                |
| 21                | West Bengal       | 35263.27                    | 1423192              | 16640.17                    | 644590               |
|                   | Sub Total         | 585381.09                   | 19997554             | 176750.04                   | 5614665              |
| NE States         | NE States         | NE States                   | NE States            | NE States                   | NE States            |
| 22                | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00                        | 29290                | 0.00                        | 3565                 |
| 23                | Assam             | 11521.74                    | 707927               | 2199.96                     | 137463               |
| 24                | Manipur           | 2526.71                     | 56045                | 0.00                        | 8043                 |
| 29                | Meghalaya         | 1334.15                     | 77980                | 245.21                      | 8498                 |
| 26                | Mizoram           | 883.32                      | 25251                | 71.38                       | 1925                 |
| 27                | Nagaland          | 965.72                      | 44530                | 68.97                       | 3720                 |
| 28                | Sikkim            | 652.35                      | 16418                | 54.22                       | 1614                 |
| 29                | Tripura           | 3839.05                     | 141510               | 595.99                      | 17927                |
|                   | Sub Total         | 21723.04                    | 1098951              | 3235.73                     | 182755               |
| Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories           | Union Territories    | Union Territories           | Union Territories    |
| 30                | A&N Islands       | 0.00                        | 572                  | 0.00                        | 3                    |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 0.00                        | 2378                 | 0.00                        | 942                  |
| 32                | D&N Haveli        | 0.00                        | 8058                 | 0.00                        | 1388                 |
| 33                | Daman& Diu        | 0.00                        | 840                  | 0.00                        | 470                  |
| 34                | NCT Delhi         | 3408.24                     | 119403               | 1348.26                     | 36361                |
| 35                | Lakshadweep       | 0.00                        | 186                  | 0.00                        | 90                   |
| 36                | Puducherry        | 530.90                      | 17713                | 362.83                      | 9785                 |
|                   | Sub Total         | 3939.14                     | 149150               | 1711.09                     | 49039                |
|                   | GRAND TOTAL       | 611043.27                   | 21245655             | 181696.86                   | 5846459              |