Lok Sabha Question No. 892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Central Contribution under NSAP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 892 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2023

## CENTRAL CONTRIBUTION UNDER NSAP

## 892. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the central contribution to old age pensions under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) has stagnated at Rs. 200 per month for more than 12 years and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to make a provision to increase the amount in the next budget and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the total funds released to States for old age pensions from 2011 to 2021, year and Statewise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    Under  Indira  Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension  Scheme  (IGNOAPS)  of  National  Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), monthly pension at the rate of Rs.200/- per month is being paid to old age persons in the age group of 60 to 79 years belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.  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. The rate of assistance under old age pension scheme was revised from Rs.75 to Rs.200 in 2007. Further, it was revised to Rs.500 for the persons of 80 years and above in 2011.
- (b)    While  considering  the  continuation  of  the  NSAP  for  the  15th  Finance  Commission  cycle (2021-26),  the  revision  in  the  eligibility  criteria  and  rate  of  assistance  under  the  scheme  was considered by the Government. However, the Government has approved continuation of NSAP scheme in its present form. Therefore, no proposal in regard to increase the pension amount is under consideration at present. 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.50 to Rs. 3000 per month per beneficiary under IGNOAPS.
- (c)   From 2002-03 to 2013-14, NSAP was implemented as State Plan and funds were released as Additional Central Assistance (ACA) to States by Ministry of Finance and to UTs by Ministry of Home Affairs as a single allocation for all the sub-schemes. From 2014-15, the scheme is being implemented as a 100% centrally funded 'Central Sponsored Scheme'. State/UT-wise release of funds from 2011-12 to 2013-14 (under all sub-schemes of NSAP) and from 2014-15 to 2021-22 (under IGNOAPS) is annexed.

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## Annexure  referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.892 due for answer on 07.02.2023

(Rs. in crore)

| S.No.   | States/UTs       | Funds released under all schemes of NSAP   | Funds released under all schemes of NSAP   | Funds released under all schemes of NSAP   | Funds released under IGNOAPS   | Funds released under IGNOAPS   | Funds released under IGNOAPS   | Funds released under IGNOAPS   | Funds released under IGNOAPS   | Funds released under IGNOAPS   | Funds released under IGNOAPS   | Funds released under IGNOAPS   |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States/UTs       | 2011- 2012                                 | 2012- 2013                                 | 2013- 2014                                 | 2014- 2015                     | 2015- 2016                     | 2016- 2017                     | 2017- 2018                     | 2018- 2019                     | 2019- 2020                     | 2020- 2021                     | 2021- 2022                     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 409.49                                     | 675.63                                     | 628.62                                     | 215.70                         | 150.09                         | 276.08                         | 184.05                         | 184.05                         | 195.18                         | 186.77                         | 141.55                         |
| 2       | Bihar            | 971.48                                     | 1012.17                                    | 1418.81                                    | 715.13                         | 1090.65                        | 577.78                         | 825.54                         | 852.27                         | 948.89                         | 1000.02                        | 998.05                         |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh     | 235.07                                     | 230.73                                     | 315.23                                     | 126.31                         | 135.31                         | 248.17                         | 172.98                         | 180.91                         | 186.42                         | 98.55                          | 183.58                         |
| 4       | Goa              | 1.29                                       | 2.92                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                           |
| 5       | Gujarat          | 89.98                                      | 132.46                                     | 136.08                                     | 49.49                          | 68.33                          | 183.90                         | 134.14                         | 147.64                         | 173.64                         | 173.64                         | 130.23                         |
| 6       | Haryana          | 69.30                                      | 75.05                                      | 83.17                                      | 31.49                          | 37.29                          | 80.38                          | 70.91                          | 67.11                          | 88.84                          | 34.96                          | 0.00                           |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh | 29.34                                      | 30.98                                      | 35.23                                      | 17.83                          | 21.96                          | 33.08                          | 52.09                          | 36.31                          | 37.32                          | 39.34                          | 9.85                           |
| 8       | J&K              | 23.72                                      | 28.21                                      | 41.74                                      | 30.48                          | 30.62                          | 41.25                          | 42.43                          | 43.72                          | 21.92                          | 22.88                          | 35.07                          |
| 9       | Jharkhand        | 277.28                                     | 182.16                                     | 336.18                                     | 109.19                         | 232.93                         | 243.49                         | 252.16                         | 248.19                         | 202.64                         | 206.38                         | 327.09                         |
| 10      | Karnataka        | 397.83                                     | 456.49                                     | 400.14                                     | 204.34                         | 203.86                         | 349.40                         | 292.54                         | 295.33                         | 295.97                         | 300.73                         | 291.52                         |
| 11      | Kerala           | 85.94                                      | 91.64                                      | 161.03                                     | 29.26                          | 76.41                          | 66.66                          | 128.83                         | 199.97                         | 68.49                          | 175.96                         | 0.00                           |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh   | 539.73                                     | 543.51                                     | 801.38                                     | 272.65                         | 499.90                         | 460.18                         | 460.18                         | 460.18                         | 304.31                         | 465.46                         | 392.16                         |
| 13      | Maharashtra      | 205.06                                     | 438.66                                     | 0.00                                       | 192.07                         | 215.47                         | 149.27                         | 412.83                         | 316.91                         | 307.01                         | 305.48                         | 241.31                         |
| 14      | Odisha           | 510.86                                     | 743.05                                     | 729.26                                     | 314.54                         | 513.27                         | 395.40                         | 408.42                         | 408.42                         | 421.56                         | 351.85                         | 417.15                         |
| 15      | Punjab           | 44.14                                      | 57.63                                      | 50.55                                      | 32.88                          | 40.99                          | 30.03                          | 0.00                           | 20.20                          | 32.86                          | 36.03                          | 8.47                           |
| 16      | Rajasthan        | 255.38                                     | 255.13                                     | 340.08                                     | 119.09                         | 161.02                         | 163.23                         | 352.19                         | 242.66                         | 249.76                         | 251.48                         | 65.86                          |
| 17      | Tamilnadu        | 319.09                                     | 573.50                                     | 609.37                                     | 165.08                         | 415.18                         | 360.15                         | 360.15                         | 360.15                         | 350.23                         | 201.26                         | 589.85                         |
| 18      | Telangana        | 0.00                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.00                                       | 83.00                          | 107.27                         | 197.31                         | 131.54                         | 131.54                         | 69.70                          | 213.17                         | 71.74                          |

