Lok Sabha Question No. 1252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Revision of NSAP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Dr. D Ravi Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1252 ANSWERED ON 30/07/2024

## REVISION OF NSAP

## 1252 Shri PradyutBordoloi:

Dr. D Ravi Kumar:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether the coverage cap for the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) hasbeen revised earlier, if so, the details thereof along with the plans for its revision;
- (b) the details of States that are running social security pension schemes  for  the  elderly,widows,  single  women  and  persons with disabilities to extend the benefits of NSAP to morepeople, State-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  pensioners  supported  by  State  Government social security pensionschemes (such as MadhuBabu Pension Yojana in Odisha) excluding data from the NSAPportal, Statewise;
- (d) the  details  of  Union  Government's  contribution  to  the  NSAP compared to Statecontributions from 2017 to 2024;
- (e) whether the Government plans to address the issues highlighted  by  the  CAG  2023performance  audit  of  the  NSAP, particularly  regarding  poor  coverage,  delayed  payments  and the
- challenges  faced  by  pensioners  with  direct  benefit  transfers and Aadhaar-based paymentsystems; and
- (f) the time by which the state pension portals be integrated with the NSAP portal, whichprovides outdated information?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes. Details of earlier revisions in coverage cap under NSAP is given  in  Annexure-I.  At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  further revise the coverage cap.

- (b)  to  (c)  States/UTs  are  providing  top  up  amount  of  pension assistance beyond the rate of assistance provided under NSAP.  In addition,  various  State  Governments  are  implementing  different social security pension schemes from their own resources such as MadhuBabu Pension Yojana in Odisha.  As per information collected from  States/  UTs,  around  5.86  core  additional  beneficiaries  are covered by States/UTs through their pension schemes.  State-wise details is given in Annexure-II
- (d)        NSAP  is  a  100%  funded  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS) and there is no state share. States are providing top-up on the rate of  assistance  provided  under  NSAP.  Further,  if  there  are  more deserving beneficiaries beyond the number of beneficiaries covered under NSAP, the States/ UTs have the option to give them pension from their own resources. Details of rate of assistance under NSAP and top up amount provided by States/UTs is given in Annexure-III.
- (e)          Observations  of  the  C&AG  on  performance  audit  of  NSAP have been shared with States/UTs for redressal/ compliance.  Based on the report received from States/UTs, responses on the observations  were  formulated.  The  recommendations  of  C&AG contained  in  Report  No.10  of  2023  have  already  been  taken  into consideration by Public Accounts Committee in its 142 nd Report. As informed by C&AG, since PAC have given their Report on the audit report,  the  paras  of  C&AG  Report  No.10  of  2023  have  been considered as 'settled'.
- (f)        A total of 18 States/UTs are using NSAP-PPS for disbursal of pension under NSAP. Further, 14 States/UTs using their own portal are providing transaction details to NSAP-PPS through web integration. However,  all such  States/UTs  and  the States/UTs presently  having  no  MIS  system,  have  been  advised  to  use  only NSAP-PPS for disbursal of pension under NSAP.

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## Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred  Q. No. 1252 due for answer on 30.07.2024

Annexure-I Details  of  scheme-wise  revision  in  ceiling  of  beneficiaries  under NSAP schemes

| Year    | Scheme/Component                         | Scheme/Component                         | No of beneficiaries   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1995    | National Pension NOAPS)                  | Old age Scheme (                         | 53,35,600             |
| 1995    | National Family Benefit Scheme(NFBS)     | National Family Benefit Scheme(NFBS)     | 4,54,900              |
| 1995    | National Maternity Benefit Scheme( NMBS) | National Maternity Benefit Scheme( NMBS) | 45,51,400             |
| 1995    | Total                                    | Total                                    | 1,03,41,900           |
| 2009    | National Pension NOAPS)                  | Old age Scheme (                         | 53,35,600             |
| 2009    | National Family Benefit Scheme(NFBS)     | National Family Benefit Scheme(NFBS)     | 4,54,900              |
| 2009    | National Maternity Benefit Scheme( NMBS) | National Maternity Benefit Scheme( NMBS) | 45,51,400             |
| 2009    | National Pension (NWPS)                  | Widow Scheme                             | 54,80,000             |
| 2009    | National Pension (NDPS)                  | Disability Scheme                        | 15,65,000             |
| 2009    | Total                                    | Total                                    | 1,73,86,900           |
| 2011-12 | National Pension Scheme (NOAPS)          | Old age                                  | 2,21,17,493           |

