Lok Sabha Question No. 1520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Disablity Pension
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1520

ANSWERED ON 26/07/2022

## DISABLITY PENSION

## 1520.   SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the differently abled persons are provided with social security benefit scheme of disability pension and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of funds allotted and utilised along with the number of beneficiaries during each of the last four years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (c) whether  there  is  any  proposal  with  the  Government  for  the  increase  of  disability pension in near future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) Under  Indira  Gandhi  National  Disability  Pension  Scheme  (IGNDPS)  of  National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), monthly pension at the rate of Rs.300/- per month to disabled persons in the age group of 18 to 79 years belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households  is  being  paid.  The  amount  of  pension  is  increased  to  Rs.  500/-  per  month  in respect of these beneficiaries on reaching the age of 80 years and above.
- (b) State/UT-wise details of funds allocated, released and number of beneficiaries during the last four years and the current year under IGNDPS is given at Annexure .
- (c) No,  Sir.  There  is  no  proposal  to  increase  the  pension  amount  under  IGNDPS.  The States/UTs are, however, encouraged to provide top-ups over and above the central assistance under  the  NSAP.  Presently,  these  amounts  range  from  Rs.100  to  Rs.  3300  per  month  per beneficiary under Disability Pension.

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Annexure Annexure referred in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1520 due for answer on 26.07.2022 State/UT-wise details of funds allocated, released and number of beneficiaries during the last four years and the current year under IGNDPS

