Lok Sabha Question No. 1289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Eligibility Criteria under NSAP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Sukhdeo Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1289 ANSWERED ON 30/07/2024

## ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA UNDER NSAP

## 1289 Shri Sukhdeo Bhagat:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the pension schemes under the National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) along with the eligibility criteria;
- (b) the total number of eligible beneficiaries and total individuals currently covered under thevarious scheme, State-wise;
- (c) the  outlay  and  expenditure  of  Union  Budget  under  various pension schemes, since 2019,year-wise; and
- (d) the  measures  taken  to  reduce  the  delay  in  payments  of  the pension?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is implemented across the country as a social security programme, primarily meant for vulnerable sections of the society such as old aged, widows, and disabled persons belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL).Details and eligibility criteria of three pension schemes under NSAP is given at Annexure-I.
- (b)          Allocation  of  funds  under  NSAP  schemes  to  States/UTs  is done  on  the  basis  of  ceiling  of  beneficiaries  (State  cap)  or  the number of beneficiaries digitized on the NSAP portal, whichever is lower.  State-wise  total  number  of  beneficiaries covered  under  the schemes of NSAP is given at Annexure-II.

(c)       Year-wise outlay and expenditure of pension schemes under NSAP since Year 2019 is given at Annexure-III.

(d)       Measures  such  as  digitization  of  beneficiary  data,  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), Aadhaar Seeding, Mobile Seeding, Aadhaar Payment  Bridge  etc.  have  been  adopted  under  NSAP  for  speedy disbursal of pension and effective implementation.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1289 due for answer on 30.07.2024

Annexure-I

## Details and eligibility criteria of pension schemes under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

- i. Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme  Financial  assistance  of  ₹  200/-  per  month  to  persons  in the  age  group  of  60-79  years  and  ₹  500/-  per  month  to persons of 80 years and above.
- ii. Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme -Financial assistance of ₹300/- per month to widows in the age-group  of  40-79  years  and  ₹  500/-  per  month  to widows of 80 years and above.
- iii. Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme  Financial assistance of ₹300/- per month to persons aged 18-79  years  with  severe  or  multiple  disabilities  and  ₹ 500/- per month to persons of 80 years and above.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1289 due for answer on 30.07.2024

Annexure-II State-wise no of beneficiaries covered under pension schemes of

## NSAP

| Sl. No.            | States/UTs        | Number of beneficiaries   | Number of beneficiaries   | Number of beneficiaries   |
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.            | States/UTs        | IGNOAPS                   | IGNWPS                    | IGNDPS                    |
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh    | 663736                    | 246832                    | 24412                     |
| 2                  | Bihar             | 3157256                   | 634221                    | 127100                    |
| 3                  | Chhattisgarh      | 644429                    | 203628                    | 32085                     |
| 4                  | Goa               | 7308                      | 5886                      | 466                       |
| 5                  | Gujarat           | 620548                    | 276078                    | 20327                     |
| 6                  | Haryana           | 259865                    | 70808                     | 16583                     |
| 7 Himachal Pradesh |                   | 93178                     | 21974                     | 853                       |
| 8                  | Jharkhand         | 918249                    | 254520                    | 25530                     |
| 9                  | Karnataka         | 707058                    | 380886                    | 36815                     |
| 10                 | Kerala            | 449160                    | 320715                    | 29791                     |
| 11                 | Pradesh           | 1575079                   | 546920                    | 101470                    |
| 12                 | Maharashtra       | 1091944                   | 80725                     | 9322                      |
| 13                 | Odisha            | 1407189                   | 521410                    | 89379                     |
| 14                 | Punjab            | 102698                    | 18971                     | 5815                      |
| 15                 | Rajasthan         | 823972                    | 315048                    | 23950                     |
| 16                 | Tamil Nadu        | 1282468                   | 506716                    | 55358                     |
| 17                 | Telangana         | 480315                    | 180720                    | 20578                     |
| 18                 | Uttar Pradesh     | 4722613                   | 1025236                   | 85773                     |
| 19                 | Uttarakhand       | 204557                    | 23898                     | 2880                      |
| 20                 | West Bengal       | 1230862                   | 726172                    | 54610                     |
|                    | Sub Total         | 20442484                  | 6361364                   | 763097                    |
| NE States          | NE States         |                           |                           |                           |
| 21                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 5893                      | 288                       | 112                       |
| 22                 | Assam             | 635304                    | 115007                    | 33226                     |
| 23                 | Manipur           | 53684                     | 7075                      | 905                       |
| 24                 | Meghalaya         | 54380                     | 8024                      | 1558                      |
| 25                 | Mizoram           | 24524                     | 2278                      | 722                       |

| 26                | Nagaland           | 45941    | 3827    | 1011   |
|-------------------|--------------------|----------|---------|--------|
| 27                | Sikkim             | 16928    | 1469    | 457    |
| 28                | Tripura            | 126461   | 17231   | 2030   |
|                   | Sub Total          | 963115   | 155199  | 40021  |
| Union Territories |                    |          |         |        |
| 29                | A&N Islands        | 581      | 3       | 2      |
| 30                | Chandigarh         | 2378     | 2486    | 100    |
| 31                | D&N Haveli and D&D | 8754     | 2109    | 310    |
| 32                | NCT Delhi          | 107834   | 36361   | 4539   |
| 33                | J&K                | 106697   | 6445    | 2077   |
| 34                | Ladakh             | 6486     | 443     | 219    |
| 35                | Lakshadweep        | 120      | 75      | 51     |
| 36                | Puducherry         | 17713    | 9821    | 1271   |
|                   | Sub Total          | 250563   | 57743   | 8569   |
|                   | GRAND TOTAL        | 21656162 | 6574306 | 811687 |

Source: NSAP-PPS

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok   Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1289 due for answer on 30.07.2024

Annexure-III

Details  of  scheme-wise  outlay  and  expenditure  under  pension schemes of NSAP

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Outlay | Expenditure   |
|---------|----------|---------------|
| 2019-20 |  8445.25 | 8202.79       |
| 2020-21 |  8495.25 | 8297.03       |
| 2021-22 |  8495.25 | 7812.98       |
| 2022-23 |  8881.31 | 8714.74       |
| 2023-24 |  9115.94 | 9098.75       |
| 2024-25 |  8962.89 | 2154.17*      |

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