Lok Sabha Question No. 889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: National Social Assistance Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 889 ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

## 889.  SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the central contribution to  old-age  pensions  under  the  National  Social  Assistance Programme(NSAP) has stagnated at Rs 200 per month for more than 12 years and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  make  a  provision  to increase this amount, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  number  of  beneficiaries  and  the  amount  released  to  the States for old age pensions from 2011to 2021, year and Statewise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), monthly pension at the rate of Rs.200/- per month to old age persons in the age group of 60 to 79 years belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households is being paid. 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. No proposal to increase the pension amount  is  under  consideration  at  present.  The  States/UTs  are, however, encouraged to provide top-ups over and above the central assistance  under  the  NSAP.  Presently,  these  amounts  range  from Rs.50 to Rs. 3000 per month per beneficiary under old age pension.

(c): From  2002-03  to  2013-14,  NSAP  was  implemented  as  State Plan  and  funds  were  released  as  Additional  Central  Assistance (ACA)  to  States  and  UTs  as  a  single  allocation  for  all  the  subschemes,  viz.,  Indira  Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension  Scheme, National Family Benefit Scheme and Annapurna; and, Indira Gandhi National  Widow Pension Scheme, Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension  Scheme  -  both  introduced  from  2009.  Since  2014-15,  the scheme is being implemented as a 'Central Sponsored Scheme'. The details  of  funds  released  to  States/UTs  under  NSAP  schemes (including  old  age  pension  scheme)  during  2011-2014  and  funds released under old age pension scheme of NSAP during 2015-2021 are at AnnexureI. The details of State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries covered under old age pension scheme of NSAP during 2011-2021 are given at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## Annexure  referred to in part (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.889 due for answer on 25.07.2023

## Funds released under NSAP schemes during 2011-2013 (as a single allocation for all sub-schemes) and Funds released under old age pension scheme of NSAP during 2014-2021

| (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)                                     | (Rs. in crore)                                     | (Rs. in crore)                                     | (Rs. in crore)                                | (Rs. in crore)                                | (Rs. in crore)                                | (Rs. in crore)                                | (Rs. in crore)                                | (Rs. in crore)                                | (Rs. in crore)                                | (Rs. in crore)                                |
|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S.N.             | States/UTs       | Funds released under NSAP schemes during 2011-2013 | Funds released under NSAP schemes during 2011-2013 | Funds released under NSAP schemes during 2011-2013 | Funds Released under IGNOAPS during 2014-2021 | Funds Released under IGNOAPS during 2014-2021 | Funds Released under IGNOAPS during 2014-2021 | Funds Released under IGNOAPS during 2014-2021 | Funds Released under IGNOAPS during 2014-2021 | Funds Released under IGNOAPS during 2014-2021 | Funds Released under IGNOAPS during 2014-2021 | Funds Released under IGNOAPS during 2014-2021 |
|                  |                  | 2011- 2012                                         | 2012- 2013                                         | 2013- 2014                                         | 2014- 2015                                    | 2015- 2016                                    | 2016- 2017                                    | 2017- 2018                                    | 2018- 2019                                    | 2019-20                                       | 2020-21                                       | 2021- 2022                                    |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh   | 409.49                                             | 675.63                                             | 628.62                                             | 215.70                                        | 150.09                                        | 276.08                                        | 184.05                                        | 184.05                                        | 195.18                                        | 186.77                                        | 141.55                                        |
| 2                | Bihar            | 971.48                                             | 1012.17                                            | 1418.81                                            | 715.13                                        | 1090.65                                       | 577.78                                        | 825.54                                        | 852.27                                        | 948.89                                        | 1000.02                                       | 998.05                                        |
| 3                | Chhattisgarh     | 235.07                                             | 230.73                                             | 315.23                                             | 126.31                                        | 135.31                                        | 248.17                                        | 172.98                                        | 180.91                                        | 186.42                                        | 98.55                                         | 183.58                                        |
| 4                | Goa              | 1.29                                               | 2.92                                               | 0.00                                               | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          |
| 5                | Gujarat          | 89.98                                              | 132.46                                             | 136.08                                             | 49.49                                         | 68.33                                         | 183.90                                        | 134.14                                        | 147.64                                        | 173.64                                        | 173.64                                        | 130.23                                        |
| 6                | Haryana          | 69.30                                              | 75.05                                              | 83.17                                              | 31.49                                         | 37.29                                         | 80.38                                         | 70.91                                         | 67.11                                         | 88.84                                         | 34.96                                         | 0.00                                          |
| 7                | Himachal Pradesh | 29.34                                              | 30.98                                              | 35.23                                              | 17.83                                         | 21.96                                         | 33.08                                         | 52.09                                         | 36.31                                         | 37.32                                         | 39.34                                         | 9.85                                          |
| 8                | J & K            | 23.72                                              | 28.21                                              | 41.74                                              | 30.48                                         | 30.62                                         | 41.25                                         | 42.43                                         | 43.72                                         | 21.92                                         | 22.88                                         | 35.07                                         |
| 9                | Jharkhand        | 277.28                                             | 182.16                                             | 336.18                                             | 109.19                                        | 232.93                                        | 243.49                                        | 252.16                                        | 248.19                                        | 202.64                                        | 206.38                                        | 327.09                                        |
| 10               | Karnataka        | 397.83                                             | 456.49                                             | 400.14                                             | 204.34                                        | 203.86                                        | 349.40                                        | 292.54                                        | 295.33                                        | 295.97                                        | 300.73                                        | 291.52                                        |
| 11               | Kerala           | 85.94                                              | 91.64                                              | 161.03                                             | 29.26                                         | 76.41                                         | 66.66                                         | 128.83                                        | 199.97                                        | 68.49                                         | 175.96                                        | 0.00                                          |
| 12               | Madhya Pradesh   | 539.73                                             | 543.51                                             | 801.38                                             | 272.65                                        | 499.90                                        | 460.18                                        | 460.18                                        | 460.18                                        | 304.31                                        | 465.46                                        | 392.16                                        |

