Lok Sabha Question No. 692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: National Pension Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Malook Nagar

692. Shri Malook Nagar:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  pensioners  aged  above  60  years  benefitted  by  monthly contribution pension under National Pension Scheme in the country so far, State-wise; and
- (b) the details such pensions in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The  State-wise  details  provided  by  the  Pension  Fund  Regulatory  and  Development  Authority (PFRDA) are given at Annexure A.
- (b) The District-wise details for Uttar Pradesh provided by PFRDA are given at Annexure B.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 692 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th FEBRUARY, 2022 (MONDAY)/MAGHA18, 1943 (SAKA)

## NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME

## Annexure A

State-wise details of beneficiaries above 60 years enrolled in the monthly contribution scheme under the National Pension System (NPS) as on 31.01.2022

| S. No   | Name of State            |   Subscribers who are contributing under NPS after 60 years |   Subscribers who have exited NPS after 60 years and are receiving annuity |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                                          91 |                                                                         25 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           |                                                       37521 |                                                                       2292 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                          76 |                                                                          9 |
| 4       | Assam                    |                                                        8519 |                                                                       3290 |
| 5       | Bihar                    |                                                       16315 |                                                                       8618 |
| 6       | Chandigarh               |                                                         831 |                                                                        212 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             |                                                       14003 |                                                                        532 |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   |                                                          52 |                                                                         18 |
| 9       | Delhi                    |                                                        8573 |                                                                       2055 |
| 10      | Goa                      |                                                        1149 |                                                                        143 |
| 11      | Gujarat                  |                                                       22544 |                                                                       2230 |
| 12      | Haryana                  |                                                        5774 |                                                                       3482 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                        2597 |                                                                       5835 |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                                         961 |                                                                        375 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                |                                                        9833 |                                                                       1550 |
| 16      | Karnataka                |                                                       36891 |                                                                       2507 |
| 17      | Kerala                   |                                                       25761 |                                                                       1930 |
| 18      | Ladakh                   |                                                          14 |                                                                          0 |
| 19      | Lakhswadeep              |                                                          21 |                                                                          2 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh           |                                                       24334 |                                                                       2237 |
| 21      | Maharashtra              |                                                       34266 |                                                                       5071 |
| 22      | Manipur                  |                                                         407 |                                                                         56 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                |                                                         159 |                                                                         33 |
| 24      | Mizoram                  |                                                         126 |                                                                         22 |
| 25      | Nagaland                 |                                                          85 |                                                                         12 |
| 26      | Orissa                   |                                                       13104 |                                                                       3229 |
| 27      | Pondicherry              |                                                         352 |                                                                        470 |
| 28      | Punjab                   |                                                        4306 |                                                                       1213 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                |                                                       11513 |                                                                       3601 |
| 30      | Sikkim                   |                                                         119 |                                                                        158 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu               |                                                       31866 |                                                                       2418 |
| 32      | Telangana                |                                                        1858 |                                                                        649 |
| 33      | Tripura                  |                                                        1290 |                                                                         36 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh            |                                                       35496 |                                                                       8051 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand              |                                                        3536 |                                                                        788 |
| 36      | West Bengal              |                                                       23025 |                                                                       1933 |
| 37      | Others                   |                                                         832 |                                                                         26 |
|         | Total                    |                                                      378200 |                                                                      65108 |

## Source: PFRDA

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

## Annexure B

District-wise details of beneficiaries above 60 years enrolled in the monthly contribution scheme under the National Pension System (NPS) for the State of Uttar Pradesh as on 31.01.2022