|      | National Widow Pension Scheme (NWPS)      | 65,73,323   |
|------|-------------------------------------------|-------------|
|      | National Disability Pension Scheme (NDPS) | 10,58,651   |
|      | National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)     | 3,58,840    |
|      | Annapurna                                 | 8,31,642    |
|      | Total                                     | 3,09,39,949 |
| 2022 | National Old age Pension Scheme (NOAPS)   | 2,21,30,687 |
|      | National Widow Pension Scheme (NWPS)      | 67,35,826   |
|      | National Disability Pension Scheme (NDPS) | 8,81,394    |
|      | National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)     | 3,58,840    |
|      | Annapurna                                 | 8,31,642    |
|      | Total                                     | 3,09,38,389 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) to (c) of LokSabhaUnstarred Q. No. 1252 due for answer on 30.07.2024

Annexure-II State/UT-wise additional old age, widow and divyang beneficiaries

| Sl        | State/UT          | Old Age   | Widows   | Disabled   | Total   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|----------|------------|---------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 678736    | 253832   | 28412      | 960980  |
| 2         | Bihar             | 3915991   | 679059   | 820410     | 5415460 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh      | 653006    | 401406   | 132056     | 1186468 |
| 4         | Goa               | 78112     | 32598    | 15092      | 125802  |
| 5         | Gujarat           | 148817    | 893605   | 71893      | 1114315 |
| 6         | Haryana           | 1527417   | 693851   | 166463     | 2387731 |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh  | 430085    | 109959   | 70061      | 610105  |
| 8         | Jharkhand         | 1435922   | 401631   | 245394     | 2082947 |
| 9         | Karnataka         | 3982109   | 1473556  | 911679     | 6367344 |
| 10        | Kerala            | 2750224   | 1226519  | 375526     | 4352269 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh    | 841470    | 410099   | 15361      | 1266930 |
| 12        | Maharashtra       | 2680443   | 828516   | 358688     | 3867647 |
| 13        | Odisha            | 1591369   | 63143    | 0          | 1654512 |
| 14        | Punjab            | 2126951   | 584756   | 248061     | 2959768 |
| 15        | Rajasthan         | 4821144   | 1777062  | 597194     | 7195400 |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu        | 263975    | 612175   | 399547     | 1275697 |
| 17        | Telangana         | 1170705   | 1585088  | 499442     | 3255235 |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh     | 1078133   | 2521668  | 833603     | 4433404 |
| 19        | Uttarakhand       | 288982    | 173205   | 83207      | 545394  |
| 20        | West Bengal       | 1689657   | 1500564  | 654804     | 3845025 |
| NE States | NE States         |           |          |            |         |
| 21        | Arunachal Pradesh | 48722     | 7168     | 3435       | 59325   |
| 22        | Assam             | 1271315   | 199756   | 129812     | 1600883 |
| 23        | Manipur           | 83945     | 10346    | 8111       | 102402  |
| 24        | Meghalaya         | 65771     | 36222    | 14237      | 116230  |
| 25        | Mizoram           | 0         | 0        | 200        | 200     |

