Lok Sabha Question No. 855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-Dhan Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 855 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## PRADHAN MANTRI LAGHU VYAPARI MAAN-DHAN YOJANA

†855. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)the  date  on  which  Pradhan  Mantri  Laghu  Vyapari  Maan-Dhan  Yojana was started and the process of selection under it;
- (b)whether  any  criteria  has  been  set  for  the  beneficiaries  of  the  said
- scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the total number and details of eligible persons under the said scheme since its inception till December, 2021, State and year-wise; and
- (d)the district-wise details of the beneficiaries under the said scheme in Rajasthan including the details of numerical data of approval and the
- amount of benefit during the year 2019-20 to 2021-22, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): The Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-Dhan Yojana  renamed as National  Pension  Scheme  for  Traders,  Shopkeepers  &  Self  Employed Persons (NPS-Traders) was started on 12.09.2019.
- (b):  The traders in the age group of 18-40 years with an annual turnover, not exceeding Rs.1.5 crores and who are not members of EPFO/ESIC/NPS (Govt. funded)/PM-SYM and not an income tax payer, are eligible to join the scheme.
- (c): The State and year-wise details of number of person enrolled under the scheme since its inception till December, 2021 are at Annexure-A.
- (d): The district-wise details of the beneficiaries enrolled under the NPS Traders  scheme  in  Rajasthan  are  at  Annexure-B.  The  beneficiaries  are entitled to get the pensionary benefits after attaining the age of 60 years.

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## Annexure 'A'

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c)  OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 855 FOR 07.02.2022 REGARDING 'PRADHAN MANTRI LAGHU VYAPARI MAAN-DHAN YOJANA' RAISED BY SHRI  BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY.

|                             | Year      | Year      | Year                            |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|
| State Name                  | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 (Till December, 2021) |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 10938     | 663       | 371                             |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 5630      | 124       | 70                              |
| Chhattisgarh                | 5556      | 733       | 72                              |
| Gujarat                     | 3118      | 124       | 130                             |
| Chandigarh                  | 1814      | 15        | 4                               |
| Haryana                     | 1712      | 180       | 117                             |
| Maharashtra                 | 857       | 323       | 255                             |
| Karnataka                   | 839       | 231       | 159                             |
| Bihar                       | 838       | 424       | 217                             |
| Uttarakhand                 | 778       | 42        | 20                              |
| Rajasthan                   | 710       | 196       | 160                             |
| Tripura                     | 568       | 671       | 178                             |
| Assam                       | 561       | 299       | 228                             |
| West Bengal                 | 499       | 598       | 917                             |
| Telangana                   | 469       | 80        | 189                             |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 465       | 190       | 129                             |
| Odisha                      | 446       | 205       | 177                             |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 408       | 295       | 201                             |
| Jharkhand                   | 381       | 98        | 65                              |
| Punjab                      | 209       | 60        | 70                              |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 139       | 41        | 9                               |
| Puducherry                  | 122       | 10        | 7                               |
| Delhi                       | 112       | 53        | 109                             |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 86        | 27        | 28                              |
| Kerala                      | 85        | 88        | 98                              |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 80        | 197       | 65                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 71        | 4         | 1                               |
| Manipur                     | 36        | 25        | 104                             |
| Meghalaya                   | 27        | 40        | 23                              |
| Daman and Diu               | 16        | 0         | 0                               |
| Nagaland                    | 16        | 106       | 10                              |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 7         | 0         | 0                               |
| Sikkim                      | 3         | 0         | 6                               |
| Goa                         | 3         | 1         | 2                               |
| Mizoram                     | 2         | 3         | 3                               |
| Lakshadweep                 | 0         | 0         | 0                               |
| Laddakh                     |           | 0         | 1                               |

## Annexure 'B'

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d)  OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 855 FOR 07.02.2022 REGARDING 'PRADHAN MANTRI LAGHU VYAPARI MAAN-DHAN YOJANA' RAISED BY SHRI  BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY.

|                | Year    | Year    | Year                          |
|----------------|---------|---------|-------------------------------|
| District       | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 (till December, 2021) |
| AJMER          | 57      | 8       | 13                            |
| ALWAR          | 25      | 4       | 1                             |
| BANSWARA       | 9       | 5       | 0                             |
| BARAN          | 7       | 1       | 1                             |
| BARMER         | 25      | 6       | 6                             |
| BHARATPUR      | 24      | 4       | 3                             |
| BHILWARA       | 25      | 5       | 9                             |
| BIKANER        | 16      | 6       | 5                             |
| BUNDI          | 7       | 3       | 2                             |
| CHITTORGARH    | 11      | 6       | 5                             |
| CHURU          | 23      | 3       | 4                             |
| DAUSA          | 5       | 4       | 6                             |
| DHOLPUR        | 3       | 3       | 2                             |
| DUNGARPUR      | 16      | 1       | 2                             |
| GANGANAGAR     | 19      | 3       | 2                             |
| HANUMANGARH    | 17      | 9       | 11                            |
| JAIPUR         | 84      | 32      | 22                            |
| JAISALMER      | 10      | 3       | 2                             |
| JALORE         | 19      | 3       | 4                             |
| JHALAWAR       | 10      | 1       | 1                             |
| JHUNJHUNU      | 23      | 5       | 5                             |
| JODHPUR        | 36      | 7       | 7                             |
| KARAULI        | 7       | 2       | 2                             |
| KOTA           | 28      | 13      | 12                            |
| NAGAUR         | 38      | 8       | 2                             |
| PALI           | 36      | 7       | 2                             |
| PRATAPGARH     | 8       | 1       | 3                             |
| RAJSAMAND      | 18      | 21      | 4                             |
| SAWAI MADHOPUR | 11      | 2       | 2                             |
| SIKAR          | 34      | 4       | 2                             |
| SIROHI         | 14      | 9       | 5                             |
| TONK           | 13      | 1       | 2                             |
| UDAIPUR        | 32      | 6       | 11                            |
| Grand Total    | 710     | 196     | 160                           |

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