Lok Sabha Question No. 1380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Beneficiaries of NPS
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES *****

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1380 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  DECEMBER, 2021 (MONDAY)/ /AGRAHAYANA 15, 1943 (SAKA)

## BENEFICIARIES OF NPS

1380. Shri Malook Nagar:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  beneficiaries  above  60  years  of  the  monthly  contribution  scheme  under  the National Pension Scheme (NPS);
- (b) the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the district-wise details of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a)  &  (b)  As  informed  by  Pension  Fund  Regulatory  and  Development  Authority  (PFRDA),  the number of beneficiaries above 60 years under the National Pension System (NPS) is 4,04,566. This includes beneficiaries who are contributing under NPS after 60  years and those who have exited NPS after 60 years and are receiving annuity. The State-wise details are given at Annexure A.

(c) As per information provided by PFRDA, the District-wise details for Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure B.

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State-wise details of beneficiaries above 60 years of the monthly contribution scheme under the National Pension System (NPS)

| S.No.   | Name of State            | Beneficiaries who are contributing under NPS after 60 years   | Beneficiaries who have exited NPS after 60 years and are receiving annuity   |
|---------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 89                                                            | 26                                                                           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           | 36,312                                                        | 2,191                                                                        |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 72                                                            | 9                                                                            |
| 4       | Assam                    | 7,899                                                         | 2,989                                                                        |
| 5       | Bihar                    | 13,489                                                        | 8,143                                                                        |
| 6       | Chandigarh               | 792                                                           | 200                                                                          |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             | 12,586                                                        | 502                                                                          |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | 50                                                            | 18                                                                           |
| 9       | Delhi                    | 7,831                                                         | 1,973                                                                        |
| 10      | Goa                      | 1,064                                                         | 135                                                                          |
| 11      | Gujarat                  | 19,910                                                        | 2,118                                                                        |
| 12      | Haryana                  | 5,326                                                         | 3,364                                                                        |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh         | 2,535                                                         | 5,618                                                                        |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir           | 931                                                           | 353                                                                          |
| 15      | Jharkhand                | 8,226                                                         | 1,487                                                                        |
| 16      | Karnataka                | 33,104                                                        | 2,399                                                                        |
| 17      | Kerala                   | 22,681                                                        | 1,844                                                                        |
| 18      | Ladakh                   | 18                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 19      | Lakshadweep              | 21                                                            | 2                                                                            |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh           | 23,106                                                        | 2,057                                                                        |
| 21      | Maharashtra              | 31,998                                                        | 4,746                                                                        |
| 22      | Manipur                  | 386                                                           | 50                                                                           |
| 23      | Meghalaya                | 140                                                           | 32                                                                           |
| 24      | Mizoram                  | 116                                                           | 22                                                                           |
| 25      | Nagaland                 | 78                                                            | 12                                                                           |
| 26      | Orissa                   | 11,639                                                        | 3,120                                                                        |
| 27      | Pondicherry              | 353                                                           | 447                                                                          |
| 28      | Punjab                   | 4,124                                                         | 1,144                                                                        |
| 29      | Rajasthan                | 10,575                                                        | 3,421                                                                        |
| 30      | Sikkim                   | 118                                                           | 152                                                                          |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu               | 29,429                                                        | 2,338                                                                        |
| 32      | Telangana                | 1,759                                                         | 614                                                                          |
| 33      | Tripura                  | 872                                                           | 36                                                                           |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh            | 31,008                                                        | 7,533                                                                        |
| 35      | Uttaranchal              | 3,340                                                         | 749                                                                          |
| 36      | West Bengal              | 20,113                                                        | 1,811                                                                        |
| 37      | Others*                  | 797                                                           | 24                                                                           |
|         | Total                    | 3,42,887                                                      | 61,679                                                                       |

Source: PFRDA

*Others include paramilitary forces, Non Resident Indian subscribers, and Overseas Citizenship of India subscribers.

## District-wise details of beneficiaries above 60 years of the monthly contribution scheme under the National Pension System (NPS) for the State of Uttar Pradesh

