Lok Sabha Question No. 2937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani, Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale, Dr. M K Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2937 ANSWERED ON 18/03/2025

## INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME

## 2937. DR. KALYAN VAIJINATHRAO KALE:

MS. S JOTHIMANI:

DR. M K VISHNU PRASAD:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that approx. 6 crore elderly people falls in the poorest wealth quintile;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to increase the current non-contributory pension amount of Rs. 200/- under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) to meet and rise the living  costs,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,
- the reasons therefor;
- (c) the specific steps taken by the Government to ensure economic security for economically vulnerable elderly populations;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  assessments  of the  adequacy of existing  pension amounts to meet the basic needs of the elderly, if so, the findings and recommendations thereof; and
- (e) the details and number of beneficiaries whose pensions have been cancelled  under  the  said  scheme,    State  and  year-wise alongwith the reasons for their cancellation?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a) & (c): As informed by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the report of Technical Group on population Projections, National Commission on Population, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of older persons in the population is expected to increase by more than double from 10 crores in 2011 to 23 crores in 2036- an increase in their share to the total population from 8.4 to 15.0 percent. Steps taken by the Government in order to

- ensure economic security for economically vulnerable elderly populations are as under:-
- (i) Under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), monthly pension at the rate of Rs.200/- per month is being paid to old age persons in the  age  group  of  60  to  79  years  belonging  to  Below  Poverty  Line (BPL)  households.  The  amount  of  pension  is  increased  to  Rs.500/per month in respect of these beneficiaries on reaching the age of 80  years  and  above.  The  States/UTs  are,  however,  encouraged  to provide  top-ups  over  and  above  the  central  assistance  under  the NSAP pension schemes. Presently, these amounts range from Rs. 50 to Rs. 3000 per month per beneficiary under old age pension. As a result,  old  age  beneficiaries  are  getting,  on  an  average,  monthly pension of Rs.1000 in several States / UTs.
- (ii) The  Department  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  is implementing an umbrella scheme AtalVayoAbhyudayaYojana (AVYAY),  details  of  the  components  of  the  scheme  is  given  at Annexure-I
- (b): While considering the continuation of National Social Assistance Programme  (NSAP) schemes for the 15 th Finance Commission  cycle  (2021-26),  the  revision  in  beneficiary  coverage and  rate  of  assistance  under  the  schemes  was  considered  by  the Government.  However,  considering  the  available  financial  space, the Government has approved continuation of NSAP schemes in its present form. At present, there is no proposal under consideration to revise the coverage/rate of assistance under NSAP
- (d): From time to time, various impact assessment and evaluation studies  have  been  carried  out  to  assess  the  impact  of  NSAP schemes.  As per the findings of these studies, the financial support provided  under  NSAP  has  been  helpful  in  meeting  day  to  day requirements of the beneficiaries. The programme along with other welfare  schemes  of  the  Government  has  impacted  the  life  of  the poor and destitute positively.
- (e): As  per  NSAP  guidelines,  responsibility  of  implementation  of NSAP schemes, selection/verification  of  beneficiaries,  disbursal  of pension to beneficiaries, stoppage of pension, annual verification of beneficiaries  lies  with  States/UTs.  On  the  basis  of  information entered  by  States/UTs  on  NSAP-Pension  Payment  system  (NSAPPPS),  Year-wise  and  State-wise  details  of  IGNOAPS  beneficiaries, alongwith reasons, removed since 2022, is given at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in part (a) & (c) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  No.  2937 TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  18.03.2025  regarding INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME

## Details  of  schemes  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Social Justice and Empowerment

|   S.No | Details of Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC) - Grant in aid is provided to Non-Governmental/ Voluntary Organisations for running and maintenance of senior citizen homes (old age homes), continuous care homes, etc. Facilities like shelter, nutrition, medicare and entertainments are provided free of cost to indigent senior citizens.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      2 | State Action Plan for Senior Citizens (SAPSrC)- Under State Action Plan for Senior Citizens (SAPSrC), the Government of India perceives a major and critical role of all State Governments in partnering and implementing the Action Plan for welfare of senior citizens. Grant in aid is provided to States/ UTs for activities like awareness generation, sensitization, cataract surgeries and State specific activities.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      3 | Elderline - The National Helpline for Sr Citizens is to generate awareness about the Act, schemes &programmes being executed by different Central & State Governments and to provide platform to redress grievances of Sr Citizens across the country                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|      4 | RastriyaVayoshreeYojana(RVY)- The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the scheme of 'RashtriyaVayoshriYojana (RVY)' with an objective to provide senior citizens, belonging to BPL category or the senior citizen with the monthly income not more than Rs. 15000/- and suffering from age related disabilities/ infirmities, with such physical aids and assisted living devices which can restore near normalcy in their bodily functions. The scheme was launched on 01.04.2017. The Scheme is implemented through the 'Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO)', (a Central Public |

