Lok Sabha Question No. 2677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Increase in Old Age Pension
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2677 ANSWERED ON 05/08/2025

## INCREASE IN OLD AGE PENSION

## 2677. Shri RajkumarRoat:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  senior  citizens  aged  60  years  and above are provided a pension of Rs. 200 per month and those aged 79 years and above receive Rs. 500 per month under the National Social Assistance Programme;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  funds  released  for  old  age  pension  under  the  said programme during the last five years, State-wise, particularly district and category-wise in Rajasthan;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the pension for senior citizens aged 60 to 79 years to Rs. 1,000 per month and for those aged above 79 years to Rs. 1,500 per month; and
- (e) if so, the time by which it is likely to be completed and if not,
- the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The central pension under the Old Age Pension Scheme of  National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP)  is  ₹  200/-  per month per beneficiary  from  60  to  79  years  of  age  and  ₹  500/-  per month per beneficiary from 80 years onwards. 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, resulting in an average monthly pension of around ₹1,000/- in most of the States/UTs.

(c): Under NSAP, funds are released to the States/UTs which have the responsibility of implementation of the scheme including further disbursal  of  pension  to  beneficiaries  in  districts/  blocks/  villages/ towns. State-wise total funds released under old age pension scheme during the last five years is given at Annexure-I. There was no  separate  allocation  of  funds  for  SC  and  ST  beneficiaries  under NSAP  before  2021-22.  From  2021-22,  SC  and  ST  beneficiaries  are identified  among the existing beneficiaries of NSAP and funds are being  allocated/released  under  SC  and  ST  heads.  Category-wise funds released under old age pension scheme during last five years to the State of Rajasthan is given at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e): At  present,  no  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  in the Government.

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## Annexure referred to in part (c) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2677  to  be  answered  on  05.08.2025  regarding  INCREASE  IN  OLD AGE PENSION

