Lok Sabha Question No. 1636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Beneficiaries under Pension Schemes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1636

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PENSION SCHEMES

## 1636.   SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  beneficiaries  including  Scheduled  Caste  people  under  various  pension schemes  being  run  by  his  Ministry  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to take steps to ensure uniformity in the amount and eligibility criteria followed by the States and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  bring  some  more  changes  in  these  pension schemes and if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken in this regard; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to make pension schemes more inclusive?

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

(a):  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  administers  three  pension  schemes  under  National  Social Assistance  Programme(NSAP).    No  of  beneficiary  including  Schedule  Cast  under  the  three pension schemes, as per latest information available, is provided State/UT wise at Annexed.

(b) to (d): For taking informed decision for revamping the NSAP scheme by way of changes in admissible  rates  and  the  criteria,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  initiated  steps  for comprehensive  third-party  evaluation  of  the  scheme  and  further  steps  for  revamping  of  the scheme  are  contingent  upon  availability  of  recommendations  and  decisions  taken  thereon  in consultation with the States/UTs.

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## Annexure referred to in part (a) of the unstarred question no. 1636

## NSAP Beneficiary

| S.no   | State/UTs           |    Total |
|--------|---------------------|----------|
| 1      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR |      620 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH      |   932661 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |     5839 |
| 4      | ASSAM               |   864275 |
| 5      | BIHAR               |  3757276 |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH          |     4950 |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH        |   837692 |
| 8      | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI  |     9700 |
| 9      | DAMAN &DIU          |     1376 |
| 10     | DELHI               |   142724 |
| 11     | GOA                 |     2061 |
| 12     | GUJARAT             |   745896 |
| 13     | HARYANA             |   327269 |
| 14     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |   115821 |
| 15     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   |   143220 |
| 16     | JHARKHAND           |  1295933 |
| 17     | KARNATAKA           |  1399063 |
| 18     | KERALA              |   688329 |
| 19     | LAKSHADWEEP         |      344 |
| 20     | MADHYA PRADESH      |  2205963 |
| 21     | MAHARASHTRA         |  1163161 |
| 22     | MANIPUR             |    61306 |
| 23     | MEGHALAYA           |    54074 |
| 24     | MIZORAM             |    27569 |
| 25     | NAGALAND            |    49208 |
| 26     | ODISHA              |  2036781 |
| 27     | PUDUCHERRY          |    28757 |
| 28     | PUNJAB              |   139642 |
| 29     | RAJASTHAN           |  1134860 |
| 30     | SIKKIM              |    18849 |
| 31     | TAMIL NADU          |  1840588 |
| 32     | TELANGANA           |   666553 |
| 33     | TRIPURA             |   156248 |
| 34     | UTTARAKHAND         |   191597 |
| 35     | UTTAR PRADESH       |  5279086 |
| 36     | WEST BENGAL         |  2154499 |
|        | Total               | 28483790 |

NSAP-National Social Assistance Programme