Lok Sabha Question No. 3826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Beneficiaries under IGNWPS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3826 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER IGNWPS

## 3826. Shri Bastipati Nagaraju:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  total number of beneficiaries eligible under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof State and district-wise including Andhra Pradesh till date;
- (c) the  details  and  the  total  amount  disbursed  under  the  said scheme, State-wise; and
- (d) the details and the total number of beneficiaries under the said scheme during the last five years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (b) & (d): At present, as per scheme-wise cap of beneficiaries under the different schemes of National Social Assistance Program (NSAP),  a total of 6735826 beneficiaries are covered under Indira Gandhi  National  Widow  Pension  Scheme  (IGNWPS)  across  the country. Further as per NSAP guidelines, States/UTs are required to maintain a database of beneficiaries and upload it in public domain.

Funds are disbursed to the States/UTs based on the number of digitized beneficiaries or their fixed State/UT cap, whichever is lower. As  per  NSAP  guidelines,  States/UTs  are  responsible  for  further disbursal  of  benefits  to  beneficiaries  at  Village/Block/Ward/District level. State/UT-wise number of eligible widow pensioners (State/UT cap), including that of Andhra Pradesh is given at Annexure-I.

- (c): State/UT-wise  funds  released  under  IGNWPS  during  last  five years is given at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A), (B)& (D) OF LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO  3826  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 12.08.2025

## State-UT-wise ceiling of beneficiaries under IGNWPS

| Sl. No.           | States/UTs         | State cap         |
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh     | 246832            |
| 2                 | Bihar              | 635091            |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh       | 203628            |
| 4                 | Goa                | 5886              |
| 5                 | Gujarat            | 276078            |
| 6                 | Haryana            | 70808             |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh   | 21974             |
| 8                 | Jharkhand          | 266077            |
| 9                 | Karnataka          | 452027            |
| 10                | Kerala             | 320715            |
| 11                | Madhya Pradesh     | 546920            |
| 12                | Maharashtra        | 80725             |
| 13                | Odisha             | 525045            |
| 14                | Punjab             | 19294             |
| 15                | Rajasthan          | 315048            |
| 16                | Tamil Nadu         | 574258            |
| 17                | Telangana          | 180720            |
| 18                | Uttar Pradesh      | 1025236           |
| 19                | Uttarakhand        | 23898             |
| 20                | West Bengal        | 726172            |
| NE States         | NE States          | NE States         |
| 21                | Arunachal Pradesh  | 288               |
| 22                | Assam              | 119955            |
| 23                | Manipur            | 7075              |
| 24                | Meghalaya          | 8024              |
| 25                | Mizoram            | 2278              |
| 26                | Nagaland           | 3827              |
| 27                | Sikkim             | 1469              |
| 28                | Tripura            | 17537             |
| Union Territories | Union Territories  | Union Territories |
| 29                | A&N Islands        | 3                 |
| 30                | Chandigarh         | 2486              |
| 31                | D&N Haveli and D&D | 2109              |
| 32                | NCT Delhi          | 36361             |
| 33                | J&K                | 7631              |
| 34                | Ladakh             | 443               |
| 35                | Lakshadweep        | 87                |
| 36                | Puducherry         | 9821              |
| TOTAL             |                    | 6735826           |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025