## State-wise and year-wise details of Fund released to States/UTs under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl.No.                                              | States/UTs                                          | 2020-21                                             | 2021-22                                             | 2022-23                                             | 2023-24                                             | 2024-25                                             |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                      | 18677.36                                            | 14155.36                                            | 19474.91                                            | 25371.68                                            | 22900.63                                            |
| 2                                                   | Bihar                                               | 100001.95                                           |                                                     | 99805.21105913.97115355.08108559.09                 |                                                     |                                                     |
| 3                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                        | 9855.28                                             | 18357.72                                            | 18769.35                                            | 19062.51                                            | 24221.27                                            |
| 4                                                   | Goa                                                 | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 5                                                   | Gujarat                                             | 17364.32                                            | 13023.24                                            | 21705.40                                            | 18305.74                                            | 18349.21                                            |
| 6                                                   | Haryana                                             | 3496.28                                             | 0.00                                                | 18039.31                                            | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 7                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                    | 3933.82                                             | 985.18                                              | 2955.52                                             | 7290.75                                             | 0.00                                                |
| 8                                                   | Jharkhand                                           | 20637.54                                            | 32709.46                                            | 27016.16                                            | 19635.66                                            | 23838.70                                            |
| 9                                                   | Karnataka                                           | 30073.12                                            | 29151.64                                            | 24365.82                                            | 30374.87                                            | 6831.22                                             |
| 10                                                  | Kerala                                              | 17596.00                                            | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 36666.45                                            | 7863.88                                             |
| 11                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                      | 46545.91                                            | 39216.00                                            | 66328.36                                            | 57858.46                                            | 62281.04                                            |
| 12                                                  | Maharashtra                                         | 30547.83                                            | 24131.13                                            | 13567.51                                            | 0.00                                                | 48341.55                                            |
| 13                                                  | Odisha                                              | 35184.69                                            | 41714.56                                            | 41231.17                                            | 40654.68                                            | 30419.55                                            |
| 14                                                  | Punjab                                              | 3603.29                                             | 847.03                                              | 0.00                                                | 935.03                                              | 1781.54                                             |
| 15                                                  | Rajasthan                                           | 25148.30                                            | 6586.06                                             | 44391.40                                            | 21141.34                                            | 39985.88                                            |
| 16                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                          | 20125.88                                            | 58984.53                                            | 30596.42                                            | 42797.26                                            | 41364.57                                            |
| 17                                                  | Telangana                                           | 21316.84                                            | 7173.94                                             | 14489.20                                            | 11222.53                                            | 0.00                                                |
| 18                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                       |                                                     |                                                     | 124708.01127281.51147362.82125723.30142552.11       |                                                     |                                                     |
| 19                                                  | Uttarakhand                                         | 9876.36                                             | 4841.90                                             | 10597.96                                            | 7778.50                                             | 9756.00                                             |
| 20                                                  | West Bengal                                         | 36704.77                                            | 24096.32                                            | 38143.75                                            | 56701.58                                            | 46051.82                                            |
| 21                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                   | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 834.31                                              | 0.00                                                |
| 22                                                  | Assam                                               | 25380.08                                            | 24759.66                                            | 25444.00                                            | 23491.51                                            | 24214.09                                            |
| 23                                                  | Manipur                                             | 2592.43                                             | 428.83                                              | 2239.06                                             | 1327.87                                             | 1882.38                                             |
| 24                                                  | Meghalaya                                           | 1718.68                                             | 869.45                                              | 1791.89                                             | 1823.36                                             | 1827.06                                             |
| 25                                                  | Mizoram                                             | 935.38                                              | 471.54                                              | 929.77                                              | 922.51                                              | 1199.54                                             |
| 26                                                  | Nagaland                                            | 1847.48                                             | 1415.74                                             | 1937.62                                             | 1534.37                                             | 2660.39                                             |
| 27                                                  | Sikkim                                              | 817.35                                              | 0.00                                                | 703.54                                              | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 28                                                  | Tripura                                             | 984.70                                              | 2298.03                                             | 2531.30                                             | 3725.69                                             | 4534.72                                             |
| 29                                                  | A&N Islands                                         | 78.81                                               | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 30                                                  | Chandigarh                                          | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 31 D&N Haveli                                       | and D&D                                             | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 32                                                  | NCT Delhi                                           | 2303.66                                             | 3409.64                                             | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 9355.12                                             |
| 33                                                  | J & K                                               | 2287.96                                             | 3506.85                                             | 1926.41                                             | 7312.90                                             | 3160.51                                             |
| 34                                                  | Ladakh                                              | 95.090                                              | 0.00                                                | 303.22                                              | 0.00                                                | 460.58                                              |
| 35                                                  | Lakshadweep                                         | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| 36                                                  | Puducherry                                          | 822.23                                              | 418.01                                              | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                | 0.00                                                |
| TOTAL 615261.40580638.54682755.83677847.94684392.45 | TOTAL 615261.40580638.54682755.83677847.94684392.45 | TOTAL 615261.40580638.54682755.83677847.94684392.45 | TOTAL 615261.40580638.54682755.83677847.94684392.45 | TOTAL 615261.40580638.54682755.83677847.94684392.45 | TOTAL 615261.40580638.54682755.83677847.94684392.45 | TOTAL 615261.40580638.54682755.83677847.94684392.45 |

Annexure referred to in part (c) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 2677  to  be  answered  on  05.08.2025  regarding  INCREASE  IN  OLD AGE PENSION

Category-wise funds released under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme during last five years to the State of Rajasthan

(Rs. in Lakh)

| FY      |   General |       SC |       ST |
|---------|-----------|----------|----------|
| 2020-21 |  25148.3  | 25148.3  | 25148.3  |
| 2021-22 |   4513.43 |  1423.25 |   649.38 |
| 2022-23 |  27147.9  | 10307.5  |  6936.02 |
| 2023-24 |  14604.4  |  4332.14 |  2204.8  |
| 2024-25 |  27645.4  |  8178.27 |  4162.24 |

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