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| 26                | Nagaland           | 1890     | 2460     | 3550    | 7900     |
|-------------------|--------------------|----------|----------|---------|----------|
| 27                | Sikkim             | 5674     | 1311     | 521     | 7506     |
| 28                | Tripura            | 37377    | 66921    | 13075   | 117373   |
| Union Territories | Union Territories  |          |          |         |          |
| 29                | A&N Islands        | 14696    | 6438     | 3718    | 24852    |
| 30                | Chandigarh         | 8889     | 8358     | 4496    | 21743    |
| 31                | D&N Haveli and D&D | 13753    | 3751     | 573     | 18077    |
| 32                | NCT Delhi          | 296697   | 263639   | 108469  | 668805   |
| 33                | J&K                | 546140   | 170903   | 187456  | 904499   |
| 34                | Ladakh             | 0        | 0        | 0       | 0        |
| 35                | Lakshadweep        | 931      | 415      | 549     | 1895     |
| 36                | Puducherry         | 116082   | 14267    | 0       | 130349   |
| TOTAL             | TOTAL              | 34665130 | 17014247 | 7005095 | 58684472 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of LokSabhaUnstarred Q. No. 1252 due for answer on 30.07.2024

Annexure-III

## Details of rate of assistance under NSAP and top up amount (in Rupees) provided by States/UTs

| S. No.   | State/UTs         | IGNOAPS          | IGNOAPS       | IGNOAPS     | IGNOAPS            | IGNOAPS            | IGNOAPS            | IGNWPS          | IGNWPS      | IGNWPS      | IGNDPS          | IGNDPS      | IGNDPS   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|----------|
|          | State/UTs         | 60-79 years      | 60-79 years   | 60-79 years | 80 years and above | 80 years and above | 80 years and above |                 |             |             |                 |             |          |
|          | State/UTs         | Ce ntr al Go vt. | Stat e Govt . | Total       | Centr al Govt.     | State Govt.        | Tota l             | Cent ral Govt . | State Govt. | Total       | Cent ral Govt . | State Govt. | Total    |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 20 0             | 2550          | 2750        | 500                | 2250               | 2750               | 300             | 2450        | 2750        | 300             | 2700        | 3000     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 20 0             | 1300          | 1500        | 500                | 1500               | 2000               | 300             | 1700        | 2000        | 300             | 1700        | 2000     |
| 3        | Assam             | 20 0             | 50            | 250         | 500                | 50                 | 550                | 300             | 0           | 300         | 300             | 0           | 300      |
| 4        | A & N Island      | 20 0             | 1800          | 2000        | 500                |                    | 500                | 300             | 1700        | 2000        | 300             | 1700        | 2000     |
| 5        | Bihar             | 20 0             | 200           | 400         | 500                | 0                  | 500                | 300             | 100         | 400         | 300             | 100         | 400      |
| 6        | Chandigarh        | 20 0             | 1000          | 1200        | 500                | 1000               | 1500               | 300             | 1000        | 1300        | 300             | 1000        | 1300     |
| 7        | Chhattisga rh     | 20 0             | 150           | 350         | 500                | 150                | 650                | 300             | 50          | 350         | 300             | 200         | 500      |
| 8        | Delhi             | 20 0             | 1800 - 2300   | 2000- 2500  | 500                | 2000               | 2500               | 300             | 2200        | 2500        | 300             | 2200        | 2500     |
| 9        | D&N Haveli        | 20 0             | 800           | 1000        | 500                | 500                | 1000               | 300             | 2500        | 2800        | 300             | 700         | 1000     |
| 9        | Daman & Diu       | 20 0             | 800           | 1000        | 500                | -                  | 500                | 300             | 950         | 1250        | 300             | 700         | 1000     |
| 10       | Goa               | 20 0             | 0             | 200         | 500                | 0                  | 500                | 300             | 0           | 300         | 300             | 0           | 300      |
| 11       | Gujarat           | 20 0             | 800           | 1000        | 500                | 750                | 1250               | 300             | 950         | 1250        | 300             | 700         | 1000     |
| 12       | Haryana           | 20 0             | 2500          | 2700        | 500                | 2500               | 3000               | 300             | 700         | 1000        | 300             | 2500        | 2800     |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh  | 20 0             | 1500          | 1700        | 500                | 1200               | 1700               | 300             | 850 to 1400 | 1150 & 1700 | 300             | 1400        | 1700     |
| 14       | J&K               | 20 0             | 800           | 1000        | 500                | 500                | 1000               | 300             | 700         | 1000        | 300             | 700         | 1000     |
| 15       | Jharkhand         | 20 0             | 800           | 1000        | 500                | 500                | 1000               | 300             | 700         | 1000        | 300             | 700         | 1000     |