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|    | Sector Undertaking under the M/oSJE) as the sole implementing Agency.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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|  5 | Senior care Ageing Growth Engine(SAGE) - to promote out- of-the-box and innovative solutions for the commonly faced problems, innovative start- ups would be identified and encouraged for developing products, processes and services for the welfare of the elderly. The selection of the start-ups would be made through a transparent process and the fund would be provided as equity, subject to the Govt investment not exceeding 49% of the total equity of the Firm.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|  6 | Training of Geriatric Care Givers- The main objective is to bridge the gap in supply and increasing demand in the field of geriatric caregivers so as to provide more professional services to the senior citizens and also to create a cadre of professional care givers in the field of geriatrics.Theprograme will ensure sufficient availability of dedicated, professionally trained manpower of geriatric caregivers who can attend to diverse and dynamic needs of elderly population relating to recreation, holistic well-being through Naturopathy, alternative medical practices including Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy, physiotherapy, normal and emergent and crisis related medical conditions including Dementia, Paralysis, Prostate, Parkinson, Alzheimer, Depression, religious and spiritual handholding, overall management of patients and families dealing with terminal illness and death etc. Considering the acute shortage of Geriatric Caregivers and the increasing demand in the market, the Department has decided to trained 1,00,000 trainees in the field of Geriatric Care givers in order to meet the demand. |
|  7 | Other Initiatives for Senior Citizens: In order to solve the problems of healthy and productive ageing, several initiatives are being done across the country. The proposed initiatives are aimed at involving the elders in building up knowledge which can be useful for the society as a whole.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (e)  of  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  No.  2937  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  18.03.2025  regarding INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME

## State-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  beneficiaries  removed  under IGNOAPS

| S.No   | State Name          | Reason for Deletion                                | 2022- 2023   | 2023- 2024   | 2024- 2025   | Total     |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
| 1      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | DEAD                                               | 0            | 7            | 11           | 18        |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | DEAD                                               | 1            | 0            | 0            | 1         |
| 3      |                     | AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED | 0            | 464          | 211          | 675       |
| 3      |                     | DEAD                                               | 71314        | 12709        | 23918        | 107941    |
| 3      |                     | INELIGIBLE-AGE                                     | 681          | 209          | 525          | 1415      |
| 3      |                     | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 3533         | 443          | 1358         | 5334      |
| 3      | ASSAM               | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                        | 7112         | 3094         | 3120         | 13326     |
| 3      |                     | MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                               | 1420         | 383          | 1169         | 2972      |
| 3      |                     | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                               | 3566         | 11974        | 6476         | 22016     |
| 3      |                     | STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C                         | 1363         | 384          | 1129         | 2876      |
| 3      |                     | STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                             | 2867         | 4849         | 6631         | 14347     |
|        |                     |                                                    | 0            | 535975       | 0            | 535975    |
| 4      | BIHAR               | DEAD                                               |              |              |              |           |
|        |                     | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 0            | 14151        | 0            | 14151     |
| 5      | CHANDIGARH          | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 0            | 0            | 1            | 1         |
| 6      |                     | MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                               | 0            | 0            | 3            | 3         |
|        |                     | AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED | 7            | 146          | 17           | 170       |
|        |                     | DEAD                                               | 35029        | 28047        | 22952        | 86028     |
|        |                     | ELIGIBLE                                           | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0 3683    |
|        |                     | INELIGIBLE-AGE                                     | 61           | 300          | 3322 2360    | 5501      |
|        | CHHATTISGARH        | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 1614         | 1527         |              |           |
|        |                     | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                        | 1676         | 1509         | 1954         | 5139      |
|        |                     | MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                               | 524          | 435          | 635          | 1594      |
|        |                     | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                               | 589          | 837          | 371          | 1797      |
|        |                     | STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C STOPPED DUE TO MISSING  | 422 162      | 458 232      | 1217 1067    | 2097 1461 |
| 7      |                     | AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED | 1            | 2            | 6            | 9         |
| 7      |                     | DEAD                                               | 3329         | 2675         | 2304         | 8308      |
| 7      |                     | INELIGIBLE-AGE                                     | 6            | 0 2          | 3 1          | 9         |
| 7      |                     | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 142          |              |              | 145       |
| 7      | DELHI               |                                                    | 925          | 12           | 109          | 1046      |
| 7      |                     | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION MIGRATED PERMANENTLY   | 12           | 10           | 2            | 24        |
| 7      |                     | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C    | 23 407       | 476          | 12           | 895       |
| 7      |                     |                                                    |              | 2            | 3            | 28        |
|        |                     | STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                             | 2612         | 3938         | 610          | 7160      |
| 8      | GOA                 | DEAD                                               | 2            |              | 0            | 2         |
|        |                     | AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED | 111          | 0 84         | 169          | 364       |
| 9      |                     | DEAD                                               |              | 22991        | 20581        | 72691     |
| 9      |                     | INELIGIBLE-AGE                                     | 29119 99     | 56           | 19           | 174       |
| 9      |                     | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE                               | 867          | 1392         | 674          | 2933      |
| 9      | GUJARAT             | RECORD INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                 | 2556         | 676          | 1137         | 4369      |
| 9      |                     | MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                               | 271          | 487          |              |           |
| 9      |                     |                                                    |              |              | 493          | 1251      |
| 9      |                     | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C    | 2131 2154    | 1556 1255    | 947 2106     | 4634 5515 |
| 9      |                     | STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                             | 2212         | 659          | 2279         | 5150      |
| 10     | HARYANA             | DEAD INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                   | 0 0          | 2826 114     | 0 0          | 2826 114  |
| 11     | JAMMU AND           | AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH                       | 0            | 3207         | 151          | 3358      |