|         |                  | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)   |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | States/UTs       | 2018-2019                                                   | 2018-2019                                                   | 2018-2019                                                   | 2019-2020                                                   | 2019-2020                                                   | 2019-2020                                                   | 2020-2021                                                   | 2020-2021                                                   | 2020-2021                                                   | 2021-2022                                                   | 2021-2022                                                   | 2021-2022                                                   | 2022-2023                                                   | 2022-2023                                                   | 2022-2023                                                   |
|         |                  | Allocation                                                  | Release                                                     | No. of benef.                                               | Allocation                                                  | Release                                                     | No. of benef.                                               | Allocation                                                  | Release                                                     | No. of benef.                                               | Allocation                                                  | Release                                                     | No. of benef.                                               | Allocation                                                  | Release                                                     | No. of benef.                                               |
|         |                  | (Rs. In lakh)                                               | (Rs. In lakh)                                               | (Rs.                                                        | (Rs.                                                        | (Rs.                                                        | lakh) (Rs.                                                  | lakh) (Rs.                                                  | lakh) (Rs.                                                  | (Rs. In lakh)                                               | (Rs. In lakh)                                               | (Rs. In lakh)                                               | (Rs.                                                        | (Rs.                                                        | (Rs.                                                        |                                                             |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 597.66                                                      | 905.24                                                      | 24413                                                       | 529.88                                                      | 905.24                                                      | 24413                                                       | 650.89                                                      | 905.25                                                      | 24413                                                       | 650.89                                                      | 678.93                                                      | 24413                                                       | 776.07                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 24413                                                       |
| 2       | Bihar            | 3088.43                                                     | 3813.72                                                     | 102851                                                      | 2738.17                                                     | 4470.44                                                     | 120562                                                      | 3363.51                                                     | 4470.44                                                     | 120562                                                      | 3363.51                                                     | 4677.87                                                     | 126156                                                      | 4010.38                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 126156                                                      |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh     | 785.48                                                      | 1161.76                                                     | 31331                                                       | 696.39                                                      | 1158.56                                                     | 31245                                                       | 855.44                                                      | 890.39                                                      | 32017                                                       | 855.44                                                      | 1185.41                                                     | 31953                                                       | 1019.95                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 31985                                                       |
| 4       | Goa              | 11.46                                                       | 0.00                                                        | 41                                                          | 10.16                                                       | 0.00                                                        | 41                                                          | 12.48                                                       | 0.00                                                        | 41                                                          | 12.48                                                       | 0.00                                                        | 466                                                         | 14.88                                                       | 0.00                                                        | 466                                                         |
| 5       | Gujarat          | 821.02                                                      | 343.55                                                      | 9265                                                        | 727.91                                                      | 399.50                                                      | 10774                                                       | 894.15                                                      | 458.68                                                      | 12370                                                       | 894.15                                                      | 571.68                                                      | 20557                                                       | 645.32                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 20300                                                       |
| 6       | Haryana          | 282.44                                                      | 427.79                                                      | 11537                                                       | 250.41                                                      | 427.80                                                      | 11537                                                       | 307.59                                                      | 153.80                                                      | 11537                                                       | 307.59                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 11537                                                       | 366.75                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 11537                                                       |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh | 76.50                                                       | 25.55                                                       | 689                                                         | 67.83                                                       | 31.56                                                       | 851                                                         | 83.32                                                       | 31.56                                                       | 851                                                         | 83.32                                                       | 7.90                                                        | 853                                                         | 27.12                                                       | 23.73                                                       | 853                                                         |
| 8       | Jharkhand        | 765.92                                                      | 838.76                                                      | 21969                                                       | 679.05                                                      | 907.38                                                      | 24836                                                       | 834.13                                                      | 711.87                                                      | 25598                                                       | 834.13                                                      | 1219.77                                                     | 26496                                                       | 850.52                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 26516                                                       |
| 9       | Karnataka        | 1068.33                                                     | 1618.13                                                     | 43639                                                       | 947.17                                                      | 1618.14                                                     | 43639                                                       | 1163.48                                                     | 1618.12                                                     | 43639                                                       | 1163.48                                                     | 1618.13                                                     | 43639                                                       | 1424.95                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 44825                                                       |
| 10      | Kerala           | 732.84                                                      | 1664.98                                                     | 29935                                                       | 649.73                                                      | 554.99                                                      | 29935                                                       | 798.11                                                      | 1387.49                                                     | 29935                                                       | 798.11                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 29935                                                       | 951.61                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 29935                                                       |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh   | 2446.25                                                     | 3705.18                                                     | 99924                                                       | 2168.82                                                     | 2894.46                                                     | 99924                                                       | 2664.13                                                     | 3550.37                                                     | 99924                                                       | 2664.13                                                     | 2752.00                                                     | 99924                                                       | 3176.49                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 99924                                                       |
| 12      | Maharashtra      | 1224.05                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 7155                                                        | 1085.23                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 7654                                                        | 1333.08                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 8522                                                        | 1333.08                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 8870                                                        | 1589.45                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 9106                                                        |
| 13      | Odisha           | 2221.76                                                     | 2980.97                                                     | 80393                                                       | 1969.78                                                     | 2241.94                                                     | 82182                                                       | 2419.64                                                     | 3330.77                                                     | 86767                                                       | 2419.64                                                     | 3181.65                                                     | 85805                                                       | 2884.99                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 90754                                                       |
| 14      | Punjab           | 158.47                                                      | 270.22                                                      | 4979                                                        | 140.49                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 5151                                                        | 172.58                                                      | 174.13                                                      | 4710                                                        | 172.58                                                      | 44.69                                                       | 5656                                                        | 205.77                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 5982                                                        |
| 15      | Rajasthan        | 1391.85                                                     | 1014.96                                                     | 27372                                                       | 1234.00                                                     | 232.51                                                      | 28137                                                       | 1515.82                                                     | 1093.72                                                     | 29496                                                       | 1515.82                                                     | 207.97                                                      | 30502                                                       | 969.98                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 30513                                                       |
| 16      | Tamilnadu        | 1941.74                                                     | 2120.82                                                     | 57196                                                       | 1721.53                                                     | 1616.19                                                     | 57201                                                       | 2114.69                                                     | 1060.50                                                     | 57201                                                       | 2114.69                                                     | 3406.23                                                     | 63261                                                       | 2011.01                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 63261                                                       |
| 17      | Telangana        | 427.15                                                      | 646.97                                                      | 17448                                                       | 378.70                                                      | 323.48                                                      | 17448                                                       | 465.19                                                      | 970.44                                                      | 17448                                                       | 465.19                                                      | 323.50                                                      | 17448                                                       | 554.66                                                      | 0.00                                                        | 17448                                                       |
| 18      | Uttar Pradesh    | 4475.70                                                     | 2791.38                                                     | 75280                                                       | 3968.11                                                     | 2714.74                                                     | 73213                                                       | 4874.34                                                     | 2035.76                                                     | 73213                                                       | 4874.34                                                     | 1395.69                                                     | 75280                                                       | 2393.08                                                     | 0.00                                                        | 75280                                                       |

