Lok Sabha Question No. 1688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Krupal Balaji Tumane

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1688 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.07.2019

## NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

## 1688.   SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the main features of the National Social Assistance Programme;
- (b) the funds allocated and spent during the last five  years and the current year, State and Union Territory-wise;
- (c) whether  the beneficiaries have  been  selected from  BPL  families  under  the said programme;
- (d) if so, whether this criteria is justified and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  effectively  implement  the  said  programme  and ensure that its benefits reach the needy; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  & (b): Under the National Social Assistance  Programme(NSAP), five separate  welfare schemes,  namely:  a)  Indira  Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension  Scheme(IGNOAPS),  b)Indira Gandhi  National  Widow  Pension  Scheme(IGNWPS),  c)  Indira  Gandhi  National  Disability Pension Scheme(IGNDPS), d) National Family Benefit Scheme and e) Annapurna Scheme are being implemented.

In  respect  of  first  three  schemes,  targeted  beneficiaries  are  provided  with  monthly  financial assistance  ranging  between  Rs.200/  to  Rs500/,  as  the  case  may  be.  Under  the  National  Family Benefit Scheme, below poverty line (BPL) households are entitled to receive a one-time lump-sum amount to the tune of Rs.20,000/- on the death of primary breadwinner aged between 18 and 59

years, whereas under the Annapurna Scheme, 10KG of food grains per month is provided free of cost to those identified beneficiaries who are otherwise eligible but are not receiving the old age pension.    State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  allocated/spent  under  NSAP  during  last  five  years  and current year are at Annexure.

(c) & (d): Yes sir,  the mandate of the National Social Assistance Programme is to extend the assistance to the beneficiaries belonging to Below Poverty Line(BPL)  families only.

(e) & (f): For  effective  implementation  of  NSAP,  information  technology interface  has  been strengthened. With this initiative, list of the  beneficiaries has been digitized and against over 15 crore transactions through Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) mode recorded  in Financial Year 201718,  during  2018-19,  21.27  crore  DBT  transactions    have  been  reported  by  the  States/  Union Territories.

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## Annexure for  Lok Sabha Unstrarred  Question No. 1688 for reply on 02-07-2019 Details of Allocation and funds Spent under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) State/UTs-wise during the last five years and current year