| KASHMIR   | PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED                                   |        |            |              |               |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------|--------------|---------------|
| KASHMIR   | DEAD                                                    | 3214   | 16554      | 3070         | 22838         |
| KASHMIR   | INELIGIBLE-AGE                                          | 8      | 105        | 34           | 147           |
| KASHMIR   | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                             | 21     | 417        | 381          | 819           |
| KASHMIR   | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                             | 56     | 5522       | 762          | 6340          |
| KASHMIR   | MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                                    | 1      | 238        | 69           | 308           |
| KASHMIR   | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                                    | 0      | 2225       | 7            | 2232          |
| KASHMIR   | STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C                              | 11     | 2286       | 403          | 2700          |
| KASHMIR   | STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                                  | 7      | 3002       | 2173         | 5182          |
| 12        | AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED      | 54     | 757        | 275          | 1086          |
| 12        | DEAD                                                    | 34809  | 37690      | 19305        | 91804         |
| 12        | INELIGIBLE-AGE                                          | 859    | 62         | 12           | 933           |
| 12        | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                             | 271    | 748        | 286          | 1305          |
| 12        | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                             | 2106   | 172        | 29           | 2307          |
| 12        | MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                                    | 183    | 508        | 45           | 736           |
| 12        | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                                    | 992    | 2063       | 318          | 3373          |
| 12        | STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C                              | 240    | 1552       | 540          | 2332          |
| 12        | STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                                  | 522    | 1143       | 448          | 2113          |
|           | DEAD                                                    | 0      | 201975     | 70150        | 272125        |
|           | DEAD                                                    | 0      | 0          | 824          | 824           |
|           | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                             | 0      | 0          | 3            | 3             |
| 14        | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                             | 0      | 0          | 2            | 2             |
|           | STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                                  | 0      | 0          | 4            | 4             |
|           | DEAD                                                    | 30     | 8          | 0            | 38            |
| 15        | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                             | 1      | 0          | 0            | 1             |
|           | DEAD                                                    | 0      | 0          | 124452       | 124452 153116 |
| 16        | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD MIGRATED PERMANENTLY        | 0 0    | 0 0        | 153116 15768 | 15768         |
|           | AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED      | 120    | 1109       | 141          | 1370          |
|           | DEAD                                                    | 70032  | 45287      | 13412        | 128731        |
|           | INELIGIBLE-AGE                                          | 369    | 147        | 195          | 711           |
|           | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                             | 4314   | 2321       | 695          | 7330          |
| 17        | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                             | 11819  | 4652       | 313          | 16784         |
|           |                                                         | 2576   | 267        | 127          | 2970          |
|           | MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                                    | 22468  |            | 2323         | 39187         |
|           | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C         | 8230   | 14396 3605 | 781          | 12616         |
|           | STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                                  | 4999   | 1107 2250  | 806          | 6912          |
|           | DEAD                                                    | 2811 2 | 31         | 393 10       | 5454 43       |
|           | INELIGIBLE-AGE INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD              | 3      | 86         | 25           | 114           |
|           | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                             | 0      | 16         | 10           | 26            |
|           | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                                    | 1      | 1          | 0            | 2             |
|           | STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C                              | 0      | 1          | 1            | 2             |
|           | STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                                  | 0      | 1          | 0            | 1             |
|           | AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED      | 0      | 23         | 1            | 24            |
|           | DEAD                                                    | 2405   | 3911       | 1913         | 8229          |
|           | INELIGIBLE-AGE INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD              | 29 526 | 1 112      | 45           | 683           |
|           |                                                         |        |            | 0            | 30            |
| 19        | INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                             | 316    | 77         | 167          | 560           |
|           | MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                                    | 28     | 60         | 18           | 106           |
|           | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C         | 4      | 144        | 864          | 1012          |
|           | MISSING                                                 | 493    | 55         | 15 3         | 563           |
|           | STOPPED DUE TO                                          | 3 3116 | 1          |              | 7             |
|           | DEAD                                                    | 0      | 319        | 114          | 3549 1        |
|           | INELIGIBLE-AGE                                          |        | 1          | 0            | 161           |
|           | INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION | 65 144 | 95 1020    | 1 192        | 1356          |
| 20        | MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                                    | 15     | 0          | 0            | 15            |
|           | MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                                    | 1      | 0          | 0            | 1             |
|           | STOPPED DUE TO INVALID                                  | 3      | 0          | 0            | 3             |
|           | A/C AUTO STOPPED BY BANK                                |        |            |              |               |
|           | THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED                           | 1      | 6          | 85           |               |
|           |                                                         |        |            |              | 92            |

