Lok Sabha Question No. 1232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Beneficiaries under IGNWPS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Dr. Dharamvira Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1232

## ANSWERED ON 11/02/2025

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER IGNWPS

## 1232. SHRI AMRINDER SINGH RAJA WARRING: DR. DHARAMVIRA GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and total number of Government beneficiaries under the  Indira  Gandhi  National  Widow  Pension  Scheme  (IGNWPS) since 2019, year-wise and State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government intends to increase the sum received under IGNWPS, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of IGNWPS beneficiaries that have been removed since, 2019 and key reasons for removal, year-wise and Statewise;
- (d) the details and total number of IGNWPS beneficiaries removed due to the cancellation or freezing of bank accounts as a result of  non-linking  with  Aadhaar  since  2020,  year-wise  and  Statewise; and
- (e) the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the issue of cancellation of IGNWPS beneficiaries due to Aadhaarrelated issues?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

- (a) Total number of beneficiaries under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) since 2019, year-wise and Statewise is given at Annexure-I
- (b) While  considering  the  continuation  of  NSAP  schemes  for  the 15th 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

(c) Beneficiaries are removed from the data-base due to various reasons  such  as  death  of  beneficiary,  duplicate  record,  migration, not meeting eligibility criteria etc. State-wise and year-wise details of  IGNWPS  beneficiaries  removed  since,  2019,  as  per  the  NSAPPension Payment system (NSAP-PPS), is given at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e) As  per  NSAP  guidelines,  the  State/UT  should  develop  a careful  plan  sensitive  to  the  special  needs  of  the  beneficiaries  to enable  them  to  get  Aadhaar  numbers  through  proactive  outreach. This should be followed up by seeding the Aadhaar numbers in the Bank/Post  office  accounts.  It  is  for  State/UT  to  ensure  that  no beneficiary  is  denied  his  or  her  entitlements  for  the  reasons  that she/he has no bank/post office account and/or Aadhaar number.

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## Annexure referred to in part (a)  of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1232 to be answered on 11.02.2025 regarding Beneficiaries under IGNWPS

