Lok Sabha Question No. 3882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Financial Assistance to States
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Shri Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3882 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES

3882. Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav: Shri Giridhari Yadav:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  provide  financial  assistance  to  the States uniformly under the Old Age Pension Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the amount released during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any data of beneficiaries under the old age pension scheme, State-wise; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The central assistance under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is ₹ 200/- per month per beneficiary for age group of 60 to 79 years and ₹ 500/- per month per beneficiary for age group of 80 years & above. As per guidelines of NSAP, the States/UTs are encouraged to  provide  top-up  amount  of  at  least  an  equivalent  amount  to  the assistance provided by the Central Government so that the beneficiaries could get a decent level of assistance. At present, the States/UTs are adding top-up amount ranging from ₹ 50 to ₹ 3800 per month per beneficiary under Old age Pension Scheme of NSAP. Statewise funds released under old age pension scheme during the last five years is given at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): the different schemes  of  National

At present, as per scheme-wise cap of beneficiaries under Social  Assistance  Program

(NSAP), a total of 2.21 crore beneficiaries are covered under Indira Gandhi  National  Old  age  Pension  Scheme  (IGNOAPS)  across  the country.  State/UT-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  under  IGNOAPS (State/UT  cap)  is given at  Annexure-II.  Further,  as  per  NSAP guidelines,  States/UTs  are  required  to  maintain  a  database  of beneficiaries and upload it in the public domain.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  &  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3882 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025 REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES

## State/UT-wise and year-wise details of fund released to States/UTs under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme  during last five years

|        | 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. |                    | 2020-21                          | 2021-22                          | 2022-23                          | 2023-24                          | 2024-25                          |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh     | 186.77                           | 141.55                           | 194.75                           | 253.72                           | 229.01                           |
| 2      | Bihar              | 1000.02                          | 998.05                           | 1059.14                          | 1153.55                          | 1085.59                          |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh       | 98.55                            | 183.58                           | 187.69                           | 190.63                           | 242.21                           |
| 4      | Goa                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 5      | Gujarat            | 173.64                           | 130.23                           | 217.05                           | 183.06                           | 183.49                           |
| 6      | Haryana            | 34.96                            | 0.00                             | 180.39                           | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh   | 39.34                            | 9.85                             | 29.56                            | 72.91                            | 0.00                             |
| 8      | Jammu & Kashmir    | 22.88                            | 35.07                            | 19.26                            | 73.13                            | 31.61                            |
| 9      | Jharkhand          | 206.38                           | 327.09                           | 270.16                           | 196.36                           | 238.39                           |
| 10     | Karnataka          | 300.73                           | 291.52                           | 243.66                           | 303.75                           | 68.31                            |
| 11     | Kerala             | 175.96                           | 0.00                             | 0                                | 366.66                           | 78.64                            |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh     | 465.46                           | 392.16                           | 663.28                           | 578.58                           | 622.81                           |
| 13     | Maharashtra        | 305.48                           | 241.31                           | 135.68                           | 0.00                             | 483.42                           |
| 14     | Odisha             | 351.85                           | 417.15                           | 412.31                           | 406.55                           | 304.20                           |
| 15     | Punjab             | 36.03                            | 8.47                             | 0                                | 9.35                             | 17.82                            |
| 16     | Rajasthan          | 251.48                           | 65.86                            | 443.91                           | 211.41                           | 399.86                           |
| 17     | Tamil Nadu         | 201.26                           | 589.85                           | 305.96                           | 427.97                           | 413.65                           |
| 18     | Telangana          | 213.17                           | 71.74                            | 144.89                           | 112.23                           | 0.00                             |
| 19     | Uttar Pradesh      | 1247.08                          | 1272.82                          | 1473.63                          | 1257.23                          | 1425.52                          |
| 20     | Uttarakhand        | 98.76                            | 48.42                            | 105.98                           | 77.79                            | 97.56                            |
| 21     | West Bengal        | 367.05                           | 240.96                           | 381.44                           | 567.02                           | 460.52                           |
| 22     | Arunachal Pradesh  | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0                                | 8.34                             | 0.00                             |
| 23     | Assam              | 253.80                           | 247.60                           | 254.44                           | 234.92                           | 242.14                           |
| 24     | Manipur            | 25.92                            | 4.29                             | 22.39                            | 13.28                            | 18.82                            |
| 25     | Meghalaya          | 17.19                            | 8.69                             | 17.92                            | 18.23                            | 18.27                            |
| 26     | Mizoram            | 9.35                             | 4.72                             | 9.3                              | 9.23                             | 12.00                            |
| 27     | Nagaland           | 18.47                            | 14.16                            | 19.38                            | 15.34                            | 26.60                            |
| 28     | Sikkim             | 8.17                             | 0.00                             | 7.04                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 29     | Tripura            | 9.85                             | 22.98                            | 25.31                            | 37.26                            | 45.35                            |
| 30     | A&N Islands        | 0.79                             | 0.00                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 31     | Chandigarh         | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 32     | D&N Haveli and D&D | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 33     | NCT Delhi          | 23.04                            | 34.10                            | 0                                | 0.00                             | 93.55                            |
| 34     | Ladakh             | 0.95                             | 0.00                             | 3.03                             | 0.00                             | 4.61                             |
| 35     | Lakshadweep        | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 36     | Puducherry         | 8.22                             | 4.18                             | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
|        | TOTAL              | 6152.61                          | 5806.39                          | 6827.55                          | 6778.48                          | 6843.92                          |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (C) & (D) OF LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3882  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 12.08.2025 REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES

## State/UT-wise ceiling of beneficiaries under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme

| Sl. No.           | States/UTs         | No of beneficiaries   |
|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh     | 663736                |
| 2                 | Bihar              | 3157256               |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh       | 644429                |
| 4                 | Goa                | 7308                  |
| 5                 | Gujarat            | 620548                |
| 6                 | Haryana            | 259865                |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh   | 93178                 |
| 8                 | Jharkhand          | 985094                |
| 9                 | Karnataka          | 899422                |
| 10                | Kerala             | 458813                |
| 11                | Madhya Pradesh     | 1575079               |
| 12                | Maharashtra        | 1122920               |
| 13                | Odisha             | 1418631               |
| 14                | Punjab             | 112955                |
| 15                | Rajasthan          | 823972                |
| 16                | Tamil Nadu         | 1282504               |
| 17                | Telangana          | 480315                |
| 18                | Uttar Pradesh      | 4722613               |
| 19                | Uttarakhand        | 204557                |
| 20                | West Bengal        | 1281159               |
| NE States         | NE States          | NE States             |
| 21                | Arunachal Pradesh  | 5893                  |
| 22                | Assam              | 695997                |
| 23                | Manipur            | 55891                 |
| 24                | Meghalaya          | 55734                 |
| 25                | Mizoram            | 24524                 |
| 26                | Nagaland           | 45941                 |
| 27                | Sikkim             | 16928                 |
| 28                | Tripura            | 135232                |
| Union Territories | Union Territories  | Union Territories     |
| 29                | A&N Islands        | 585                   |
| 30                | Chandigarh         | 2378                  |
| 31                | D&N Haveli and D&D | 8754                  |
| 32                | NCT Delhi          | 113824                |
| 33                | Jammu & Kashmir    | 130298                |
| 34                | Ladakh             | 6486                  |
| 35                | Lakshadweep        | 155                   |
| 36                | Puducherry         | 17713                 |
| TOTAL             | GRAND              | 22130687              |

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