Lok Sabha Question No. 1954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Atal Pension Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

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

*****

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1954

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  DECEMBER, 2022 (MONDAY)/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

## ATAL PENSION YOJANA

## 1954. Shri Rajeshbhai Chudasama, Shrimati Poonam Mahajan

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds transferred under Atal Pension Yojana during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the beneficiaries under this scheme during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) the beneficiaries  from  SC/ST community  under this  scheme during the said period,  Statewise;
- (d) the women beneficiaries under this scheme during the same period, State-wise; and
- (e) the  beneficiaries  from  transgender  community  under  this  scheme  during  the  said  period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is a Government of India scheme launched on 9 th  May, 2015, with the objective of creating a universal social security system for all Indians, especially the poor, the under-privileged and  the workers  in  the  unorganised sector.  It  is  open  to all  citizens  of  India between  18-40  years  of  age  having  a  savings  bank  account  in  a  bank  or  post-office.  For  better targeting  of  guaranteed pension  to  unorganised  sector  workers,  an  income  tax  payer  shall  not  be eligible  to  join  APY  from  1 st October,  2022.  The  subscriber  under  APY  is  required  to  make  a monthly/quarterly/six  monthly  contribution  of  an  amount  determined  by  the  amount  of  pension chosen and the age of joining the scheme.  The subscriber shall receive a  government guaranteed minimum pension of Rs. 1000 per month, Rs. 2000 per month, Rs. 3000 per month, Rs. 4000 per month or Rs. 5000 per month, after the age of 60 years until death, depending on the contribution chosen.

(b) to (e) The scheme is open to all eligible citizens of India. As informed by PFRDA, the details of whether the subscriber is from  SC/ST  community are not captured  during  the enrolment  process under  APY.  The  financial  year  wise  details  of  State-wise  enrolments,  women  enrolled,  and enrolments from transgender community under APY during the period 2018-19 to 2022-23 (up to 30 th  November, 2022), are annexed at Annexure A, Annexure B, and Annexure C respectively.

*********

## Annexure A

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1954 for 19.12.2022

Details of State-wise enrolments under APY during the period 2018-19 to 2022-23 (up to 30 th  November, 2022)

| Name of State             | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (As on 30.11.2022)   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands  | 1,095     | 924       | 2,330     | 5,464     | 3,200                        |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 4,29,495  | 4,56,880  | 3,32,268  | 4,20,076  | 3,51,134                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 2,280     | 4,553     | 13,710    | 21,576    | 17,135                       |
| Assam                     | 78,936    | 1,31,392  | 2,16,733  | 2,32,367  | 1,77,883                     |
| Bihar                     | 4,53,869  | 5,59,788  | 8,26,052  | 11,74,867 | 7,39,225                     |
| Chandigarh                | 6,462     | 8,405     | 13,006    | 16,534    | 19,402                       |
| Chhattisgarh              | 93,733    | 1,17,588  | 1,54,588  | 2,30,294  | 1,92,018                     |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli    | 10,857    | 9,767     | 17,460    | 27,259    | 19,992                       |
| Delhi                     | 78,562    | 1,07,757  | 1,46,515  | 2,04,993  | 1,37,206                     |
| Goa                       | 36,874    | 12,683    | 20,195    | 31,559    | 22,357                       |
| Gujarat                   | 2,37,944  | 2,69,955  | 2,60,331  | 3,65,432  | 2,16,628                     |
| Haryana                   | 1,13,343  | 1,47,270  | 1,47,146  | 1,79,773  | 1,83,902                     |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 32,333    | 51,954    | 55,355    | 83,715    | 60,601                       |
| Jammu &Kashmir            | 15,069    | 17,597    | 16,731    | 26,755    | 26,163                       |
| Jharkhand                 | 1,36,812  | 2,10,857  | 2,47,106  | 3,19,890  | 2,74,189                     |
| Karnataka                 | 4,17,473  | 3,84,501  | 4,04,111  | 4,18,482  | 3,15,288                     |
| Kerala                    | 1,34,606  | 1,46,836  | 1,08,392  | 1,42,343  | 92,767                       |
| Lakshadweep               | 678       | 265       | 787       | 1,061     | 929                          |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 3,01,119  | 4,48,381  | 4,86,819  | 5,42,110  | 4,82,459                     |
| Maharashtra               | 4,55,693  | 5,31,638  | 5,94,443  | 7,80,373  | 6,36,067                     |
| Manipur                   | 4,359     | 7,659     | 18,949    | 22,768    | 23,654                       |
| Meghalaya                 | 3,368     | 7,109     | 16,960    | 30,089    | 22,119                       |
| Mizoram                   | 2,197     | 1,366     | 6,676     | 10,200    | 8,073                        |
| Nagaland                  | 5,877     | 7,041     | 20,046    | 33,652    | 27,344                       |
| Orissa                    | 1,80,336  | 2,80,771  | 3,35,292  | 3,69,699  | 2,44,751                     |
| Pondicherry               | 16,183    | 11,345    | 7,147     | 10,524    | 7,583                        |
| Punjab                    | 1,52,413  | 1,99,682  | 2,03,383  | 2,35,002  | 2,15,634                     |
| Rajasthan                 | 2,27,052  | 3,37,843  | 4,00,397  | 6,36,800  | 4,67,622                     |
| Sikkim                    | 9,118     | 7,930     | 31,475    | 62,480    | 57,156                       |
| Tamil Nadu                | 4,52,457  | 5,09,487  | 5,24,486  | 6,71,735  | 4,74,800                     |
| Telangana                 | 1,42,965  | 1,73,803  | 1,91,632  | 2,54,651  | 2,22,804                     |
| Tripura                   | 22,778    | 26,783    | 27,637    | 37,295    | 30,185                       |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 9,03,072  | 10,06,447 | 12,49,916 | 15,31,865 | 15,05,344                    |
| Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand | 59,869    | 71,804    | 76,671    | 1,01,441  | 93,807                       |
| West Bengal               | 4,93,081  | 6,14,540  | 7,38,700  | 6,77,799  | 6,01,142                     |
| NRIs                      | 466       | 772       | 697       | 556       | 426                          |
| Grand Total               | 57,12,824 | 68,83,373 | 79,14,142 | 99,11,479 | 79,70,989                    |

