Lok Sabha Question No. 2436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2436

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2021

## INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL WIDOW PENSION SCHEME

## 2436.   SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of beneficiaries who have availed assistance under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme, State-wise;
- (b) the  total  amount  of  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  (sanctioned  and  availed) under various heads of the said scheme, State-wise alongwith the overall total assistance provided under the scheme;
- (c) the  number  of  beneficiaries  who  have  availed  assistance  under  the  National  Family Benefit Scheme, State-wise;  and
- (d) the  total  amount  of  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  (sanctioned  and  availed) under various heads of the same and the overall assistance provided?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to  (b) The  details  of  head  wise  /  State/UT-wise  number  of  beneficiaries,  total  funds sanctioned  and  total  funds  availed  during  current  financial  year  so  far,  including  3%  percent administrative expenses, under Indra Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)  are enclosed in Annexure-I .

(c)  to  (d) The details  of  head  wise  /  State/UT-wise  number  of  beneficiaries,  total  funds sanctioned  and  total  funds  availed  during  current  financial  year  so  far,  including  3%  percent administrative  expenses,  under  National  Family  Benefit  Scheme  (NFBS),  are  enclosed  in Annexure-II .

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## Annexure referred  to in  parts (a) and (b) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2436 for answer on 09.03.2021

## Head wise / State/UT-wise Details of number of beneficiaries and funds sanctioned/ availed under Indra Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) during 2020-21

| (Rs. in   | (Rs. in              | (Rs. in                    | (Rs. in                               | (Rs. in                     |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S. No.    | Major Head           | States / Union Territories | No. of Beneficiaries Funds Sanctioned | Crore) Funds Availed so far |
| 1         | States               | Andhra Pradesh             | 245607 91.07                          | 91.07                       |
| 2         | States               | Bihar                      | 547777 203.12                         | 203.12                      |
| 3         | States               | Chhattisgarh               | 183076 72.76                          | 45.23                       |
| 4         | States               | Goa                        | 315 2.28                              | 0.00                        |
| 5         | States               | Gujarat                    | 218395 78.81                          | 78.81                       |
| 6         | States               | Haryana                    | 57149 15.95                           | 7.98                        |
| 7         | States               | Himachal Pradesh 17979     | 5.02                                  | 5.00                        |
| 8         | States               | Jharkhand                  | 271579 75.96                          | 75.53                       |
| 9         | States               | Karnataka 460084           | 129.91                                | 107.61                      |
| 10        | States               | Kerala                     | 209236 96.98                          | 96.98                       |
| 11        | States               | Madhya Pradesh 536412      | 190.35                                | 190.35                      |
| 12        | States               | Maharashtra                | 64956 27.92                           | 3.53                        |
| 13        | States               | Odisha                     | 525706 206.12                         | 206.12                      |
| 14        | States               | Punjab                     | 15311 11.78                           | 3.08                        |
| 15        | States               | Rajasthan                  | 180341 77.81                          | 33.44                       |
| 16        | States               | Tamil Nadu                 | 519690 153.28                         | 96.35                       |
| 17        | States               | Telangana                  | 175530 97.63                          | 97.63                       |
| 18        | States               | Uttar Pradesh              | 991784 276.87                         | 135.60                      |
| 19        | States               | Uttarakhand                | 20690 26.61                           | 1.92                        |
| 20        | States               | West Bengal                | 644590 217.49                         | 217.49                      |
| Sub Total | Sub Total            | Sub Total                  | 5886207 2057.71                       | 1696.83                     |
| 21        | North Eastern States | Arunachal Pradesh          | 3565 2.99                             | 0.00                        |
| 22        | North Eastern States | Assam                      | 114888 115.17                         | 42.60                       |
| 23        | North Eastern States | Manipur                    | 5623 6.74                             | 1.99                        |
| 24        | North Eastern States | Meghalaya                  | 8498 7.12                             | 3.15                        |
| 25        | North Eastern States | Mizoram                    | 1925 1.61                             | 0.54                        |
| 26        | North Eastern States | Nagaland                   | 3720 3.12                             | 1.38                        |
| 27        | North Eastern States | Sikkim                     | 1463 1.35                             | 0.14                        |
| 28        |                      | Tripura                    | 12989 15.02                           | 1.49                        |
| Sub Total | Sub Total            | Sub Total                  | 152671 153.11                         | 51.29                       |

| 29          | Union Territories without Legislature   | Ladakh                                 |     443 |    0.19 |    0.05 |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| 30          | Union Territories without Legislature   | Lakshadweep                            |      89 |    0.05 |    0    |
| 31          | Union Territories without Legislature   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            |       3 |    0.29 |    0.27 |
| 32          | Union Territories without Legislature   | Chandigarh                             |     942 |    0.18 |    0    |
| 33          | Union Territories without Legislature   | Dadra, Nagar, Haveli and Daman and Diu |    1858 |    0.36 |    0    |
| Sub         | Sub                                     | Total                                  |    3335 |    1.07 |    0.32 |
| 34          | Union Territories with Legislature      | National Capital Territory of Delhi    |   30712 |   11.63 |    2.85 |
| 35          | Union Territories with Legislature      | Jammu and Kashmir                      |    7278 |    2.35 |    1.24 |
| 36          | Union Territories with Legislature      | Puducherry                             |    8514 |    3.16 |    3.16 |
|             |                                         | Sub Total                              |   46504 |   17.14 |    7.25 |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL                             | GRAND TOTAL                            | 6088717 | 2229.03 | 1755.68 |

