Lok Sabha Question No. 5509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: National Family Benefit Scheme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5509

ANSWERED ON 05/04/2022

## NATIONAL FAMILY BENEFIT SCHEME

## 5509.   SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has reduced the fund allocation to the National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) during the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of the declining number of beneficiaries under the scheme;
- (c) if so, the details of the number of beneficiaries during the said period, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to cover households covered under the said Act within the purview of the NFBS; and
- (e) whether the Government has done a social audit of the NFBS as mandated by the Supreme Court and if so, the details thereof and if not the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Under  National  Family  Benefit  Scheme  (NFBS),  which  is  a  component  of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), the Below Poverty Line (BPL) households are  entitled  to  get  one-time  lump-sum  amount  of  Rs.20,000/-  on  the  death  of  primary breadwinner aged more than 18 years and less than 60 years. Identification of beneficiaries, sanction and disbursement of benefit under the scheme is done by the States/ UTs. The funds under the NFBS are released on the basis of number of beneficiaries reported by the States/ Uts, subject to the ceiling number of beneficiaries. The details of funds released during last five years under NFBS are as under:

(Rs. In lakh)

| FY            |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Fund Released |   62262.4 |   53039.6 |   60726.6 |   48138.7 |   37457.2 |

(c): The details of number of beneficiaries covered under the NFBS during last five years are given in Annexure.

- (d): Presently, there is no proposal to revise the eligibility criteria under NFBS.

(e): Yes, sir. As per Guidelines of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), all the States/ Uts have to conduct social audit of NSAP schemes, including NFBS, on regular basis. The  Ministry  has  also  issued  separate  guidelines  for  conducting  Social  Audit  of  NSAP schemes and conducted Pilot Social Audits in the States of Assam, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka.

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## Number of beneficiaries covered under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)

| Sl. No.                                 | States/UTs                              | 2016-17                                 | 2017-18                                 | 2018-19                                 | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21           |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1                                       | Andhra Pradesh                          | 16359                                   | 10906                                   | 10906                                   | 10906                                   | 10906             |
| 2                                       | Bihar                                   | 17929                                   | 35859                                   | 34951                                   | 16004                                   | 0                 |
| 3                                       | Chhattisgarh                            | 6400                                    | 2925                                    | 10957                                   | 12801                                   | 2534              |
| 4                                       | Goa                                     | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                 |
| 5                                       | Gujarat                                 | 0                                       | 5348                                    | 10695                                   | 6859                                    | 8021              |
| 6                                       | Haryana                                 | 6231                                    | 4154                                    | 4154                                    | 4090                                    | 822               |
| 7                                       | Himachal Pradesh                        | 684                                     | 1026                                    | 684                                     | 684                                     | 513               |
| 8                                       | J&K                                     | 435                                     | 433                                     | 217                                     | 214                                     | 85                |
| 9                                       | Jharkhand                               | 0                                       | 0                                       | 369                                     | 4738                                    | 0                 |
| 10                                      | Karnataka                               | 19107                                   | 18312                                   | 18312                                   | 18312                                   | 18312             |
| 11                                      | Kerala                                  | 2179                                    | 0                                       | 4358                                    | 0                                       | 863               |
| 12                                      | Madhya Pradesh                          | 46239                                   | 28206                                   | 30826                                   | 26649                                   | 7432              |
| 13                                      | Maharashtra                             | 0                                       | 3476                                    | 23886                                   | 13735                                   | 9682              |
| 14                                      | Odisha                                  | 24697                                   | 24697                                   | 12348                                   | 8060                                    | 14767             |
| 15                                      | Punjab                                  | 0                                       | 0                                       | 368                                     | 0                                       | 1864              |
| 16                                      | Rajasthan                               | 6173                                    | 3578                                    | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                 |
| 17                                      | Tamilnadu                               | 0                                       | 8886                                    | 27331                                   | 9223                                    | 9223              |
| 18                                      | Telangana                               | 11691                                   | 7794                                    | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1543              |
| 19                                      | Uttar Pradesh                           | 101083                                  | 73075                                   | 73075                                   | 73075                                   | 69270             |
| 20                                      | Uttarakhand                             | 4808                                    | 1091                                    | 4808                                    | 2404                                    | 952               |
| 21                                      | West Bengal                             | 28729                                   | 21553                                   | 21553                                   | 21553                                   | 21549             |
| NE States                               | NE States                               | NE States                               | NE States                               | NE States                               | NE States                               | NE States         |
| 22                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                       | 152                                     | 0                                       | 519                                     | 0                                       | 0                 |
| 23                                      | Assam                                   | 4978                                    | 1700                                    | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                 |
| 24                                      | Manipur                                 | 335                                     | 235                                     | 335                                     | 335                                     | 1003              |
| 29                                      | Meghalaya                               | 390                                     | 282                                     | 781                                     | 391                                     | 0                 |
| 26                                      | Mizoram                                 | 197                                     | 197                                     | 197                                     | 197                                     | 197               |
| 27                                      | Nagaland                                | 535                                     | 268                                     | 802                                     | 535                                     | 535               |
| 28                                      | Sikkim                                  | 150                                     | 220                                     | 86                                      | 158                                     | 44                |
| 29                                      | Tripura                                 | 492                                     | 984                                     | 0                                       | 492                                     | 491               |
| Union Territories                       | Union Territories                       | Union Territories                       | Union Territories                       | Union Territories                       | Union Territories                       | Union Territories |
| 30                                      | A&N Islands                             | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 42                |
| 31                                      | Chandigarh                              | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                 |
| 32                                      | D&N Haveli                              | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                 |
|                                         | Daman &Diu                              | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                 |
| 33                                      | NCT Delhi                               | 2270                                    | 2270                                    | 2270                                    | 2270                                    | 1135              |
| 34                                      | Ladakh                                  | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 46                |
| 35                                      | Lakshadweep                             | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                 |
| 36                                      | Puducherry                              | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                 |
| GRAND TOTAL 302245 257474 294790 233683 | GRAND TOTAL 302245 257474 294790 233683 | GRAND TOTAL 302245 257474 294790 233683 | GRAND TOTAL 302245 257474 294790 233683 | GRAND TOTAL 302245 257474 294790 233683 | GRAND TOTAL 302245 257474 294790 233683 | 181831            |