Source: PFRDA

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1954 for 19.12.2022

Details of State-wise enrolments of women under APY during the period 2018-19 to 2022-23 (up to 30 th  November, 2022)

| Name of State             | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (As on 30.11.2022)   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Name of State             | Female    | Female    | Female    | Female    | Female                       |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands  | 489       | 432       | 1,053     | 2,293     | 1,416                        |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 2,57,770  | 2,96,012  | 1,85,968  | 2,47,364  | 2,22,911                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 1,090     | 2,164     | 6,518     | 9,864     | 8,601                        |
| Assam                     | 37,915    | 67,255    | 1,27,921  | 1,32,599  | 1,06,105                     |
| Bihar                     | 2,51,433  | 3,06,316  | 4,44,019  | 6,43,620  | 4,35,578                     |
| Chandigarh                | 2,257     | 3,046     | 5,082     | 6,333     | 8,133                        |
| Chhattisgarh              | 42,577    | 54,871    | 74,233    | 1,12,726  | 1,02,626                     |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli    | 2,472     | 2,266     | 6,759     | 11,930    | 9,039                        |
| Delhi                     | 23,960    | 39,365    | 56,853    | 76,956    | 54,684                       |
| Goa                       | 16,389    | 5,219     | 7,965     | 13,215    | 8,856                        |
| Gujarat                   | 66,994    | 76,691    | 72,229    | 98,104    | 62,368                       |
| Haryana                   | 30,933    | 44,269    | 48,347    | 68,909    | 76,535                       |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 10,741    | 17,579    | 19,931    | 32,309    | 23,841                       |
| Jammu &Kashmir            | 3,904     | 4,919     | 5,199     | 8,673     | 8,538                        |
| Jharkhand                 | 80,235    | 1,20,311  | 1,26,896  | 1,64,151  | 1,53,943                     |
| Karnataka                 | 1,91,020  | 1,62,473  | 1,55,795  | 1,68,752  | 1,40,393                     |
| Kerala                    | 75,819    | 82,107    | 55,430    | 71,445    | 46,766                       |
| Lakshadweep               | 182       | 123       | 408       | 594       | 497                          |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 1,20,886  | 1,86,030  | 2,15,411  | 2,29,513  | 2,22,136                     |
| Maharashtra               | 1,72,191  | 2,10,856  | 2,64,386  | 3,29,745  | 2,71,198                     |
| Manipur                   | 2,101     | 3,056     | 8,696     | 10,719    | 11,541                       |
| Meghalaya                 | 1,613     | 3,636     | 9,356     | 16,784    | 11,900                       |
| Mizoram                   | 1,074     | 582       | 3,167     | 4,979     | 4,015                        |
| Nagaland                  | 2,862     | 3,674     | 8,794     | 13,821    | 10,978                       |
| Orissa                    | 90,429    | 1,41,330  | 1,68,644  | 1,93,847  | 1,31,822                     |
| Pondicherry               | 9,436     | 5,886     | 3,486     | 6,151     | 4,557                        |
| Punjab                    | 54,447    | 75,447    | 75,935    | 96,987    | 92,917                       |
| Rajasthan                 | 76,052    | 1,15,287  | 1,42,626  | 2,41,800  | 1,82,556                     |
| Sikkim                    | 5,940     | 4,010     | 20,324    | 41,019    | 38,838                       |
| Tamil Nadu                | 2,63,890  | 2,88,920  | 2,81,821  | 3,64,299  | 2,71,663                     |
| Telangana                 | 71,916    | 79,071    | 98,451    | 1,42,224  | 1,28,687                     |
| Tripura                   | 12,107    | 14,081    | 13,237    | 18,700    | 15,824                       |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 3,20,603  | 3,69,835  | 4,59,786  | 5,90,338  | 5,87,984                     |
| Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand | 19,761    | 26,891    | 26,715    | 39,438    | 33,053                       |
| West Bengal               | 2,61,868  | 3,36,249  | 3,97,203  | 3,75,311  | 3,52,480                     |
| NRIs                      | 114       | 174       | 184       | 223       | 181                          |
| Grand Total               | 25,83,470 | 31,50,433 | 35,98,828 | 45,85,735 | 38,43,160                    |