## Annexure referred  to in  parts (c) and (d) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2436 for answer on 09.03.2021

## Head wise / State/UT-wise Details of number of beneficiaries and funds sanctioned/ availed under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) during 2020-21

| S. No.    | Major Head                            | States/Union Territories               |   No. of Beneficiaries |   Funds Sanctioned |   Funds Availed so far |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | States                                | Andhra Pradesh                         |                  10906 |              17.79 |                  22.47 |
| 2         | States                                | Bihar                                  |                  35859 |              58.48 |                   0    |
| 3         | States                                | Chhattisgarh                           |                  12801 |              20.88 |                   5.22 |
| 4         | States                                | Goa                                    |                    225 |               0.37 |                   0    |
| 5         | States                                | Gujarat                                |                  10695 |              17.44 |                   8.68 |
| 6         | States                                | Haryana                                |                   4154 |               6.78 |                   1.69 |
| 7         | States                                | Himachal Pradesh                       |                    684 |               1.12 |                   1.06 |
| 8         | States                                | Jharkhand                              |                  14148 |              23.07 |                   0    |
| 9         | States                                | Karnataka                              |                  18312 |              29.87 |                  24.36 |
| 10        | States                                | Kerala                                 |                   4358 |               7.11 |                   1.78 |
| 11        | States                                | Madhya Pradesh                         |                  30826 |              50.28 |                  15.31 |
| 12        | States                                | Maharashtra                            |                  34987 |              57.06 |                  19.95 |
| 13        | States                                | Odisha                                 |                  24697 |              40.28 |                  30.42 |
| 14        | States                                | Punjab                                 |                   2673 |               4.36 |                   1.09 |
| 15        | States                                | Rajasthan                              |                  12347 |              20.14 |                   0    |
| 16        | States                                | Tamil Nadu                             |                  18445 |              30.08 |                  19    |
| 17        | States                                | Telangana                              |                   7794 |              12.71 |                   3.18 |
| 18        | States                                | Uttar Pradesh                          |                  73075 |             119.18 |                 142.7  |
| 19        | States                                | Uttarakhand                            |                   4808 |               7.84 |                   1.96 |
| 20        | States                                | West Bengal                            |                  21553 |              35.15 |                  44.39 |
|           |                                       | Sub Total                              |                 343347 |             559.98 |                 343.25 |
| 21        | North Eastern States                  | Arunachal Pradesh                      |                    346 |               1.61 |                   0    |
| 22        | North Eastern States                  | Assam                                  |                   8524 |              39.67 |                   0    |
| 23        | North Eastern States                  | Manipur                                |                    669 |               3.11 |                   1.38 |
| 24        | North Eastern States                  | Meghalaya                              |                    781 |               3.64 |                   0    |
| 25        | North Eastern States                  | Mizoram                                |                    197 |               0.92 |                   0.3  |
| 26        | North Eastern States                  | Nagaland                               |                    535 |               2.49 |                   1.1  |
| 27        | North Eastern States                  | Sikkim                                 |                    175 |               0.81 |                   0.09 |
| 28        |                                       | Tripura                                |                    984 |               4.58 |                   0.51 |
|           | Sub Total                             | Sub Total                              |                  12211 |              56.84 |                   3.38 |
| 29        | Union Territories without Legislature | Ladakh                                 |                    112 |               0.08 |                   0.02 |
| 30        | Union Territories without Legislature | Lakshadweep                            |                      9 |               0.02 |                   0    |
| 31        | Union Territories without Legislature | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            |                     86 |               0.15 |                   0.09 |
| 32        | Union Territories without Legislature | Chandigarh                             |                     80 |               0.14 |                   0    |
| 33        | Union Territories without Legislature | Dadra, Nagar, Haveli and Daman and Diu |                    119 |               0.21 |                   0    |
| Sub Total | Sub Total                             | Sub Total                              |                    406 |               0.6  |                   0.11 |

| 34          | Union Territories with Legislature   | National Capital Territory of Delhi   |   2270 |   4.06 |   2.34 |
|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 35          | Union Territories with Legislature   | Jammu and Kashmir                     |    323 |   0.7  |   0.17 |
| 36          | Union Territories with Legislature   | Puducherry                            |    283 |   0.51 |   0    |
| Sub Total   | Sub Total                            | Sub Total                             |   2876 |   5.27 |   2.51 |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL                          | GRAND TOTAL                           | 358840 | 622.69 | 349.25 |

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