Annexure

(₹ in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       | 2014-2015   | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016   | 2015-2016   | 2016-2017   | 2016-2017   | 2017-2018   | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019   | 2018-2019   | 2019-20 (as on 27-6-19)   | 2019-20 (as on 27-6-19)   |
|-----------|------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|           |                  | Allocation  | Funds Spent | Allocation  | Funds Spent | Allocation  | Funds Spent | Allocation  | Funds Spent | Allocation  | Funds Spent | Allocation                | Funds Spent               |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 27335.54    | 33847.55    | 24946.99    | 24912.08    | 46226.19    | 46226.17    | 27076.08    | 30664.44    | 31144.66    | 30664.44    | 26574.47                  | 15888.60                  |
| 2         | Bihar            | 99293.82    | 99293.82    | 97694.25    | 149965.37   | 78156.74    | 78156.74    | 106563.53   | 106376.58   | 116099.42   | 114627.51   | 106136.80                 | 62802.79                  |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     | 23410.32    | 23410.32    | 25421.19    | 21502.74    | 30369.25    | 30369.25    | 28329.15    | 24252.91    | 27495.37    | 27281.60    | 27502.72                  | 0.00                      |
| 4         | Goa              | 0.00        | 0.00        | 558.93      | 0.00        | 0.00        | 0.00        | 659.90      | 0.00        | 694.54      | 0.00        | 631.36                    | 0.00                      |
| 5         | Gujarat          | 11583.30    | 11583.30    | 22486.87    | 11032.34    | 18622.91    | 18622.91    | 25442.88    | 14661.17    | 17448.02    | 17310.27    | 24751.60                  | 11096.18                  |
| 6         | Haryana          | 5847.00     | 5847.00     | 8821.92     | 6329.55     | 13141.65    | 13141.65    | 9697.31     | 10493.10    | 10113.79    | 10113.79    | 9531.08                   | 6130.12                   |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh | 2492.27     | 2492.27     | 2969.90     | 2858.49     | 4161.19     | 4161.19     | 3252.03     | 6433.40     | 4487.36     | 4464.00     | 3242.64                   | 0.00                      |
| 8         | J&K              | 3453.06     | 3453.06     | 3384.76     | 3435.46     | 4568.62     | 4568.62     | 3670.83     | 4666.53     | 4854.52     | 4764.23     | 3784.97                   | 0.00                      |
| 9         | Jharkhand        | 21899.13    | 21899.13    | 33564.73    | 38883.88    | 34438.70    | 34438.70    | 36862.27    | 35305.31    | 35837.97    | 35352.58    | 36399.82                  | 7928.30                   |
| 10        | Karnataka        | 40012.50    | 40012.50    | 41801.68    | 38233.55    | 65061.43    | 65061.43    | 45529.31    | 51897.94    | 52168.88    | 52168.88    | 43767.78                  | 26023.28                  |
| 11        | Kerala           | 10489.89    | 10489.89    | 18524.54    | 15205.19    | 11548.91    | 11548.91    | 20202.24    | 21751.21    | 34523.91    | 34197.86    | 19742.67                  | 0.00                      |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh   | 55840.38    | 55840.38    | 61156.84    | 83699.44    | 77286.20    | 77286.20    | 66817.22    | 75424.06    | 75963.70    | 75963.70    | 64807.15                  | 0.00                      |
| 13        | Maharashtra      | 37053.67    | 37053.67    | 85567.49    | 29266.57    | 14926.87    | 14926.87    | 44260.91    | 41998.92    | 37566.10    | 36611.92    | 44660.18                  | 18179.69                  |
| 14        | Odisha           | 53471.22    | 53471.22    | 54429.04    | 74634.84    | 66059.46    | 66059.46    | 60510.56    | 68156.30    | 65853.83    | 65841.97    | 59004.86                  | 17306.50                  |
| 15        | Punjab           | 5054.50     | 5054.50     | 6624.63     | 5308.96     | 3062.85     | 3062.85     | 7399.39     | 0.00        | 3236.86     | 3236.86     | 7299.66                   | 3286.43                   |
| 16        | Rajasthan        | 23456.55    | 23456.55    | 31108.36    | 23996.44    | 17594.63    | 17594.63    | 34416.99    | 41765.77    | 30944.36    | 30524.70    | 33785.24                  | 0.00                      |
| 17        | Tamilnadu        | 43889.54    | 43889.54    | 52619.92    | 73018.07    | 48672.96    | 48672.96    | 55351.14    | 63219.31    | 63622.84    | 63610.69    | 53802.36                  | 0.00                      |
| 18        | Telangana        | 19536.03    | 13024.02    | 17779.97    | 17468.16    | 31411.93    | 31411.93    | 19350.65    | 21915.14    | 20652.80    | 20309.59    | 18992.16                  | 0.00                      |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh    | 109269.59   | 109269.59   | 148307.80   | 112759.81   | 174069.69   | 174069.69   | 163923.31   | 151906.43   | 105473.96   | 105473.96   | 160927.34                 | 70012.67                  |

