Lok Sabha Question No. 251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 251

ANSWERED ON 30/11/2021

## NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

251. DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of people who have availed the benefit of the National Social Assistance Programme and the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the amount of funds allocated, sanctioned and disbursed to achieve the objectives set out by the National Social Assistance Programme and the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that social protection by the scheme is uniformly available, in line with the objectives of the scheme; and
- (d) the plan, if any, to increase the quantum of assistance being extended under the 5 subcomponents of the scheme to make it better suited to the contemporary times?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The State-wise details are enclosed at Annexure A and Annexure B.
- (c): The Government provides financial support to persons belonging to below poverty line families under the schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), which is being uniformly implemented in rural and urban areas of all the States/ UTs of the country.
- (d): There  is  no  proposal  to  increase  the  quantum  of  assistance  under  the  schemes  of NSAP.

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## Annexure A referred in reply of Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 251 for 30.11.2021

## State-wise details of beneficiaries under the schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                         |   Number of Beneficiaries 2020-21 |   Number of Beneficiaries 2021-22 |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                            997921 |                            997921 |
| 2         | Bihar                              |                           3867270 |                           3959782 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh                       |                            896519 |                            906080 |
| 4         | Goa                                |                              2706 |                             11959 |
| 5         | Gujarat                            |                            857543 |                            865730 |
| 6         | Haryana                            |                            331423 |                            329496 |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh                   |                            115191 |                            115338 |
| 8         | Jharkhand                          |                           1359831 |                           1357739 |
| 9         | Karnataka                          |                           1416757 |                           1413400 |
| 10        | Kerala                             |                            729591 |                            729591 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                           2236789 |                           2236789 |
| 12        | Maharashtra                        |                           1338693 |                           1359210 |
| 13        | Odisha                             |                           2120601 |                           2101948 |
| 14        | Punjab                             |                            126569 |                            137904 |
| 15        | Rajasthan                          |                           1069320 |                           1168697 |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu                         |                           1899533 |                           1934987 |
| 17        | Telangana                          |                            713193 |                            713193 |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                           5483086 |                           5485153 |
| 19        | Uttarakhand                        |                            219917 |                            239758 |
| 20        | West Bengal                        |                           2220205 |                           2202448 |
| 21        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                             36325 |                              8480 |
| 22        | Assam                              |                            875563 |                            858254 |
| 23        | Manipur                            |                             66545 |                             66577 |
| 24        | Meghalaya                          |                             66329 |                             69034 |
| 25        | Mizoram                            |                             28503 |                             28645 |
| 26        | Nagaland                           |                             52345 |                             52345 |
| 27        | Sikkim                             |                             19467 |                             19479 |
| 28        | Tripura                            |                            135416 |                            124509 |
| 29        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        |                              8375 |                              1242 |
| 30        | Chandigarh                         |                              6777 |                              3940 |
| 31        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                             11487 |                             11567 |
| 32        | National Capital Territory Delhi   |                            172395 |                            168831 |
| 33        | Jammu and Kashmir                  |                            153697 |                            148590 |
| 34        | Ladakh                             |                              7406 |                             10251 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                        |                               974 |                               369 |
| 36        | Puducherry                         |                             30620 |                             30103 |
|           | TOTAL                              |                          29674882 |                          29869339 |

## Annexure B referred in reply of Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.251 for 30.11.2021

State-wise quantum of funds allocated and sanctioned/disbursed (Rs. In Crore)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                        | 2020-21          | 2020-21                      | 2021-22 (till date)   | 2021-22 (till date)          |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                        | AmountAllo cated | Amount Sanctioned/ Disbursed | Amount Allocated      | Amount Sanctioned /Disbursed |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                    | 266.56           | 309.36                       | 266.56                | 155.66                       |
| 2         | Bihar                             | 1067.62          | 1247.84                      | 1067.62               | 635.09                       |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh                      | 275.94           | 157.91                       | 275.94                | 136.98                       |
| 4         | Goa                               | 6.33             | 0                            | 6.33                  | 0.00                         |
| 5         | Gujarat                           | 248.71           | 273.56                       | 248.71                | 136.75                       |
| 6         | Haryana                           | 95.73            | 46.17                        | 95.73                 | 0.00                         |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh                  | 32.65            | 47.38                        | 32.65                 | 12.30                        |
| 8         | Jharkhand                         | 365.21           | 289.02                       | 365.21                | 279.45                       |
| 9         | Karnataka                         | 439              | 525.23                       | 439                   | 256.52                       |
| 10        | Kerala                            | 199.14           | 288.59                       | 199.14                | 0.00                         |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh                    | 651.37           | 706.62                       | 651.37                | 395.02                       |
| 12        | Maharashtra                       | 446.26           | 341                          | 446.26                | 206.18                       |
| 13        | Odisha                            | 593.54           | 621.7                        | 593.54                | 108.72                       |
| 14        | Punjab                            | 73.28            | 47.38                        | 73.28                 | 11.14                        |
| 15        | Rajasthan                         | 340.4            | 329.29                       | 340.4                 | 93.78                        |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu                        | 541.58           | 327.21                       | 541.58                | 462.13                       |
| 17        | Telangana                         | 190.5            | 323.68                       | 190.5                 | 107.52                       |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh                     | 1615.29          | 1545.74                      | 1615.29               | 867.55                       |
| 19        | Uttarakhand                       | 103.89           | 113.54                       | 103.89                | 0.00                         |
| 20        | West Bengal                       | 637              | 651.71                       | 637                   | 236.31                       |
| 21        | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 23.98            | 0                            | 23.98                 | 0.00                         |
| 22        | Assam                             | 607.05           | 303.42                       | 607.05                | 128.92                       |
| 23        | Manipur                           | 48.12            | 31.63                        | 48.12                 | 0.00                         |
| 24        | Meghalaya                         | 58.12            | 20.7                         | 58.12                 | 0.00                         |
| 25        | Mizoram                           | 20.74            | 10.62                        | 20.74                 | 2.67                         |
| 26        | Nagaland                          | 34               | 21.31                        | 34                    | 10.86                        |
| 27        | Sikkim                            | 12.72            | 9.32                         | 12.72                 | 0.00                         |
| 28        | Tripura                           | 115.27           | 13.88                        | 115.27                | 8.35                         |
| 29        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands          | 1.18             | 1.2                          | 1.18                  | 0.00                         |
| 30        | Chandigarh                        | 0.96             | 0                            | 0.96                  | 0.00                         |
| 31        | Dadra,Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 1.62             | 0                            | 1.62                  | 0.00                         |
| 32        | National Capital Territory Delhi  | 36.16            | 29.39                        | 36.16                 | 46.59                        |
| 33        | Jammuand Kashmir                  | 22.37            | 24.58                        | 22.37                 | 12.47                        |
| 34        | Ladakh                            | 1.43             | 1.14                         | 1.43                  | 0.00                         |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                       | 0.15             | 0                            | 0.15                  | 0.00                         |
| 36        | Puducherry                        | 6.92             | 11.47                        | 6.92                  | 3.00                         |
|           | Others                            |                  | 15                           |                       | 0.00                         |
|           | TOTAL                             | 9200             | 8686.6                       | 9200                  | 4313.92                      |