Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Beneficiaries under IGNDPS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 165

## ANSWERED ON 11/03/2025

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER IGNDPS

## *165. DR. KALYAN VAIJINATHRAO KALE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and total number of Central Government beneficiaries under the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) since 2019, year/State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to increase the sum received under IGNDPS, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number  of  beneficiaries  under  IGNDPS  that  have  been removed since 2019 along with the reasons therefor, year/State-wise;
- (d) the details of the total  number  of IGNDPS  beneficiaries removed due to the cancellation or freezing of bank accounts as a result of non-linking with Aadhaar since 2020, State-wise; and
- (e) the details of cancellations or suspensions of disability pensions  since  the  Government  of  India's  order  requiring  the mandatory upload of disability certificates on the UDID Portal, month/State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a)  to  (e):         A  statement  is  laid  on  the  Table  of  the  House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  165  FOR  11.03.2025REGARDING BENEFICIARIES UNDER IGNDPS

- (a): Total number of beneficiaries under the Indira Gandhi National Disability  Pension  Scheme  (IGNDPS)  since  2019,  year-wise  and State-wise  on  the  basis  of  digitized  beneficiaries  or  state  cap whichever, is lower 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 were 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,  invalid  Bank/  Post  Office  Account, Auto-stoppage by bank through PFMS (Public Finance Management System) due to death of beneficiaries etc. State-wise andyear-wise details  of  IGNDPS  beneficiaries  removed  since,  2019,  as  per  the NSAP- Pension Payment system (NSAP-PPS), is given at Annexure-II.
- (d): As  per  scheme  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. However, State-wise number of beneficiaries removed due to invalid Bank/ Post office account from 2020-21 to current year is given at Annexure-III.
- (e): NSAP  guidelines  do  not  stipulate  mandatory  uploading  of disability  certificates  on  the  Unique  Disability  ID  (UDID)  Portal  for sanctioning of pension under IGNDPS.

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Annexure referred to in part (a) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 165  to  be  answered  on  11.03.2025  regarding  Beneficiaries  under IGNDPS