| 20                | Uttarakhand       | 6584.44   | 6584.44   | 9482.02   | 7126.00   | 8099.25   | 8099.25   | 10707.55   | 6594.16   | 8546.54   | 8546.54   | 10343.74   | 0.00      |
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| 21                | West Bengal       | 71603.70  | 71603.70  | 61848.17  | 70709.83  | 100129.34 | 100129.34 | 65193.92   | 57939.11  | 60126.75  | 59551.87  | 63310.78   | 13828.13  |
| NE States         |                   |           |           |           |           |           |           |            |           |           |           |            |           |
| 22                | Arunachal Pradesh | 825.84    | 825.84    | 2369.61   | 205.02    | 546.97    | 546.97    | 1116.55    | 0.00      | 1338.99   | 1238.08   | 2398.29    | 0.00      |
| 23                | Assam             | 20150.36  | 20150.36  | 59979.40  | 32736.60  | 17333.97  | 17333.97  | 15063.35   | 14273.72  | 28568.86  | 23730.73  | 60705.22   | 14118.34  |
| 24                | Manipur           | 1778.79   | 1778.79   | 4754.79   | 882.78    | 929.82    | 929.82    | 2268.15    | 2575.14   | 1058.26   | 987.89    | 4812.33    | 0.00      |
| 29                | Meghalaya         | 1416.96   | 1416.96   | 5742.37   | 2409.99   | 1849.99   | 1849.99   | 2765.41    | 1669.50   | 1857.52   | 1781.64   | 5811.86    | 0.00      |
| 26                | Mizoram           | 718.68    | 718.68    | 2049.09   | 1264.12   | 1106.37   | 1106.37   | 1036.74    | 1010.11   | 930.42    | 909.22    | 2073.89    | 0.00      |
| 27                | Nagaland          | 1377.93   | 1377.93   | 3359.13   | 1445.70   | 2057.72   | 2057.72   | 2215.19    | 1107.60   | 2560.54   | 2505.43   | 3399.78    | 0.00      |
| 28                | Sikkim            | 504.36    | 504.36    | 1256.88   | 269.23    | 533.64    | 533.64    | 578.73     | 788.66    | 281.60    | 261.25    | 1272.09    | 581.25    |
| 29                | Tripura           | 5177.89   | 5177.89   | 11388.73  | 5445.95   | 5016.75   | 5016.75   | 4912.87    | 4717.26   | 3042.79   | 2424.55   | 11526.54   | 4652.12   |
|                   | Sub Total         | 703527.26 | 703527.26 | 900000.00 | 855006.16 | 876984.00 | 876983.98 | 865174.14  | 861563.77 | 39638.97  | 834455.75 | 92000.00   | 271834.40 |
| Union Territories |                   |           |           |           |           |           |           |            |           |           |           |            |           |
| 30                | A&N Islands       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 145.33    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 161.00    | 0.00      | 161.00     | 0.00      |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 118.76    | 201.97    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 133.82     | 0.00      | 132.34    | 0.00      | 132.34     | 0.00      |
| 32                | D&N Haveli        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 170.47    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 187.76    | 0.00      | 187.76     | 0.00      |
| 33                | Daman & Diu       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 29.44     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 33.14     | 0.00      | 33.14      | 0.00      |
| 34                | NCT Delhi         | 4093.92   | 4093.92   | 6254.57   | 5429.89   | 5458.50   | 5458.50   | 5458.51    | 5458.50   | 5528.06   | 5458.50   | 5531.57    | 3132.41   |
| 35                | Lakshadweep       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 18.00     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 12.49      | 0.00      | 19.76     | 0.00      | 19.76      | 0.00      |
| 36                | Puducherry        | 749.01    | 749.01    | 1145.43   | 893.73    | 893.73    | 893.73    | 952.02     | 893.73    | 930.70    | 917.03    | 1013.06    | 613.35    |
|                   | Sub Total         | 4842.93   | 4842.93   | 7882.00   | 6525.59   | 6352.23   | 6352.23   | 6556.85    | 6352.23   | 6992.76   | 6375.53   | 7078.63    | 3745.76   |
|                   | GRAND TOTAL       | 708370.19 | 708370.19 | 907882.00 | 861531.75 | 883336.23 | 883336.21 | 871731.00  | 867916.00 | 853487.92 | 840831.28 | 920000.01  | 275580.16 |