Lok Sabha Question No. 4299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Funds under National Family Benefit Scheme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4299

ANSWERED ON 29/03/2022

## FUNDS UNDER NATIONAL FAMILY BENEFIT SCHEME

## 4299.   SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the non receipt of benefits under the National Family Benefit Scheme to the beneficiaries and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether any funds have been allocated to the States since 2016 under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, whether the Government proposes to take action to release the funds and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) 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  between  18  and  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 State/UTs, subject to  the  ceiling  number  of  beneficiaries. The  details  of  funds  released  to  the  States/UTs under NFBS are given in Annexure.

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Annexure

## Annexure referred in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4299 due for answer on 29.03.2022

## Details of Funds released under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) since 2016

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | Funds Released   | Funds Released         | Funds Released         | Funds Released         | Funds Released   | (Rs.in lakh)               |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | 2016-17          | 2017-18                | 2018-19                | 2019-20                | 2020-21          | 2021-22 (As on 23.03.2022) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 3370.05          | 2246.64                | 2246.64                | 2246.62                | 2246.64          | 1123.32                    |
| 2         | Bihar             | 3693.47          | 7386.96                | 7199.99                | 3296.81                | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh      | 1318.50          | 602.47                 | 2257.24                | 2637.01                | 521.95           | 1167.76                    |
| 4         | Goa               | 0.00             | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
| 5         | Gujarat           | 0.00             | 1101.59                | 2203.17                | 1413.01                | 1652.37          | 562.38                     |
| 6         | Haryana Himachal  | 1283.58          | 855.72                 | 855.72                 | 842.60                 | 169.38           | 0.00                       |
| 7         | Pradesh           | 140.90           | 211.35                 | 140.90                 | 140.90                 | 105.69           | 70.43                      |
| 8         | J&K               | 89.62            | 89.17                  | 44.74                  | 44.01                  | 17.46            | 16.37                      |
| 9         | Jharkhand         | 0.00             | 0.00                   | 76.02                  | 976.00                 | 0.00             | 1188.58                    |
| 10        | Karnataka         | 3936.07          | 3772.28                | 3772.27                | 3772.27                | 3772.28          | 1886.14                    |
| 11        | Kerala            | 448.87           | 0.00                   | 897.74                 | 0.00                   | 177.69           | 0.00                       |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh    | 9525.24          | 5810.52                | 6350.16                | 5489.70                | 1530.99          | 3175.07                    |
| 13        | Maharashtra       | 0.00             | 716.03                 | 4920.46                | 2829.40                | 1994.52          | 3491.48                    |
| 14        | Odisha            | 5087.58          | 5087.58                | 2543.79                | 1660.26                | 3042.00          | 1629.80                    |
| 15        | Punjab            | 0.00             | 0.00                   | 75.74                  | 0.00                   | 384.01           | 50.87                      |
| 16        | Rajasthan         | 1271.74          | 737.03                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
| 17        | Tamilnadu         | 0.00             | 1830.57                | 5630.24                | 1899.84                | 1899.84          | 0.00                       |
| 18        | Telangana         | 2408.34          | 1605.56                | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 317.79           | 0.00                       |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh     | 20823.15         | 15053.46               | 15053.49               | 15053.44               | 14269.66         | 11290.08                   |
| 20        | Uttarakhand       | 990.45           | 224.81                 | 990.45                 | 495.22                 | 196.04           | 0.00                       |
| 21        | West Bengal       | 5918.20          | 4439.91                | 4439.90                | 4439.91                | 4439.17          | 2710.28                    |
|           | Sub Total         | 60305.76         | 51771.65               | 59698.66               | 47237.00               | 36737.48         | 28362.56                   |
| NE        | States            |                  |                        |                        |                        |                  |                            |
| 22        | Arunachal Pradesh | 31.31            | 0.00                   | 106.92                 | 0.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
| 23        | Assam             | 1025.42          | 350.18                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
| 24        | Manipur           | 68.91            | 48.43                  | 68.91                  | 68.91                  | 206.70           | 34.45                      |
| 25        | Meghalaya         | 80.44            | 58.10                  | 160.88                 | 80.45                  | 0.00             | 40.07                      |
| 26        | Mizoram           | 40.58            | 40.58                  | 40.58                  | 40.58                  | 40.60            | 10.15                      |
| 27        | Nagaland          | 110.21           | 55.11                  | 165.31                 | 110.21                 | 110.20           | 55.11                      |
| 28        | Sikkim            | 30.80            | 45.22                  | 17.76                  | 32.55                  | 9.01             | 0.00                       |
| 29        | Tripura           | 101.35           | 202.72                 | 0.00                   | 101.35                 | 101.21           | 0.00                       |
|           | Sub Total         | 1489.02          | 800.34                 | 560.36                 | 434.05                 | 467.72           | 139.78                     |
| Union     | Territories       |                  |                        |                        |                        |                  |                            |
| 30        | A&N Islands       | 0.00             | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 8.60             | 0.00                       |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 0.00             | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
|           | D&N Haveli        | 0.00             | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
| 32        | Daman &Diu        | 0.00             | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
| 33        | NCT Delhi         | 467.62           | 467.62                 | 467.62                 | 467.62                 | 233.80           | 350.73                     |
| 34        | Ladakh            |                  | NA (UT formed in 2019) | NA (UT formed in 2019) | NA (UT formed in 2019) | 9.57             | 0.00                       |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 0.00             | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 0.00             | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00                       |
|           | Sub Total         | 467.62           | 467.62                 | 467.62                 | 467.62                 | 251.97           | 350.73                     |
|           | GRAND TOTAL       | 62262.40         | 53039.61               | 60726.64               | 48138.67               | 37457.17         | 28853.07                   |