Lok Sabha Question No. 628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, S. RAJENDRAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 628

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

## 628. KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the numbers of beneficiaries registered under various social schemes being run under the  Ministry  including  National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP),  till  date, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether only 50% poor have been seeded with Aadhaar to avail benefit under various social  schemes  run  by  the  Ministry  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Ministry has written to all States to get all the beneficiaries seeded with Aadhaar;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the response of the State Government thereto; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Union Government to extend benefit of social schemes run by the Ministry to all poor people of the country?

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

- (a) to (e):  State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries registered and number of beneficiaries having Aadhaar numbers seeded under the schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is at Annexure .

In accordance with the directions issued by the Apex Court on 26.09.2018, States/UTs have been sensitized to complete the Aadhaar seeding process expeditiously. Further, being Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme, States/UTs have been asked to expedite the process of direct transfer of benefit in to the beneficiaries bank/post office accounts by utilizing the platform of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) gateway.

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## Annexure for Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 628 to be answered on 13/12/2018 regarding National Social Assistance Programme

|   S.No | State                | State Cap   | Data Digitized   | Beneficiaries with Aadhaar number   | Beneficiaries with Aadhar Verified   |
|--------|----------------------|-------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|      1 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 7,729       | 653              | 40                                  | 39                                   |
|      2 | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 932,661     | 1,756,291        | 932,661                             | 147,176                              |
|      3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 34,139      | 5,839            | 0                                   | 0                                    |
|      4 | ASSAM                | 864,306     | 882,299          | 195                                 | 194                                  |
|      5 | BIHAR                | 3,756,323   | 5,025,504        | 2,119,616                           | 1,607,947                            |
|      6 | CHANDIGARH           | 6,257       | 4,950            | 4,950                               | 4,950                                |
|      7 | CHHATTISGARH         | 937,139     | 837,892          | 784,035                             | 682,453                              |
|      8 | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 9,700       | 11,719           | 458                                 | 0                                    |
|      9 | DAMAN & DIU          | 1,376       | 7,777            | 1,376                               | 1,376                                |
|     10 | DELHI                | 162,085     | 142,724          | 142,648                             | 116,327                              |
|     11 | GOA                  | 21,687      | 2,061            | 0                                   | 0                                    |
|     12 | GUJARAT              | 832,638     | 744,008          | 701,187                             | 681,586                              |
|     13 | HARYANA              | 327,269     | 401,856          | 327,269                             | 80,671                               |
|     14 | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 119,472     | 115,821          | 99,502                              | 39,045                               |
|     15 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 150,448     | 143,234          | 51,686                              | 33,351                               |
|     16 | JHARKHAND            | 1,296,961   | 1,295,622        | 1,271,901                           | 1,252,772                            |
|     17 | KARNATAKA            | 1,475,597   | 1,399,063        | 1,351,800                           | 1,151,099                            |
|     18 | KERALA               | 668,329     | 1,490,126        | 688,329                             | 346,562                              |
|     19 | LAKSHADWEEP          | 905         | 344              | 341                                 | 338                                  |
|     20 | MADHYA PRADESH       | 2,205,963   | 2,310,492        | 1,666,976                           | 198,479                              |
|     21 | MAHARASHTRA          | 1,500,000   | 1,163,078        | 1,072,639                           | 973,104                              |
|     22 | MANIPUR              | 65,095      | 61,305           | 37,563                              | 30,647                               |
|     23 | MEGHALAYA            | 87,447      | 54,134           | 1,073                               | 914                                  |
|     24 | MIZORAM              | 27,576      | 28,081           | 11,342                              | 11,225                               |
|     25 | NAGALAND             | 49,210      | 61,895           | 2,118                               | 2,118                                |
|     26 | ODISHA               | 2,037,955   | 2,062,978        | 1,684,054                           | 1,224,979                            |
|     27 | PUDUCHERRY           | 28,757      | 67,632           | 28,757                              | 6,728                                |
|     28 | PUNJAB               | 249,699     | 139,542          | 128,655                             | 49,867                               |
|     29 | RAJASTHAN            | 1,135,202   | 1,134,827        | 726,999                             | 241,755                              |
|     30 | SIKKIM               | 18,849      | 18,900           | 1                                   | 1                                    |
|     31 | TAMIL NADU           | 1,866,209   | 1,840,588        | 1,831,710                           | 0                                    |
|     32 | TELANGANA            | 666,553     | 925,726          | 666,553                             | 666,553                              |
|     33 | TRIPURA              | 161,581     | 156,444          | 128,257                             | 102,288                              |

| 34      | UTTARAKHAND   | 349,197    | 191,597    | 181,593    | 0                 |
|---------|---------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------------|
| 35      | PRADESH       | 5,519,621  | 1,261,968  | 413,360    | UTTAR 5,279,086   |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL   | 2,154,532  | 1,395,395  |            | 2,170,990 244,209 |
| Total : | Total :       | 29,749,467 | 31,934,487 | 19,303,094 | 10,311,568        |