Source: PFRDA

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1954 for 19.12.2022

Details of State-wise enrolments from transgender community under APY during the period 2018-19 to 2022-23 (up to 30 th  November, 2022)

| Name of State             | 2018-19     | 2019-20     | 2020-21     | 2021-22     | 2022-23 (As on 30.11.2022)   |
|---------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------|
| Name of State             | Transgender | Transgender | Transgender | Transgender | Transgender                  |
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands  | -           | -           | -           | 2           | -                            |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 148         | 111         | 58          | 213         | 231                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 3           | 5           | 2           | 8           | 2                            |
| Assam                     | 56          | 66          | 37          | 29          | 27                           |
| Bihar                     | 49          | 79          | 51          | 95          | 80                           |
| Chandigarh                | 3           | 1           | 5           | 2           | 11                           |
| Chhattisgarh              | 11          | 33          | 22          | 47          | 34                           |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli    | 2           | -           | 7           | 7           | 5                            |
| Delhi                     | 29          | 23          | 29          | 86          | 95                           |
| Goa                       | 3           | 3           | 3           | 9           | 5                            |
| Gujarat                   | 52          | 55          | 33          | 60          | 51                           |
| Haryana                   | 39          | 45          | 27          | 35          | 51                           |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 2           | 6           | 4           | 8           | 11                           |
| Jammu &Kashmir            | -           | 7           | -           | 9           | 10                           |
| Jharkhand                 | 20          | 30          | 17          | 65          | 32                           |
| Karnataka                 | 75          | 61          | 51          | 78          | 102                          |
| Kerala                    | 22          | 38          | 33          | 31          | 27                           |
| Lakshadweep               | -           | -           | -           | 1           | -                            |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 72          | 134         | 83          | 142         | 177                          |
| Maharashtra               | 123         | 173         | 189         | 324         | 282                          |
| Manipur                   | 3           | 1           | 3           | 5           | 3                            |
| Meghalaya                 | -           | 1           | 3           | 4           | 1                            |
| Mizoram                   | 1           | 1           | 2           | 2           | 1                            |
| Nagaland                  | -           | -           | 1           | 1           | 5                            |
| Orissa                    | 76          | 76          | 59          | 70          | 90                           |
| Pondicherry               | 4           | 2           | 2           | 2           | -                            |
| Punjab                    | 14          | 22          | 13          | 24          | 55                           |
| Rajasthan                 | 29          | 47          | 21          | 68          | 71                           |
| Sikkim                    | 3           | 2           | 10          | 32          | 22                           |
| Tamil Nadu                | 126         | 264         | 235         | 423         | 306                          |
| Telangana                 | 47          | 39          | 32          | 138         | 175                          |
| Tripura                   | 4           | 2           | 3           | 7           | 6                            |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 247         | 223         | 195         | 576         | 616                          |
| Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand | 8           | 5           | 3           | 25          | 30                           |
| West Bengal               | 279         | 311         | 97          | 102         | 101                          |
| NRIs                      | 3           | 0           | 1           | 0           | 0                            |
| Grand Total               | 1,553       | 1,866       | 1,331       | 2,730       | 2,715                        |

Source: PFRDA