| 13               | Maharashtra       | 205.06        | 438.66   | 0.00    |   192.07 | 215.47   | 149.27   | 412.83   | 316.91   | 307.01   |   305.48 |   241.31 |
|------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 14               | Odisha            | 510.86 743.05 | 729.26   |         |   314.54 | 513.27   | 395.40   | 408.42   | 408.42   | 421.56   |   351.85 |   417.15 |
| 15               | Punjab            | 44.14         | 57.63    | 50.55   |    32.88 | 40.99    | 30.03    | 0.00     | 20.20    | 32.86    |    36.03 |     8.47 |
| 16               | Rajasthan         | 255.38 255.13 |          | 340.08  |   119.09 | 161.02   | 163.23   | 352.19   | 242.66   | 249.76   |   251.48 |    65.86 |
| 17 Tamil         | Nadu              | 319.09        | 573.50   | 609.37  |   165.08 | 415.18   | 360.15   | 360.15   | 360.15   | 350.23   |   201.26 |   589.85 |
| 18               | Telangana         | 0.00          | 0.00     | 0.00    |    83    | 107.27   | 197.31   | 131.54   | 131.54   | 69.70    |   213.17 |    71.74 |
| 19 Uttar Pradesh | 1316.79           | 1110.27       |          | 1647.11 |   745.08 | 708.03   | 1136.80  | 1156.74  | 876.29   | 1230.55  |  1247.08 |  1272.82 |
| 20 Uttarakhand   |                   | 75.78         | 79.05    | 108.83  |    36.74 | 47.79    | 71.09    | 63.44    | 67.66    | 41.25    |    98.76 |    48.42 |
| 21               | West Bengal       | 475.05        | 781.65   | 898.08  |   423.82 | 432.10   | 563.39   | 352.63   | 323.15   | 560.93   |   367.05 |   240.96 |
| 22               | Arunachal Pradesh | 5.04          | 11.39    | 7.92    |     6.12 | 1.54     | 4.26     | 0.00     | 9.44     | 0.00     |     0    |     0    |
| 23               | Assam             | 112.08        | 225.04   | 161.88  |   143.2  | 238.67   | 133.52   | 115.22   | 190.94   | 241.55   |   253.8  |   247.6  |
| 24               | Manipur           | 18.94         | 10.44    | 25.19   |    13.93 | 8.14     | 8.42     | 25.27    | 8.14     | 16.22    |    25.92 |     4.29 |
| 25               | Meghalaya         | 14.86         | 10.62    | 21.75   |     9.96 | 18.03    | 14.34    | 13.34    | 13.42    | 10.92    |    17.19 |     8.69 |
| 26 Mizoram       |                   | 7.93          | 8.68     | 8.39    |     5.91 | 11.05    | 9.75     | 8.83     | 7.82     | 9.26     |     9.35 |     4.72 |
| 27               | Nagaland          | 10.28         | 10.49    | 16.39   |    11.06 | 12.60    | 18.61    | 9.66     | 21.29    | 18.09    |    18.47 |    14.16 |
| 28               | Sikkim            | 4.56          | 2.36     | 6.85    |     3.95 | 2.14     | 4.38     | 6.52     | 2.19     | 4.89     |     8.17 |     0    |
| 29               | Tripura           | 39.78         | 44.92    | 57.14   |    43.16 | 41.22    | 41.22    | 38.39    | 20.52    | 56.37    |     9.85 |    22.98 |
| 30 A&N           | Islands           | 1.98          | 1.74     | 0.00    |     0    |          | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     |     0.79 |     0    |
| 31 Chandigarh    |                   | 1.58          | 1.90     | 1.50    |     0    | 1.43     | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     |     0    |     0    |
| 32 D&D           |                   | 2.70          | 2.37     | 0.00    |     0    | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     |     0    |     0    |
| 33 NCT Delhi     |                   | 37.09         | 44.55    | 54.59   |    25.56 | 34.08    | 34.08    | 34.08    | 34.08    | 40.00    |    23.04 |    34.1  |
| 34 Ladakh        |                   | 0.00          | 0.00     | 0.00    |     0    | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     |          | 0.00     |     0.95 |     0    |
| 35 Lakshadweep   | 0.22              |               | 0.21     | 0.00    |     0    |          |          |          |          |          |     0    |     0    |
| 36               | Puducherry        | 6.82          | 8.73     | 9.98    |     3.98 | 5.31     | 5.31     | 5.31     | 5.31     | 8.64     |     8.22 |     4.18 |
|                  | TOTAL             | 6596.47       | 7884.35  | 9112.46 |  4180.98 | 5562.69  | 5900.92  | 6110.43  | 5775.83  | 6193.38  |  6152.61 |  5806.39 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## Annexure  referred to in part (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.889 due for answer on 25.07.2023

