Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 256 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2018

## NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

## 256. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the schemes being implemented under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and the mechanism set up for their implementation;
- (b) whether financial and physical targets are being achieved under the said schemes;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (d) whether  any  concrete  step  has  been  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  for  the  effective implementation of NSAP; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) : Under  National  Social  Assistance  Programme(NSAP)  following  five  welfare components are being administered: 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.

In  respect  of  first  three  schemes  targeted  beneficiaries  are  provided  with  monthly  financial assistance  ranging  between  Rs.200-500  as  the  case  may  be.  Under  National  Family  Benefit Scheme below poverty line (BPL) households are entitled to a one-time lump-sum amount of money to the tune of Rs.20,000/- on the death of primary breadwinner aged between 18 and 59 years whereas under Annapurna scheme, 10KG of food grain per month is provided free of cost to  those  identified  beneficiaries  who  are  otherwise  eligible  but  are  not  receiving  the  old  age pension.

Schemes  under  NSAP  are  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  and  are  implemented  by  the States/UTs.  Identification  of  beneficiaries,  sanction  and  disbursement  of  benefit  under  the schemes is done by the States/UTs.

(b) &(c): State/UT-wise funds under the schemes are released by the Government, on the basis  of  reports/requirement  submitted.  Details  of  funds  released  and  beneficiaries  covered under NSAP during the Financial Year  2017-18 are at Annexure.

(d)& (e): For  effective  implementation  of  the  scheme,  information  technology  interface has been strengthened. With this initiative list of beneficiaries has been fully digitized and over 15  crore  transactions  during  the  Financial  Year  2017-18  have  been  reported  through  Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) mode.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 256    for reply on 19-7-2018

Details of State/UTs-wise Allocation/Release and Number of beneficiaries  under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

(Rs. In lakh)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       | Allocation/Release   | Allocation/Release   | Allocation/Release   | Allocation/Release   | Allocation/Release   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       | IGNOAPS              | IGNWPS               | IGNDPS               | NFBS                 | Total                | IGNOAPS                   | IGNWPS                    | IGNDPS                    | NFBS                      |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 18405.46             | 9107.11              | 905.23               | 2246.64              | 30664.44             | 662641                    | 245607                    | 24413                     | 10906                     |
| 2         | Bihar            | 82554.02             | 16435.60             | 0.00                 | 7386.96              | 106376.58            | 2996472                   | 501267                    | 69874                     | 35859                     |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     | 17298.27             | 5162.45              | 1189.72              | 602.47               | 24252.91             | 608300                    | 148976                    | 32085                     | 12801                     |
| 4         | Goa              | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 1705                      | 315                       | 41                        | 225                       |
| 5         | Gujarat          | 13414.34             | 0.00                 | 145.24               | 1101.59              | 14661.17             | 474415                    | 63163                     | 7834                      | 10695                     |
| 6         | Haryana          | 7090.51              | 2119.08              | 427.79               | 855.72               | 10493.10             | 193653                    | 57149                     | 11537                     | 4154                      |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh | 5209.29              | 999.99               | 12.77                | 211.35               | 6433.40              | 87332                     | 17979                     | 689                       | 684                       |
| 8         | J & K            | 4243.21              | 248.72               | 85.43                | 89.17                | 4666.53              | 134156                    | 7507                      | 2789                      | 435                       |
| 9         | Jharkhand        | 25215.55             | 10089.76             | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 35305.31             | 927501                    | 272108                    | 18219                     | 14148                     |
| 10        | Karnataka        | 29254.46             | 17255.66             | 1615.54              | 3772.28              | 51897.94             | 892308                    | 465363                    | 43569                     | 18312                     |
| 11        | Kerala           | 12882.75             | 7758.48              | 1109.98              | 0.00                 | 21751.21             | 449158                    | 209236                    | 29935                     | 4358                      |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh   | 46018.20             | 19890.16             | 3705.18              | 5810.52              | 75424.06             | 1569627                   | 536412                    | 99924                     | 30826                     |
| 13        | Maharashtra      | 41282.89             | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 716.03               | 41998.92             | 1087919                   | 36604                     | 6709                      | 34987                     |
| 14        | Odisha           | 40842.24             | 19253.04             | 2973.44              | 5087.58              | 68156.30             | 1418631                   | 519243                    | 80190                     | 24697                     |
| 15        | Punjab           | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 115794                    | 15565                     | 4801                      | 2673                      |
| 16        | Rajasthan        | 35219.04             | 4872.32              | 937.38               | 737.03               | 41765.77             | 799636                    | 131400                    | 25280                     | 12347                     |
| 17        | Tamilnadu        | 36015.32             | 22021.18             | 3352.24              | 1830.57              | 63219.31             | 1237809                   | 549084                    | 61910                     | 18445                     |
| 18        | Telangana        | 13153.96             | 6508.64              | 646.98               | 1605.56              | 21915.14             | 473575                    | 175530                    | 17448                     | 7794                      |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh    | 115673.92            | 18387.68             | 2791.37              | 15053.46             | 151906.43            | 4204232                   | 991784                    | 75280                     | 73075                     |
| 20        | Uttarakhand      | 6344.39              | 0.00                 | 24.96                | 224.81               | 6594.16              | 239498                    | 25783                     | 3671                      | 4808                      |