| 19   | Uttar Pradesh      |   1316.79 |   1110.27 |   1647.11 |   745.08 |   708.03 |   1136.80 |   1156.74 |   876.29 |   1230.55 |   1247.08 |   1272.82 |
|------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 20   | Uttarakhand        |     75.78 |     79.05 |    108.83 |    36.74 |    47.79 |     71.09 |     63.44 |    67.66 |     41.25 |     98.76 |     48.42 |
| 21   | West Bengal        |    475.05 |    781.65 |    898.08 |   423.82 |   432.1  |    563.39 |    352.63 |   323.15 |    560.93 |    367.05 |    240.96 |
| 22   | Arunachal Pradesh  |      5.04 |     11.39 |      7.92 |     6.12 |     1.54 |      4.26 |      0    |     9.44 |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 23   | Assam              |    112.08 |    225.04 |    161.88 |   143.2  |   238.67 |    133.52 |    115.22 |   190.94 |    241.55 |    253.8  |    247.6  |
| 24   | Manipur            |     18.94 |     10.44 |     25.19 |    13.93 |     8.14 |      8.42 |     25.27 |     8.14 |     16.22 |     25.92 |      4.29 |
| 25   | Meghalaya          |     14.86 |     10.62 |     21.75 |     9.96 |    18.03 |     14.34 |     13.34 |    13.42 |     10.92 |     17.19 |      8.69 |
| 26   | Mizoram            |      7.93 |      8.68 |      8.39 |     5.91 |    11.05 |      9.75 |      8.83 |     7.82 |      9.26 |      9.35 |      4.72 |
| 27   | Nagaland           |     10.28 |     10.49 |     16.39 |    11.06 |    12.6  |     18.61 |      9.66 |    21.29 |     18.09 |     18.47 |     14.16 |
| 28   | Sikkim             |      4.56 |      2.36 |      6.85 |     3.95 |     2.14 |      4.38 |      6.52 |     2.19 |      4.89 |      8.17 |      0    |
| 29   | Tripura            |     39.78 |     44.92 |     57.14 |    43.16 |    41.22 |     41.22 |     38.39 |    20.52 |     56.37 |      9.85 |     22.98 |
| 30   | A&N Islands        |      1.98 |      1.74 |      0    |     0    |     0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |      0    |      0.79 |      0    |
| 31   | Chandigarh         |      1.58 |      1.9  |      1.5  |     0    |     1.43 |      0    |      0    |     0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 32   | D&N Haveli and D&D |      2.7  |      2.37 |      0    |     0    |     0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 33   | NCT Delhi          |     37.09 |     44.55 |     54.59 |    25.56 |    34.08 |     34.08 |     34.08 |    34.08 |     40    |     23.04 |     34.1  |
| 34   | Ladakh             |      0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |     0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |      0    |      0.95 |      0    |
| 35   | Lakshadweep        |      0.22 |      0.21 |      0    |     0    |     0    |      0    |      0    |     0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 36   | Puducherry         |      6.82 |      8.73 |      9.98 |     3.98 |     5.31 |      5.31 |      5.31 |     5.31 |      8.64 |      8.22 |      4.18 |
|      | TOTAL              |   6596.47 |   7884.35 |   9112.46 |  4180.98 |  5562.69 |   5900.92 |   6110.43 |  5775.83 |   6193.38 |   6152.61 |   5806.39 |

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