## Beneficiaries covered under old age pension scheme of NSAP during 2011-2021

| S. No.   | States/UTs       | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|          |                  | 2011- 2012                | 2012-2013                 | 2013-2014                 | 2014-15                   | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                   | 2017-18                   | 2018-19                   | 2019-20                   | 2020-21                   | 2021-22                   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 1386401                   | 1136216 662641            | 662641                    |                           | 662641                    | 662641                    | 662641                    | 662641                    | 662641                    | 662641                    | 662641                    |
| 2        | Bihar            | 3415645                   | 2996472                   | 2996472 2996472           |                           | 2996472                   | 2996472                   | 2996472                   | 2996472                   | 2996472                   | 2996472                   | 2996472                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh     | 600957                    | 644429                    | 644429                    | 644429                    | 644429                    | 624169                    | 608300                    | 622985                    | 644429                    | 644429                    | 644429                    |
| 4        | Goa              | 2136                      | 2136 2136                 |                           | 1705                      | 1705                      | 1705                      | 1705                      | 1705                      | 1705                      | 1705                      | 5933                      |
| 5        | Gujarat          | 355087                    | 402552                    | 454563                    | 381409                    | 381409                    | 538098                    | 474415                    | 559443                    | 580706                    | 580706                    | 580706                    |
| 6        | Haryana          | 131326                    | 147191                    | 147191                    | 198828                    | 198828                    | 198828                    | 193653                    | 180203                    | 258583                    | 258583                    | 256656                    |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh | 94220 84825               | 85707                     |                           | 83722                     | 83722                     | 87332                     | 87332                     | 87332                     | 93033                     | 93033                     | 93178                     |
| 8        | J & K            | 126914                    | 129000                    | 139325                    | 65094                     | 65094                     | 130085                    | 134156                    | 134993                    | 133033                    | 129905                    | 129905                    |
| 9        | Jharkhand        | 732991                    | 636213                    | 554239                    | 726264                    | 726264                    | 908185                    | 927501                    | 927446                    | 993567                    | 993567                    | 993567                    |
| 10       | Karnataka        | 933891                    | 1239641                   | 966595                    | 892300                    | 892300                    | 892302                    | 892308                    | 902909                    | 894697                    | 894722                    | 899422                    |
| 11       | Kerala           | 254397                    | 289141                    | 339582                    | 449158                    | 449158                    | 449158                    | 449158                    | 449158                    | 449158                    | 449158                    | 449158                    |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh   | 1281512                   | 1476300                   | 1569627                   | 1415449                   | 1415449                   | 1569627                   | 1569627                   | 1569627                   | 1569627                   | 1569627                   | 1569627                   |
| 13       | Maharashtra      | 1071000                   | 1200000 1118000           |                           | 1114453                   | 1114453                   | 1123485                   | 1087919                   | 1105859                   | 1100183                   | 1122228                   | 1136682                   |
| 14       | Odisha           | 1777083 1418631           | 1418631                   |                           | 1418631                   | 1418631                   | 1386290                   | 1418631                   | 1418631                   | 1418631                   | 1418631                   | 1418631                   |
| 15       | Punjab           | 177040                    | 166233                    | 7964                      | 201039                    | 201039                    | 201039                    | 115794                    | 116366                    | 118959                    | 103875                    | 111113                    |
| 16       | Rajasthan        | 632860                    | 696933 758654             |                           | 799636                    | 799636                    | 799636                    | 799636                    | 799636                    | 799636                    | 799636                    | 799636                    |