State-wise  and  year-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs         | Number of beneficiaries under IGNDPS 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   | Number of beneficiaries under IGNDPS 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   | Number of beneficiaries under IGNDPS 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   | Number of beneficiaries under IGNDPS 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   | Number of beneficiaries under IGNDPS 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   | Number of beneficiaries under IGNDPS 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25   |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     | 24413                                                                                  | 24413                                                                                  | 24413                                                                                  | 24413                                                                                  | 24412                                                                                  | 24412                                                                                  |
| 2         | Bihar              | 120562                                                                                 | 120562                                                                                 | 126156                                                                                 | 126156                                                                                 | 127100                                                                                 | 127100                                                                                 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh       | 31245                                                                                  | 32017                                                                                  | 31953                                                                                  | 31985                                                                                  | 32085                                                                                  | 32085                                                                                  |
| 4         | Goa                | 41                                                                                     | 41                                                                                     | 466                                                                                    | 466                                                                                    | 466                                                                                    | 466                                                                                    |
| 5         | Gujarat            | 10774                                                                                  | 12370                                                                                  | 20557                                                                                  | 20300                                                                                  | 20327                                                                                  | 20327                                                                                  |
| 6         | Haryana            | 11537                                                                                  | 11537                                                                                  | 11537                                                                                  | 11537                                                                                  | 16583                                                                                  | 16583                                                                                  |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh   | 851                                                                                    | 851                                                                                    | 853                                                                                    | 853                                                                                    | 853                                                                                    | 853                                                                                    |
| 8         | J & K              | 2769                                                                                   | 2426                                                                                   | 2426                                                                                   | 2426                                                                                   | 2426                                                                                   | 2077                                                                                   |
| 9         | Jharkhand          | 24836                                                                                  | 25598                                                                                  | 26496                                                                                  | 26516                                                                                  | 26067                                                                                  | 25530                                                                                  |
| 10        | Karnataka          | 43639                                                                                  | 43639                                                                                  | 43639                                                                                  | 44825                                                                                  | 44825                                                                                  | 36815                                                                                  |
| 11        | Kerala             | 29935                                                                                  | 29935                                                                                  | 29935                                                                                  | 29935                                                                                  | 66928                                                                                  | 29791                                                                                  |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh     | 99924                                                                                  | 99924                                                                                  | 99924                                                                                  | 99924                                                                                  | 101470                                                                                 | 101470                                                                                 |
| 13        | Maharashtra        | 7654                                                                                   | 8522                                                                                   | 8870                                                                                   | 9106                                                                                   | 9322                                                                                   | 9322                                                                                   |
| 14        | Odisha             | 82182                                                                                  | 86767                                                                                  | 85805                                                                                  | 90754                                                                                  | 89433                                                                                  | 89379                                                                                  |
| 15        | Punjab             | 5151                                                                                   | 4710                                                                                   | 5656                                                                                   | 5982                                                                                   | 5982                                                                                   | 5815                                                                                   |
| 16        | Rajasthan          | 28137                                                                                  | 29496                                                                                  | 30502                                                                                  | 30513                                                                                  | 23468                                                                                  | 23950                                                                                  |
| 17        | Tamilnadu          | 57201                                                                                  | 57201                                                                                  | 63261                                                                                  | 63261                                                                                  | 64096                                                                                  | 55358                                                                                  |
| 18        | Telangana          | 17448                                                                                  | 17448                                                                                  | 17448                                                                                  | 17448                                                                                  | 20578                                                                                  | 20578                                                                                  |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh      | 73213                                                                                  | 73213                                                                                  | 75280                                                                                  | 75280                                                                                  | 85773                                                                                  | 85773                                                                                  |
| 20        | Uttarakhand        | 2822                                                                                   | 2822                                                                                   | 2880                                                                                   | 2880                                                                                   | 2880                                                                                   | 2880                                                                                   |
| 21        | West Bengal        | 65177                                                                                  | 65802                                                                                  | 61539                                                                                  | 61019                                                                                  | 56700                                                                                  | 54610                                                                                  |
| 22        | Arunachal Pradesh  | 112                                                                                    | 1284                                                                                   | 112                                                                                    | 112                                                                                    | 112                                                                                    | 112                                                                                    |
| 23        | Assam              | 18916                                                                                  | 18916                                                                                  | 18916                                                                                  | 34864                                                                                  | 33139                                                                                  | 33226                                                                                  |
| 24        | Manipur            | 1007                                                                                   | 1007                                                                                   | 1007                                                                                   | 1005                                                                                   | 918                                                                                    | 905                                                                                    |
| 29        | Meghalaya          | 969                                                                                    | 969                                                                                    | 969                                                                                    | 1558                                                                                   | 1558                                                                                   | 1558                                                                                   |
| 26        | Mizoram            | 400                                                                                    | 400                                                                                    | 400                                                                                    | 686                                                                                    | 722                                                                                    | 722                                                                                    |
| 27        | Nagaland           | 960                                                                                    | 960                                                                                    | 960                                                                                    | 960                                                                                    | 1011                                                                                   | 1011                                                                                   |
| 28        | Sikkim             | 451                                                                                    | 451                                                                                    | 457                                                                                    | 457                                                                                    | 457                                                                                    | 457                                                                                    |
| 29        | Tripura            | 1954                                                                                   | 1783                                                                                   | 1769                                                                                   | 1856                                                                                   | 2131                                                                                   | 2030                                                                                   |
| 30        | A&N Islands        | 1                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      |
| 31        | Chandigarh         | 100                                                                                    | 100                                                                                    | 100                                                                                    | 100                                                                                    | 100                                                                                    | 100                                                                                    |
| 32        | D&N Haveli and D&D | 208                                                                                    | 208                                                                                    | 254                                                                                    | 320                                                                                    | 310                                                                                    | 310                                                                                    |
| 33        | NCT Delhi          | 6321                                                                                   | 6321                                                                                   | 6321                                                                                   | 4647                                                                                   | 4601                                                                                   | 4539                                                                                   |
| 34        | Ladakh             | NA                                                                                     | 363                                                                                    | 150                                                                                    | 219                                                                                    | 219                                                                                    | 219                                                                                    |
| 35        | Lakshadweep        | 51                                                                                     | 51                                                                                     | 51                                                                                     | 51                                                                                     | 51                                                                                     | 51                                                                                     |
| 36        | Puducherry         | 1259                                                                                   | 1259                                                                                   | 1259                                                                                   | 1259                                                                                   | 1271                                                                                   | 1271                                                                                   |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL              | 772220 783367 802323 823675 868376 811687                                              | 772220 783367 802323 823675 868376 811687                                              | 772220 783367 802323 823675 868376 811687                                              | 772220 783367 802323 823675 868376 811687                                              | 772220 783367 802323 823675 868376 811687                                              | 772220 783367 802323 823675 868376 811687                                              |

## Annexure referred to in part (c) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 165 to be answered on 11.03.2025 regarding Beneficiaries under IGNDPS