| 21                | West Bengal       | 35263.27   | 16640.17   | 1595.76   | 4439.91   | 57939.11   | 1423192   | 644590   | 62982   | 21553   |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|
|                   | Sub Total         | 585381.09  | 176750.04  | 21519.01  | 51771.65  | 835421.79  | 19997554  | 5614665  | 679180  | 343782  |
| NE States         |                   |            |            |           |           |            |           |          |         |         |
| 22                | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 29290     | 3565     | 1284    | 346     |
| 23                | Assam             | 11521.74   | 2199.96    | 201.84    | 350.18    | 14273.72   | 707927    | 137463   | 18916   | 8524    |
| 24                | Manipur           | 2526.71    | 0.00       | 0.00      | 48.43     | 2575.14    | 56045     | 8043     | 1007    | 669     |
| 29                | Meghalaya         | 1334.15    | 245.21     | 32.04     | 58.10     | 1669.50    | 77980     | 8498     | 969     | 781     |
| 26                | Mizoram           | 883.32     | 71.38      | 14.83     | 40.58     | 1010.11    | 25251     | 1925     | 400     | 197     |
| 27                | Nagaland          | 965.72     | 68.97      | 17.80     | 55.11     | 1107.60    | 44530     | 3720     | 960     | 535     |
| 28                | Sikkim            | 652.35     | 54.22      | 36.87     | 45.22     | 788.66     | 16418     | 1614     | 817     | 175     |
| 29                | Tripura           | 3839.05    | 595.99     | 79.50     | 202.72    | 4717.26    | 141510    | 17927    | 2144    | 984     |
|                   | Sub Total         | 21723.04   | 3235.73    | 382.88    | 800.34    | 26141.99   | 1098951   | 182755   | 26497   | 12211   |
| Union Territories |                   |            |            |           |           |            |           |          |         |         |
| 30                | A&N Islands       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 572       | 3        | 1       | 86      |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 2378      | 942      | 100     | 80      |
| 32                | D&N Haveli        | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 8058      | 1388     | 142     | 95      |
| 33                | Daman & Diu       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 840       | 470      | 66      | 24      |
| 34                | NCT Delhi         | 3408.24    | 1348.26    | 234.38    | 467.62    | 5458.50    | 119403    | 36361    | 6321    | 2270    |
| 35                | Lakshadweep       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 186       | 90       | 51      | 9       |
| 36                | Puducherry        | 530.90     | 362.83     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 893.73     | 17713     | 9785     | 0       | 283     |
|                   | Sub Total         | 3939.14    | 1711.09    | 234.38    | 467.62    | 6352.23    | 149150    | 49039    | 6681    | 2847    |
|                   | GRAND TOTAL       | 611043.27  | 181696.86  | 22136.27  | 53039.61  | 867916.00  | 21245655  | 5846459  | 712358  | 358840  |