|   S. No | Name of District    | Beneficiaries who are contributing under NPS after 60 years   |   Beneficiaries who have exited NPS after 60 years and are receiving annuity |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Agra                | 774                                                           |                                                                          168 |
|       2 | Aligarh             | 540                                                           |                                                                          208 |
|       3 | Ambedkar Nagar      | 323                                                           |                                                                           67 |
|       4 | Amethi              | 176                                                           |                                                                           73 |
|       5 | Amroha              | 96                                                            |                                                                           19 |
|       6 | Auraiya             | 147                                                           |                                                                           46 |
|       7 | Ayodhya             | 431                                                           |                                                                          133 |
|       8 | Azamgarh            | 633                                                           |                                                                          192 |
|       9 | Baghpat             | 74                                                            |                                                                           28 |
|      10 | Bahraich            | 213                                                           |                                                                           38 |
|      11 | Ballia              | 944                                                           |                                                                          147 |
|      12 | Balrampur           | 169                                                           |                                                                           34 |
|      13 | Banda               | 272                                                           |                                                                           56 |
|      14 | Barabanki           | 212                                                           |                                                                          101 |
|      15 | Bareilly            | 527                                                           |                                                                          159 |
|      16 | Basti               | 270                                                           |                                                                           53 |
|      17 | Bhadohi             | 429                                                           |                                                                           25 |
|      18 | Bijnor              | 518                                                           |                                                                           55 |
|      19 | Budaun              | 135                                                           |                                                                          112 |
|      20 | Bulandshahr         | 194                                                           |                                                                           56 |
|      21 | Chandauli           | 567                                                           |                                                                           72 |
|      22 | Chitrakoot          | 118                                                           |                                                                           16 |
|      23 | Deoria              | 759                                                           |                                                                           99 |
|      24 | Etah                | 147                                                           |                                                                           45 |
|      25 | Etawah              | 150                                                           |                                                                           49 |
|      26 | Farrukhabad         | 120                                                           |                                                                           24 |
|      27 | Fatehpur            | 289                                                           |                                                                          149 |
|      28 | Firozabad           | 139                                                           |                                                                           38 |
|      29 | Gautam Buddha Nagar | 989                                                           |                                                                          242 |
|      30 | Ghaziabad           | 1,117                                                         |                                                                          255 |
|      31 | Ghazipur            | 886                                                           |                                                                           96 |
|      32 | Gonda               | 413                                                           |                                                                          101 |
|      33 | Gorakhpur           | 844                                                           |                                                                          231 |
|      34 | Hamirpur            | 112                                                           |                                                                           46 |
|      35 | Hapur               | 90                                                            |                                                                           22 |
|      36 | Hardoi              | 468                                                           |                                                                          115 |
|      37 | Hathras             | 220                                                           |                                                                           43 |
|      38 | Jalaun              | 285                                                           |                                                                           57 |
|      39 | Jaunpur             | 1,125                                                         |                                                                          143 |
|      40 | Jhansi              | 358                                                           |                                                                          131 |
|      41 | Kannauj             | 126                                                           |                                                                           23 |
|      42 | Kanpur Dehat        | 209                                                           |                                                                           36 |

| 43   | Kanpur Nagar      | 920    | 324   |
|------|-------------------|--------|-------|
| 44   | Kasganj           | 100    | 25    |
| 45   | Kaushambi         | 61     | 44    |
| 46   | Kheri             | 480    | 43    |
| 47   | Kushi Nagar       | 399    | 72    |
| 48   | Lalitpur          | 124    | 78    |
| 49   | Lucknow           | 1,604  | 524   |
| 50   | Maharajganj       | 130    | 48    |
| 51   | Mahoba            | 59     | 45    |
| 52   | Mainpuri          | 146    | 30    |
| 53   | Mathura           | 313    | 91    |
| 54   | Mau               | 353    | 100   |
| 55   | Meerut            | 451    | 148   |
| 56   | Mirzapur          | 879    | 70    |
| 57   | Moradabad         | 194    | 54    |
| 58   | Muzaffarnagar     | 236    | 43    |
| 59   | Pilibhit          | 186    | 58    |
| 60   | Pratapgarh        | 380    | 70    |
| 61   | Prayagraj         | 1,112  | 339   |
| 62   | Rae Bareli        | 344    | 156   |
| 63   | Rampur            | 130    | 31    |
| 64   | Saharanpur        | 242    | 78    |
| 65   | Sambhal           | 35     | 12    |
| 66   | Sant Kabeer Nagar | 135    | 22    |
| 67   | Shahjahanpur      | 269    | 43    |
| 68   | Shamli            | 89     | 31    |
| 69   | Shravasti         | 91     | 25    |
| 70   | Siddharth Nagar   | 182    | 31    |
| 71   | Sitapur           | 386    | 63    |
| 72   | Sonbhadra         | 413    | 85    |
| 73   | Sultanpur         | 353    | 140   |
| 74   | Unnao             | 168    | 92    |
| 75   | Varanasi          | 1,584  | 270   |
| 76   | Others*           | 1,841  | 445   |
|      | Total             | 30,997 | 7,533 |

## Source: PFRDA

*Since, Districts are identified based on Correspondence PIN, some of the PIN are not identified in PIN directory of Department of Post, hence, those are categorized under "Others". Also this includes where State Code is "Uttar Pradesh" however, PIN provided belongs to some other state