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

| Name of State                            |   2019- 2020 |   2020- 2021 |   2021- 2022 |   2022- 2023 |   2023- 2024 | 2024- 2025   | Total     |
|------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
| KARNATAKA                                |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |         8010 | 267          | 8277      |
| DELHI                                    |            0 |            0 |            5 |           50 |           76 | 49           | 180       |
| LADAKH                                   |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 54           | 54        |
| RAJASTHAN                                |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 3336         | 3336      |
| MANIPUR                                  |          366 |          282 |            0 |          174 |           30 | 26           | 878       |
| WEST BENGAL                              |         1903 |        17562 |         1673 |         5054 |         3173 |              | 154330908 |
| MADHYA PRADESH                           |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0            | 0         |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU |            0 |          198 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0            | 198       |
| GUJARAT                                  |          274 |          746 |         5592 |          740 |          698 | 644          | 8694      |
| BIHAR                                    |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |          396 | 0            | 396       |
| CHANDIGARH                               |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0            | 0         |
| TRIPURA                                  |          648 |           92 |          356 |          348 |          462 | 118          | 2024      |
| JHARKHAND                                |          651 |          628 |          605 |          584 |          640 | 229          | 3337      |
| ASSAM                                    |         1030 |         1706 |         1342 |         3804 |          876 |              | 235711115 |
| PUNJAB                                   |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |          217 | 1            | 218       |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        |            0 |           22 |           34 |           94 |         1286 | 480          | 1916      |
| ODISHA                                   |         7867 |         9965 |         4915 |         1477 |         1785 |              | 248628495 |
| MEGHALAYA                                |          486 |          122 |           68 |           76 |          140 | 68           | 960       |
| MIZORAM                                  |           94 |           20 |           56 |           62 |           42 | 22           | 296       |
| MAHARASHTRA                              |         1072 |          456 |          908 |         1906 |         1020 | 292          | 5654      |
| CHHATTISGARH                             |         3914 |         1988 |         1740 |         1616 |         1410 | 159012258    |           |
| TAMIL NADU                               |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |        11843 | 283414677    |           |
| SIKKIM                                   |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 0            | 0         |
| LAKSHADWEEP                              |            2 |            2 |            0 |            8 |            0 | 0            | 12        |
| HARYANA                                  |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |          178 | 0            | 178       |
| UTTAR PRADESH                            |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 |            0 | 1            | 1         |

(Source: NSAP-PPS)

Annexure referred to in part (d) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 165  to  be  answered  on  11.03.2025  regarding  Beneficiaries  under IGNDPS

State-wise and year-wise no. of beneficiaries whose pension stopped due to invalid account

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| STOPPED DUE TO INVALID ACCOUNT               | STOPPED DUE TO INVALID ACCOUNT   |   STOPPED DUE TO INVALID ACCOUNT |   STOPPED DUE TO INVALID ACCOUNT | STOPPED DUE TO INVALID ACCOUNT   | STOPPED DUE TO INVALID ACCOUNT   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| State_name                                   | 2020- 2021 2021- 2022-           |                             2022 |                             2023 | 2023- 2024                       | 2024- 2025                       |
| DELHI                                        | 0                                |                                0 |                                6 | 8                                | 3                                |
| MANIPUR                                      | 54                               |                                0 |                                0 | 0                                | 0                                |
| WEST BENGAL                                  | 8253                             |                               45 |                               25 | 156                              | 38                               |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 12                               |                                0 |                                0 | 0                                | 0                                |
| GUJARAT                                      | 250                              |                              942 |                               22 | 14                               | 8                                |
| TRIPURA                                      | 0                                |                                0 |                                0 | 196                              | 0                                |
| JHARKHAND                                    | 22                               |                                5 |                               15 | 90                               | 6                                |
| ASSAM                                        | 12                               |                               18 |                               82 | 22                               | 60                               |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 0                                |                                0 |                               20 | 80                               | 2                                |
| ODISHA                                       | 195                              |                               29 |                               19 | 12                               | 20                               |
| MEGHALAYA                                    | 0                                |                                0 |                                0 | 10                               | 4                                |
| MIZORAM                                      | 0                                |                                0 |                                0 | 0                                | 0                                |
| MAHARASHTRA                                  | 2                                |                               82 |                               88 | 16                               | 8                                |
| CHHATTISGARH                                 | 24                               |                               10 |                               16 | 74                               | 22                               |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                  | 0                                |                                0 |                                0 | 0                                | 0                                |

(Source: NSAP-PPS)

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