## State-wise and year-wise number of beneficiaries under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)

| S.No                                                  | States/UTs                                            | No. of Beneficiaries under IGNWPS                     | No. of Beneficiaries under IGNWPS                     | No. of Beneficiaries under IGNWPS                     | No. of Beneficiaries under IGNWPS                     | No. of Beneficiaries under IGNWPS                     | No. of Beneficiaries under IGNWPS                     |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                  | States/UTs                                            | 2019-20                                               | 2020-21                                               | 2021-22                                               | 2022-23                                               | 2023-24                                               | 2024-25                                               |
| 1                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                        | 245607                                                | 245607                                                | 245607                                                | 245607                                                | 246832                                                | 246832                                                |
| 2                                                     | Bihar                                                 | 547777                                                | 547777                                                | 634695                                                | 634695                                                | 635091                                                | 634221                                                |
| 3                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                          | 176601                                                | 183076                                                | 192701                                                | 198493                                                | 203628                                                | 203628                                                |
| 4                                                     | Goa                                                   | 315                                                   | 315                                                   | 4915                                                  | 5868                                                  | 5886                                                  | 5886                                                  |
| 5                                                     | Gujarat                                               | 97473                                                 | 218395                                                | 218395                                                | 231632                                                | 276078                                                | 276078                                                |
| 6                                                     | Haryana                                               | 57149                                                 | 57149                                                 | 57149                                                 | 57149                                                 | 70808                                                 | 70808                                                 |
| 7                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                      | 17979                                                 | 17979                                                 | 17979                                                 | 21974                                                 | 21974                                                 | 21974                                                 |
| 8                                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                                       | 7487                                                  | 7278                                                  | 7278                                                  | 7619                                                  | 7570                                                  | 6445                                                  |
| 9                                                     | Jharkhand                                             | 270447                                                | 271579                                                | 268589                                                | 267477                                                | 262435                                                | 254520                                                |
| 10                                                    | Karnataka                                             | 460074                                                | 460084                                                | 452027                                                | 452027                                                | 452027                                                | 380886                                                |
| 11                                                    | Kerala                                                | 209236                                                | 209236                                                | 209236                                                | 209236                                                | 320715                                                | 320715                                                |
| 12                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 536412                                                | 536412                                                | 536412                                                | 536412                                                | 546920                                                | 546920                                                |
| 13                                                    | Maharashtra                                           | 60548                                                 | 64956                                                 | 70671                                                 | 74933                                                 | 80725                                                 | 80725                                                 |
| 14                                                    | Odisha                                                | 526209                                                | 525706                                                | 508015                                                | 528570                                                | 521271                                                | 521410                                                |
| 15                                                    | Punjab                                                | 16294                                                 | 15311                                                 | 18462                                                 | 19294                                                 | 19294                                                 | 18971                                                 |
| 16                                                    | Rajasthan                                             | 160008                                                | 180341                                                | 278712                                                | 305053                                                | 315048                                                | 315048                                                |
| 17                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                            | 519690                                                | 519690                                                | 549084                                                | 565139                                                | 574258                                                | 506716                                                |
| 18                                                    | Telangana                                             | 175530                                                | 175530                                                | 175530                                                | 175530                                                | 180720                                                | 180720                                                |
| 19                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                         | 991784                                                | 991784                                                | 991784                                                | 1025236                                               | 1025236                                               | 1025236                                               |
| 20                                                    | Uttarakhand                                           | 20690                                                 | 20690                                                 | 25906                                                 | 23898                                                 | 23898                                                 | 23898                                                 |
| 21                                                    | West Bengal                                           | 644590                                                | 644590                                                | 644590                                                | 733189                                                | 726172                                                | 726172                                                |
| 22                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 245607                                                | 3565                                                  | 288                                                   | 288                                                   | 288                                                   | 288                                                   |
| 23                                                    | Assam                                                 | 286                                                   | 114888                                                | 112222                                                | 113745                                                | 114903                                                | 115007                                                |
| 24                                                    | Manipur                                               | 114141                                                | 5623                                                  | 5655                                                  | 6065                                                  | 7075                                                  | 7075                                                  |
| 25                                                    | Meghalaya                                             | 5380                                                  | 8498                                                  | 8424                                                  | 8024                                                  | 8022                                                  | 8024                                                  |
| 26                                                    | Mizoram                                               | 7223                                                  | 1925                                                  | 1925                                                  | 2278                                                  | 2278                                                  | 2278                                                  |
| 27                                                    | Nagaland                                              | 1925                                                  | 3720                                                  | 3720                                                  | 3720                                                  | 3827                                                  | 3827                                                  |
| 28                                                    | Sikkim                                                | 3720                                                  | 1463                                                  | 1469                                                  | 1469                                                  | 1469                                                  | 1469                                                  |
| 29                                                    | Tripura                                               | 1463                                                  | 12989                                                 | 13336                                                 | 16013                                                 | 17537                                                 | 17231                                                 |
| 30                                                    | A&N Islands                                           | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | 3                                                     | 3                                                     |
| 31                                                    | Chandigarh                                            | 942                                                   | 942                                                   | 942                                                   | 2486                                                  | 2486                                                  | 2486                                                  |
| 32                                                    | D&N Haveli and D&D                                    | 1858                                                  | 1858                                                  | 1858                                                  | 1858                                                  | 2109                                                  | 2109                                                  |
| 33                                                    | NCT Delhi                                             | 30712                                                 | 30712                                                 | 32797                                                 | 32158                                                 | 36361                                                 | 36361                                                 |
| 34                                                    | Ladakh                                                |                                                       | 443                                                   | 209                                                   | 443                                                   | 7570                                                  | 443                                                   |
| 35                                                    | Lakshadweep                                           | 92                                                    | 89                                                    | 89                                                    | 87                                                    | 80                                                    | 75                                                    |
| 36                                                    | Puducherry                                            | 9785                                                  | 8514                                                  | 9785                                                  | 9785                                                  | 9821                                                  | 9821                                                  |
| TOTAL 6165037 6088717 6300459 6517453 6730415 6574306 | TOTAL 6165037 6088717 6300459 6517453 6730415 6574306 | TOTAL 6165037 6088717 6300459 6517453 6730415 6574306 | TOTAL 6165037 6088717 6300459 6517453 6730415 6574306 | TOTAL 6165037 6088717 6300459 6517453 6730415 6574306 | TOTAL 6165037 6088717 6300459 6517453 6730415 6574306 | TOTAL 6165037 6088717 6300459 6517453 6730415 6574306 | TOTAL 6165037 6088717 6300459 6517453 6730415 6574306 |

Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in part (c) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1232  to  be  answered  on  11.02.2025  regarding  Beneficiaries  under IGNWPS

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

| State        | 2019- 2020   | 2020- 2021   | 2021- 2022   | 2022- 2023   | 2023- 2024   | 2024- 2025   |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Assam        | 4668         | 3140         | 8527         | 4657         | 24481        | 14036        |
| Chhattisgarh | 9521         | 6171         | 3088         | 3180         | 5924         | 8385         |
| Delhi        | -            | -            | -            | 1473         | 716          | 447          |
| Gujarat      | 19289        | 5505         | 9090         | 8262         | 39936        | 40691        |
| Jammu and    | -            | -            | 14           | 22           | 4044         | 9845         |
| Kashmir      |              |              |              |              |              |              |
| Jharkhand    | 9730         | 12779        | 3377         | 8963         | 135441       | 23544        |
| Maharashtra  | -            | -            | -            | 15043        | 34677        | 2642         |
| Manipur      | -            | -            | -            | 4            | 73           | 350          |
| Meghalaya    | 1069         | 292          | 173          | 209          | 457          | 61           |
| Mizoram      | -            | -            | -            | -            | 57           | -            |
| Odisha       | 35976        | 49909        | 34340        | 10325        | 7980         | 5543         |
| Tripura      | -            | -            | -            | 12297        | 5823         | 39009        |
| West Bengal  | 4703         | 2214         | 2919         | 43022        | 43626        | 55254        |

Source: NSAP-PPS (Presently 19 States/UTs are on-boarded in the portal)

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