| 17                   | Tamil Nadu   | 1204245   | 1150537   | 1237809   | 1237809   | 1237809   | 1237809   | 1237809   | 1237809   |   1237809 1237809 |   1237809 |
|----------------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|
| 18 Telangana         |              |           |           | 473575    | 473575    | 473575    | 473575    | 473575    | 472978    |            473575 |    473575 |
| 19 Pradesh           | 3799208      | 3844153   | 3854824   | 3437084   | 3437084   | 4204232   | 4204232   | 4204232   | 4192393   |           4345014 |   4345014 |
| 20 Uttarakhand       | 252827       | 239498    | 239498    | 239498    | 239498    | 239498    | 239498    | 145189    | 191597    |            191597 |    206164 |
| 21 West Bengal       | 1813140      | 1310280   | 1310280   | 1423192   | 1423192   | 1423192   | 1423192   | 1423192   | 1423192   |           1423192 |   1409188 |
| 22 Arunachal Pradesh | 31209        | 29290     | 29290     | 7793      | 7793      | 29290     | 29290     | 5894      | 5441      |             29290 |      5894 |
| 23 Assam             | 785836       | 707927    | 707927    | 707927    | 707927    | 707927    | 707927    | 707927    | 707927    |            707927 |    693284 |
| 24 Manipur           | 61073        | 56045     | 56045     | 56045     | 56045     | 56045     | 56045     | 56045     | 55585     |             55926 |     55926 |
| 29 Meghalaya         | 82365        | 50997     | 48924     | 47508     | 47508     | 77980     | 77980     | 44168     | 45935     |             52501 |     55280 |
| 26 Mizoram           | 26359        | 25251     | 25251     | 23760     | 23760     | 25251     | 25251     | 25251     | 25213     |             24981 |     25123 |
| 27 Nagaland          | 46483        | 44530     | 44530     | 44517     | 44517     | 44530     | 44530     | 44530     | 44530     |             44530 |     44530 |
| 28 Sikkim            | 17490        | 16418     | 16418     | 16418     | 16418     | 16418     | 16418     | 15575     | 16418     |             16418 |     16418 |
| 29 Tripura           | 152550       | 141510    | 141510    | 140429    | 140429    | 141510    | 141510    | 141510    | 120460    |            113920 |    102680 |
| 30 A&N Islands       | 6700         | 1011      | 777       | 5924      | 5924      | 556       | 572       | 581       | 5924      |               590 |       590 |
| 31 Chandigarh        | 3784         | 3744      | 2792      | 5111      | 3181      | 2975      | 2378      | 2378      | 2373      |              2373 |      2373 |
| 32 and D&D           | 10006        | 8898      | 8898      | 8058      | 8058      | 8058      | 8058      | 8058      | 8058      |              8898 |      8898 |
| 33 NCT Delhi         | 140791       | 119403    | 119403    | 119403    | 119403    | 119403    | 119403    | 119403    | 119403    |            119403 |    119403 |
| 34 Ladakh            |              |           |           |           |           | NA        | NA        | NA        |           |              6488 |      6488 |
| 35 Lakshadweep       | 738          | 569       | 569       | 569       | 197       | 203       | 186       | 184       | 181       |               166 |       166 |
| 36 Puducherry        | 23607        | 17713     | 17713     | 17713     | 17713     | 17713     | 17713     | 17713     | 17713     |             17003 |     17003 |
| TOTAL                | 21431871     | 20433687  | 19728214  | 20063563  | 20061261  | 21395217  | 21244815  | 21208620  | 21408190  |          21590519 |  21573562 |

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