| DEAD                                               | 48095   | 51410   | 50606         | 150111   |
|----------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------------|----------|
| INELIGIBLE-AGE                                     | 62      | 232     | 181           | 475      |
| INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 3276    | 3234    | 2049          | 8559     |
| INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                        | 801     | 945     | 1063          | 2809     |
| MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                               | 145     | 263     | 485           | 893      |
| MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                               | 904     | 1317    | 1690          | 3911     |
| STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C                         | 105     | 98      | 362           | 565      |
| STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                             | 283     | 306     | 301           | 890      |
| DEAD                                               | 0       | 10693   | 1             | 10694    |
| INELIGIBLE-AGE                                     | 0       | 4       | 0             | 4        |
| INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 0       | 75      | 0             | 75       |
| INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                        | 0       | 1876    | 0             | 1876     |
| DEAD                                               | 0       | 0       | 63016         | 63016    |
| INELIGIBLE-AGE                                     | 0       | 0       | 56412         | 56412    |
| INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 0       | 0       | 6697          | 6697     |
| INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                        | 0       | 0       | 0             | 0        |
| MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                               | 0       | 0       | 25014         | 25014    |
| MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                               | 0       | 0       | 0             | 0        |
| STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                             | 0       | 0       | 32531         | 32531    |
| MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                               | 0       | 402     | 91            | 493      |
| STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                             | 0       | 438384  | 62166         | 500550   |
| AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED | 2       | 1717    | 1087          | 2806     |
| DEAD                                               | 3958    | 6838    | 6766          | 17562    |
| INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 5       | 143     | 565           | 713      |
| INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                        | 0       | 83      | 59            | 142      |
| MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                               | 0       | 0       | 4             | 4        |
| MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                               | 2       | 121     | 279           | 402      |
| STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C                         | 2       | 1073    | 20            | 1095     |
| STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                             | 10557   | 364     | 87            | 11008    |
| AUTO STOPPED BY BANK THROUGH PFMS BENEFICIARY DIED | 453     | 701     | 61            | 1215     |
| DEAD                                               | 233059  | 84266   | 93412         | 410737   |
| INELIGIBLE-AGE                                     | 339     | 451     | 263           | 1053     |
| INELIGIBLE-DUPLICATE RECORD                        | 3863    | 3225    | 2082          | 9170     |
| INELIGIBLE- IN VERIFICATION                        | 12058   | 6523    | 3911          | 22492    |
| MIGRATED PERMANENTLY                               | 9318    | 6051    | 3599          | 18968    |
| MIGRATED TEMPORARILY                               | 19277   | 28335   | 12241         | 59853    |
| STOPPED DUE TO INVALID A/C                         | 2913    | 1406    | 672           | 4991     |
| STOPPED DUE TO MISSING                             | 10814   | 7165    | 3410          | 21389    |
|                                                    | 717489  |         |               |          |
|                                                    |         | 1676383 | 9563623350234 |          |

(Source: NSAP-PPS)

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