Lok Sabha Question No. 1922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Pension Adalat
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Subrata Pathak, Ravindra Kushawaha, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure O/o Controller General of Accounts Central Pension Accounting Office

Bhikaji Cama Place, Trikoot-II,

New Delhi - 110066

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 1922

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 13 th  MARCH, 2023

## PENSION ADALAT ORGANISED BY CPAO

1922

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) is going to organize a 'Pension Adalat' through video conferencing;
- (b) If so, the details thereof along with the aims and the objectives thereof;
- (c) the details of issues/matters likely to be sorted out in the said Pension Adalat;
- (d) the main objectives of launching National Pension Scheme (NPS) along the number' of persons enrolled under the scheme its inception, State/UT wise; and
- (e) whether the Government achieved the objective of launching NPS and if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## Answer

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) to (e): A statement is placed on the Table of the House

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question  No.  1922  for answer  on  13 th March,  2023  raised  by  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK, SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA, SHRI RAVI KISHAN regarding 'PENSION ADALAT ORGANISED BY CPAO'

- (a) & (b) Central  Pension  Accounting  Office  (CPAO)  does  organize  Pension Adalat  periodically,  last  Pension  Adalat  was  organized  by  CPAO through video conferencing on 16 th March, 2022.

The aims and objective of this 'Pension Adalat' are to facilitate prompt and quick redressal of the grievances of the pensioners/family pensioners.

- (c) The  details  of  issues/matters  taken  up  to  resolve  in  the  Pension Adalats relate to payment of commutation value, payment of additional pension  due,  payment  of  arrear  of  pension  due  to  revision  &  issues related to life certificate submission.
- (d) The National Pension System (NPS) was introduced by the Government of lndia to replace the defined benefit pension system by defined  contribution  pension  scheme  in  order  to  provide  old  age income  security  and  to  channelize  the  small  savings  into  productive sectors  of  the  economy  through  prudential  investments.  NPS  was made mandatory for all new recruits to the Central Government service from 1 st January, 2004, (except the armed forces in the first stage) and has also been rolled out for all citizens with effect from 1 st May, 2009, on voluntary basis.

The number of persons enrolled under NPS as on 28.02.2023, since its inception, State/UT-wise is at Annexure A.

- (e) Government of India has taken a number of steps for streamlining NPS for  Central  Government  employees.    These  include  enhancement  of Government's contribution from the earlier 10% of Pay + DA to 14% of Pay  +  DA,  freedom  of  choice  for  selection  of  Pension  Funds  and pattern  of  investment  to  subscribers,  payment  of  compensation  for non-deposit  or  delayed  deposit  of  NPS  contributions  for  any  period during 2004-2012, tax exemption under section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and increase in tax exemption limit for lump sum withdrawal on exit from earlier 40% to 60% of the amount due, making the entire withdrawal exempt from income tax.

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## Annexure A

The number of persons enrolled under NPS as on 28.02.2023, since its inception, State/UT-wise

| Sl. No.   | Name of State                        | Number of Subscribers   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar lslands            | 15,398                  |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                       | 10,95,430               |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 40,226                  |
| 4.        | Assam                                | 5,32,482                |
| 5.        | Bihar                                | 7,65,178                |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                           | 41,519                  |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                         | 6,23,948                |
| 8.        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 5,527                   |
| 9.        | Delhi                                | 4,95,577                |
| 10.       | Goa                                  | 64,513                  |
| 11.       | Gujarat                              | 8,24,741                |
| 12.       | Haryana                              | 5,36,573                |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh                     | 1,99,076                |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 2,53,459                |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                            | 4,02,236                |
| 16.       | Karnataka                            | 14,85,649               |
| 17.       | Kerala                               | 7,35,253                |
| 18.       | Ladakh                               | 692                     |
| 19.       | Lakhswadeep                          | 2,448                   |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh                       | 9,90,519                |
| 21        | Maharashtra                          | 17,76,435               |
| 22.       | Manipur                              | 73,764                  |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                            | 36,017                  |
| 24.       | Mizoram                              | 15,148                  |
| 25.       | Nagaland                             | 53,504                  |
| 26.       | Odisha                               | 6,09,038                |
| 27.       | Pondicherry                          | 27,486                  |
| 28.       | Punjab                               | 3,87,258                |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                            | 10,27,720               |
| 30.       | Sikkim                               | 31,346                  |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                           | 7,62,736                |
| 32.       | Telangana                            | 2,37,266                |
| 33.       | Tripura                              | 62,289                  |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh                        | 19,30,480               |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                          | 2,05,582                |
| 36.       | West Bengal                          | 7,26,759                |
| 37.       | Others*                              | 45,188                  |
|           | Total                                | 1,71,18,460             |

Others  include  paramilitary  forces,  Non  Resident  lndian  subscribers,  and  Overseas Citizenship of lndia subscribers.

Source: PFRDA