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|   16 | Karnataka      | 20 0      | 400- 1000   | 600- 1200   | 500   | 700   | 1200     |   300 | 500        | 800       |   300 | 1100    | 1400     |
|------|----------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------|-------|----------|-------|------------|-----------|-------|---------|----------|
|   17 | Kerala         | 20 0 1400 | 1600        | 500         |       | 1100  | 1600 300 |  1300 | 1600       |           |   300 | 1300    | 1600     |
|   18 | Lakshadwe ep   | 20 0      | 800         | 1000        | 500   | 500   | 1000     |   300 | 300        | 600       |   300 | 700     | 1000     |
|   19 | Madhya Pradesh | 20 0      | 400         | 600         | 500   | 100   | 600      |   300 | 400        | 700       |   300 | 300     | 600      |
|   20 | Maharashtr a   | 20 0      | 800         | 1000        | 500   | 500   | 1000     |   300 | 700        | 1000      |   300 | 700     | 1000     |
|   21 | Manipur        | 20 0      | -           | 200         | 500   | -     | 500      |   300 | 200        | 500       |   300 | 200     | 500      |
|   22 | Meghalaya      | 20 0      | 550         | 750         | 500   | 300   | 800      |   300 | 450        | 750       |   300 | 450     | 750      |
|   23 | Mizoram        | 20 0      | 100         | 300         | 500   | 100   | 600      |   300 | 100        | 400       |   300 | 100     | 400      |
|   24 | Nagaland       | 20 0      | 0           | 200         | 500   | 0     | 500      |   300 | 0          | 300       |   300 | 0       | 300      |
|   25 | Odisha         | 20 0      | 300         | 500         | 500   | 200   | 700      |   300 | 300        | 600       |   300 | 400     | 700      |
|   26 | Punjab         | 20 0      | 1500        | 1700        | 500   | 1500  | 2000     |   300 | 1500       | 1800      |   300 | 1500    | 1800     |
|   27 | Puducherry     | 20 0      | 2300        | 2500        | 500   | 3000  | 3500     |   300 | 1700- 2200 | 2000      |   300 | 3200    | 3500     |
|   28 | Rajasthan      | 20 0      | 800         | 1000        | 500   | 500   | 1000     |   300 | 450- 1200  | 750- 1500 |   300 | 450-950 | 750-1250 |
|   29 | Sikkim         | 20 0      | 1300 - 1800 | 1500 200 0  | 500   | 2000  | 2500     |   300 | 1700       | 2000      |   300 | 1700    | 2000     |
|   30 | Tamil Nadu     | 20 0      | 800         | 1000        | 500   | 500   | 1000     |   300 | 700        | 1000      |   300 | 700     | 1000     |
|   31 | Telangana      | 20 0      | 1816        | 2016        | 500   | 1516  | 2016     |   300 | 1716       | 2016      |   300 | 2716    | 3016     |
|   32 | Tripura        | 20 0      | 1800        | 2000        | 500   | 1500  | 2000     |   300 | 1700       | 2000      |   300 | 1700    | 2000     |
|   33 | Uttarakhan d   | 20 0      | 1300        | 1500        | 500   | 1000  | 1500     |   300 | 1200       | 1500      |   300 | 1200    | 1500     |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh  | 20 0      | 800         | 1000        | 500   | 500   | 1000     |   300 | 700        | 1000      |   300 | 700     | 1000     |
|   35 | West Bengal    | 20 0      | 800         | 1000        | 500   | 500   | 1000     |   300 | 700        | 1000      |   300 | 700     | 1000     |
|   36 | Ladakh         | 20 0      | 800         | 1000        | 500   | 500   | 1000     |   300 | 700        | 1000      |   300 | 700     | 1000     |

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