| 19        | Uttarakhand        | 352.18    | 103.37    | 2235      | 312.24    | 52.32     | 2822      | 383.55    | 130.80    | 2822      | 383.55    | 26.70     | 2880      | 457.32    | 0.00      | 2880      |
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| 20        | West Bengal        | 2123.73   | 2327.70   | 62775     | 1882.88   | 1637.37   | 65177     | 2312.89   | 2277.77   | 65802     | 2312.89   | 1386.70   | 61539     | 1956.27   | 0.00      | 61019     |
|           | Sub Total          | 25061.23  | 26849.24  | 713216    | 22219.01  | 22219.01  | 739511    | 27219.01  | 25251.84  | 746868    | 27219.01  | 22684.82  | 767170    | 26286.55  | 23.73     | 773153    |
| NE States | NE States          | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States | NE States |
| 21        | Arunachal Pradesh  | 116.64    | 49.69     | 112       | 107.57    | 0.00      | 112       | 107.57    | 0.00      | 1284      | 107.57    | 0.00      | 112       | 68.99     | 0.00      | 112       |
| 22        | Assam              | 1718.30   | 701.40    | 18916     | 1584.80   | 701.40    | 18916     | 1584.80   | 701.40    | 18916     | 1584.80   | 701.41    | 18916     | 1891.09   | 0.00      | 34864     |
| 23        | Manipur            | 91.47     | 18.67     | 1007      | 84.37     | 37.34     | 1007      | 84.37     | 55.99     | 1007      | 84.37     | 9.33      | 1007      | 54.10     | 0.00      | 1005      |
| 24        | Meghalaya          | 88.02     | 33.49     | 969       | 81.18     | 29.86     | 969       | 81.18     | 35.92     | 969       | 81.18     | 17.23     | 969       | 83.71     | 0.00      | 1558      |
| 25        | Mizoram            | 36.34     | 14.83     | 400       | 33.51     | 14.84     | 400       | 33.51     | 14.84     | 400       | 33.51     | 7.42      | 400       | 39.87     | 0.00      | 686       |
| 26        | Nagaland           | 87.20     | 47.15     | 960       | 80.43     | 35.60     | 960       | 80.43     | 35.60     | 960       | 80.43     | 26.70     | 960       | 51.58     | 0.00      | 960       |
| 27        | Sikkim             | 74.22     | 9.07      | 489       | 68.45     | 17.43     | 451       | 68.45     | 24.84     | 451       | 68.45     | 0.00      | 457       | 24.55     | 0.00      | 457       |
| 28        | Tripura            | 194.76    | 39.75     | 2144      | 179.63    | 112.20    | 1954      | 179.63    | 33.23     | 1783      | 179.63    | 49.20     | 1769      | 115.19    | 0.00      | 1856      |
|           | Sub Total          | 2406.95   | 914.05    | 24997     | 2219.94   | 948.67    | 24769     | 2219.94   | 901.82    | 25770     | 2219.94   | 811.29    | 24590     | 2329.08   | 0.00      | 41498     |
| UTs       | UTs                | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       | UTs       |
| 29        | A&N Islands        | 4.59      | 0.00      | 1         | 4.59      | 0.00      | 1         | 3.39      | 5.42      | 1         | 3.39      | 0.00      | 2         | 3.54      | 0.00      | 2         |
| 30        | Chandigarh         | 3.11      | 0.00      | 100       | 3.11      | 0.00      | 100       | 2.30      | 0.00      | 100       | 2.30      | 0.00      | 100       | 1.18      | 0.00      | 100       |
| 31        | D&N Haveli and D&D | 4.88      | 0.00      | 208       | 4.88      | 0.00      | 208       | 3.60      | 0.00      | 208       | 3.60      | 0.00      | 254       | 3.76      | 0.00      | 320       |
| 32        | NCT Delhi          | 195.45    | 234.38    | 6321      | 237.66    | 234.38    | 6321      | 179.06    | 117.20    | 6321      | 179.06    | 175.77    | 6321      | 232.89    | 0.00      | 4647      |
| 33        | J&K                | 68.28     | 88.19     | 2789      | 60.53     | 32.39     | 2769      | 70.28     | 27.99     | 2426      | 70.28     | 67.47     | 2426      | 91.74     | 0.00      | 2426      |
| 34        | Ladakh             | NA        | NA        | NA        | NA        | NA        | NA        | 3.47      | 0.87      | 363       | 3.47      | 0.00      | 150       | 4.27      | 0.00      | 219       |
| 35        | Lakshadweep        | 0.78      | 0.00      | 51        | 0.78      | 0.00      | 51        | 0.58      | 0.00      | 51        | 0.58      | 0.00      | 51        | 0.60      | 0.00      | 51        |
| 36        | Puducherry         | 38.93     | 23.31     | 1259      | 47.34     | 46.65     | 1259      | 35.66     | 8.92      | 1259      | 35.66     | 0.00      | 1259      | 46.39     | 0.00      | 1259      |
|           | Sub Total          | 247.73    | 257.69    | 7940      | 298.35    | 281.03    | 7940      | 298.34    | 160.40    | 10729     | 298.34    | 243.24    | 10563     | 384.37    | 0.00      | 9024      |
|           | GRAND TOTAL        | 27715.91  | 28020.98  | 746153    | 24737.30  | 23448.71  | 772220    | 29737.29  | 26314.06  | 783367    | 29737.29  | 23739.35  | 802323    | 28999.99  | 23.73     | 823675    |

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