Lok Sabha Question No. 3001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Beneficiaries under NPS
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Malook Nagar

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

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3001

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  MARCH, 2023 (MONDAY)/ PHALGUNA 29, 1944 (SAKA) BENEFICIARIES UNDER NPS

3001. Shri Malook Nagar:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of beneficiaries of more than sixty years of age under the monthly contributory pension under the National Pension Scheme (NPS), State-wise; and
- (b) the details of Uttar Pradesh in this regard especially of Western Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b)  As  informed  by  Pension  Fund  Regulatory  and  Development  Authority  (PFRDA),  the number of beneficiaries  above  the age  of  60  years,  under  the  National  Pension  System  (NPS)  is 5,67,116. This includes beneficiaries who are contributing under NPS after the age of 60 years and those who have exited NPS after the age of 60 years and are receiving annuity. The State/UT-wise details, including Uttar Pradesh, are given at Annexure A.

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3001

State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries above the age of 60 years of the monthly contribution scheme under the National Pension System (NPS) as on 28.02.2023

| S.No.   | Name of State            | Beneficiaries who are contributing under NPS after the age of 60 years   | Beneficiaries who have exited NPS after the age of 60 years and are receiving annuity   |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 100                                                                      | 45                                                                                      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           | 44,349                                                                   | 3,024                                                                                   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 98                                                                       | 24                                                                                      |
| 4       | Assam                    | 10,654                                                                   | 5,277                                                                                   |
| 5       | Bihar                    | 19,979                                                                   | 12,225                                                                                  |
| 6       | Chandigarh               | 1,085                                                                    | 266                                                                                     |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             | 17,461                                                                   | 1,643                                                                                   |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   | 66                                                                       | 22                                                                                      |
| 9       | Delhi                    | 11,453                                                                   | 2,819                                                                                   |
| 10      | Goa                      | 1,516                                                                    | 178                                                                                     |
| 11      | Gujarat                  | 29,575                                                                   | 3,073                                                                                   |
| 12      | Haryana                  | 8,091                                                                    | 4,438                                                                                   |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh         | 2,995                                                                    | 7,599                                                                                   |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir           | 1,136                                                                    | 526                                                                                     |
| 15      | Jharkhand                | 13,080                                                                   | 2,385                                                                                   |
| 16      | Karnataka                | 46,355                                                                   | 3,502                                                                                   |
| 17      | Kerala                   | 31,687                                                                   | 2,717                                                                                   |
| 18      | Ladakh                   | 20                                                                       | 9                                                                                       |
| 19      | Lakshadweep              | 20                                                                       | 7                                                                                       |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh           | 27,580                                                                   | 3,357                                                                                   |
| 21      | Maharashtra              | 45,062                                                                   | 7,664                                                                                   |
| 22      | Manipur                  | 594                                                                      | 87                                                                                      |
| 23      | Meghalaya                | 221                                                                      | 52                                                                                      |
| 24      | Mizoram                  | 148                                                                      | 36                                                                                      |
| 25      | Nagaland                 | 103                                                                      | 19                                                                                      |
| 26      | Odisha                   | 16,175                                                                   | 4,580                                                                                   |
| 27      | Puducherry               | 444                                                                      | 611                                                                                     |
| 28      | Punjab                   | 5,448                                                                    | 1,756                                                                                   |
| 29      | Rajasthan                | 15,036                                                                   | 4,094                                                                                   |
| 30      | Sikkim                   | 136                                                                      | 216                                                                                     |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu               | 39,900                                                                   | 3,226                                                                                   |
| 32      | Telangana                | 2,572                                                                    | 928                                                                                     |
| 33      | Tripura                  | 1,548                                                                    | 60                                                                                      |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh            | 44,106                                                                   | 11,803                                                                                  |
| 35      | Uttarakhand              | 4,182                                                                    | 1,128                                                                                   |
| 36      | West Bengal              | 30,362                                                                   | 3,394                                                                                   |
| 37      | Others*                  | 947                                                                      | 42                                                                                      |
|         | Total                    | 4,74,284                                                                 | 92,832                                                                                  |

Source: PFRDA

*Others include those enrolled from Paramilitary forces and Non-Resident Indian subscribers

## Annexure A