|   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                |                                                           881 |                                                                          183 |
|       2 | Aligarh             |                                                           576 |                                                                          227 |
|       3 | Ambedkar Nagar      |                                                           343 |                                                                           73 |
|       4 | Amethi              |                                                           173 |                                                                           80 |
|       5 | Amroha              |                                                           105 |                                                                           20 |
|       6 | Auraiya             |                                                           157 |                                                                           49 |
|       7 | Ayodhya             |                                                           444 |                                                                          145 |
|       8 | Azamgarh            |                                                           773 |                                                                          207 |
|       9 | Baghpat             |                                                            73 |                                                                           35 |
|      10 | Bahraich            |                                                           226 |                                                                           39 |
|      11 | Ballia              |                                                          1286 |                                                                          156 |
|      12 | Balrampur           |                                                           175 |                                                                           35 |
|      13 | Banda               |                                                           287 |                                                                           59 |
|      14 | Barabanki           |                                                           212 |                                                                          104 |
|      15 | Bareilly            |                                                           573 |                                                                          174 |
|      16 | Basti               |                                                           275 |                                                                           55 |
|      17 | Bhadohi             |                                                           583 |                                                                           25 |
|      18 | Bijnor              |                                                           438 |                                                                           52 |
|      19 | Budaun              |                                                           155 |                                                                          116 |
|      20 | Bulandshahr         |                                                           202 |                                                                           59 |
|      21 | Chandauli           |                                                           741 |                                                                           78 |
|      22 | Chitrakoot          |                                                           121 |                                                                           18 |
|      23 | Deoria              |                                                           974 |                                                                          111 |
|      24 | Etah                |                                                           152 |                                                                           50 |
|      25 | Etawah              |                                                           169 |                                                                           52 |
|      26 | Farrukhabad         |                                                           124 |                                                                           29 |
|      27 | Fatehpur            |                                                           295 |                                                                          161 |
|      28 | Firozabad           |                                                           154 |                                                                           39 |
|      29 | Gautam Buddha Nagar |                                                          1086 |                                                                          255 |
|      30 | Ghaziabad           |                                                          1242 |                                                                          285 |
|      31 | Ghazipur            |                                                          1111 |                                                                          103 |
|      32 | Gonda               |                                                           419 |                                                                          102 |
|      33 | Gorakhpur           |                                                          1086 |                                                                          233 |
|      34 | Hamirpur            |                                                           125 |                                                                           48 |
|      35 | Hapur               |                                                           107 |                                                                           23 |
|      36 | Hardoi              |                                                           495 |                                                                          123 |
|      37 | Hathras             |                                                           245 |                                                                           46 |
|      38 | Jalaun Jaunpur      |                                                           292 |                                                                           60 |
|      39 |                     |                                                          1430 |                                                                          150 |

| 41   | Kannauj           |   122 |   24 |
|------|-------------------|-------|------|
| 42   | Kanpur Dehat      |   210 |   39 |
| 43   | Kanpur Nagar      |  1005 |  349 |
| 44   | Kasganj           |   101 |   28 |
| 45   | Kaushambi         |    75 |   44 |
| 46   | Kheri             |   511 |   47 |
| 47   | Kushi Nagar       |   555 |   78 |
| 48   | Lalitpur          |   117 |   80 |
| 49   | Lucknow           |  1740 |  558 |
| 50   | Maharajganj       |   147 |   48 |
| 51   | Mahoba            |    62 |   46 |
| 52   | Mainpuri          |   153 |   34 |
| 53   | Mathura           |   360 |  103 |
| 54   | Mau               |   428 |  104 |
| 55   | Meerut            |   493 |  154 |
| 56   | Mirzapur          |  1198 |   73 |
| 57   | Moradabad         |   211 |   60 |
| 58   | Muzaffarnagar     |   230 |   53 |
| 59   | Pilibhit          |   199 |   64 |
| 60   | Pratapgarh        |   397 |   75 |
| 61   | Prayagraj         |  1263 |  363 |
| 62   | Rae Bareli        |   364 |  168 |
| 63   | Rampur            |   140 |   35 |
| 64   | Saharanpur        |   297 |   84 |
| 65   | Sambhal           |    41 |   13 |
| 66   | Sant Kabeer Nagar |   135 |   26 |
| 67   | Shahjahanpur      |   292 |   47 |
| 68   | Shamli            |    83 |   36 |
| 69   | Shravasti         |    99 |   25 |
| 70   | Siddharth Nagar   |   181 |   32 |
| 71   | Sitapur           |   387 |   76 |
| 72   | Sonbhadra         |   500 |   86 |
| 73   | Sultanpur         |   406 |  150 |
| 74   | Unnao             |   179 |  100 |
| 75   | Varanasi          |  2056 |  287 |
| 76   | Others*           |  2072 |  462 |
|      | Total             | 35496 | 8051 |

## 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