## State/UT wise details of funds released under IGNWPS during last five years

| Sl.No.                          | States/UTs                      | Funds released (Rs in crore)    | Funds released (Rs in crore)    | Funds released (Rs in crore)    | Funds released (Rs in crore)    | Funds released (Rs in crore)    |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                          | States/UTs                      | 2020-21                         | 2021-22                         | 2022-23                         | 2023-24                         | 2024-25                         |
| 2                               | Bihar                           | 203.12                          | 233.45                          | 235.34                          | 235.4918                        | 238.8793                        |
| 3                               | Chhattisgarh                    | 45.23                           | 70.56                           | 73.06                           | 75.0292                         | 94.6855                         |
| 4                               | Goa                             | 0                               |                                 |                                 | 0                               | 0                               |
|                                 |                                 |                                 | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |                                 |
| 5                               | Gujarat                         | 78.81                           | 40.49                           | 0                               |                                 | 0                               |
| 6                               | Haryana                         | 7.98                            | 0                               | 43.77                           | 0                               | 0                               |
| 7                               | Himachal Pradesh                | 6.67                            | 1.67                            | 5                               | 14.259                          | 0                               |
| 8                               | J & K                           | 1.24                            | 2.02                            | 1.41                            | 4.8739                          | 2.2077                          |
| 9                               | Jharkhand                       | 75.53                           | 120.56                          | 99.18                           | 72.9831                         | 78.948                          |
| 10                              | Karnataka                       | 170.6                           | 167.61                          | 159.46                          | 133.8651                        | 41.9029                         |
| 11                              | Kerala                          | 96.98                           | 0                               | 0                               | 204.2958                        | 52.6031                         |
| 12                              | Madhya Pradesh                  | 190.35                          | 149.18                          | 244.79                          | 202.798                         | 214.885                         |
| 13                              | Maharashtra                     | 15.58                           | 19.65                           | 13.5                            | 0                               | 50.712                          |
| 14                              | Odisha                          | 206.12                          | 188.37                          | 195.99                          | 193.2872                        | 180.4285                        |
| 15                              | Punjab                          | 5.77                            | 1.71                            | 0                               | 3.5771                          | 3.4533                          |
| 16                              | Rajasthan                       | 66.87                           | 25.84                           | 162.35                          | 86.6884                         | 195.457                         |
| 17                              | Tamil Nadu                      | 96.35                           | 218.02                          | 236.23                          | 214.9556                        | 197.3666                        |
| 18                              | Telangana                       | 97.63                           | 32.54                           | 65.09                           | 49.2959                         | 0                               |
| 19                              | Uttar Pradesh                   | 135.6                           | 180.11                          | 190.08                          | 0                               | 341.5501                        |
| 20                              | Uttarakhand                     | 11.51                           | 2.4                             | 11.64                           | 8.8614                          | 11.178                          |
| 21                              | West Bengal                     | 217.49                          | 179.26                          | 203.9                           | 340.9406                        | 271.2214                        |
| 22                              | Arunachal Pradesh               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0.5057                          | 0                               |
| 23                              | Assam                           | 42.6                            | 41.61                           | 42.18                           | 42.606                          | 42.7796                         |
| 24                              | Manipur                         | 3.08                            | 0.51                            | 2.71                            | 1.7803                          | 2.6254                          |
| 25                              | Meghalaya                       | 3.15                            | 1.47                            | 2.74                            | 2.8906                          | 2.9597                          |
| 26                              | Mizoram                         | 0.71                            | 0.36                            | 0.76                            | 0.8296                          | 1.0714                          |
| 27                              | Nagaland                        | 1.38                            | 0.69                            | 1.72                            | 0.6995                          | 2.1333                          |
| 28                              | Sikkim                          | 0.81                            | 0                               | 0.68                            | 0                               | 0                               |
| 29                              | Tripura                         | 2.69                            | 3.71                            | 4.21                            | 4.9925                          | 9.3437                          |
| 30                              | A&N Islands                     | 0.27                            | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 31                              | Chandigarh                      | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 32 33 NCT Delhi                 | D&N Haveli and D&D              | 0 2.85                          | 0 17.28                         | 0 0                             | 0 0                             | 0 19.4961                       |
| 34                              | Ladakh                          | 0.09                            | 0                               | 0.15                            | 0                               | 0.411                           |
| 35                              | Lakshadweep                     | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 36                              | Puducherry                      | 3.16                            | 1.81                            | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| TOTAL                           |                                 | 1881.28                         |                                 |                                 |                                 |                                 |
| 1769.19 2087.00 2009.80 2150.03 | 1769.19 2087.00 2009.80 2150.03 | 1769.19 2087.00 2009.80 2150.03 | 1769.19 2087.00 2009.80 2150.03 | 1769.19 2087.00 2009.80 2150.03 | 1769.19 2087.00 2009.80 2150.03 | 1769.19 2087.00 2009.80 2150.03 |

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