Lok Sabha Question No. 2860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Old Age Pension
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRXD  QUESTIONNO. 2860

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 06.08.2015

## OLD AGE PENSION

## 2860, SHRI JAGDAMBIKA  PAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased  ro state:

- (a) the details of the benefrciaries  under the national old age pension scheme,  national widow pension  scheme, national family benefit  scheme and other such pension schemes under the Ministrry;
- (b) the detriils  of the expenditure  incuned on the above  mentioned  schemes in the last two years,  state-wise;
- (c) whether  any cases  of irregularities  or mismanagement  of cases  under these schemes have been reported in the last two years; and
- (d) the other measures taken by the Govemment  along-with  the action taken  by the Govemment in such cases and the measures taken  by the Govemment  to ensue that the ultimate beneficiaries  get the complete benefits they are entitred to without  any inconvenience?

## MrNrsrER  oF srATE rN rrrE fliiXr**!" "" RURAL DE'EL'*MENT (SHRI  SUDARSHAI\  BIIAGAT)

- (a): Details of beneficiaries  under Indira Gandhi National old Age  pension  (IGNoAps), Indira Gandhi National  widow  pension  scheme (IGNWpS),  Indira Gandhi  National Disability Pension  scheme  (IGNDps) and Nationar Family Benefit scheme  (NFBS) are at Annexure-L
- O) : Details  of the expenditure reported by the Srates  fuTs of National Social Assistance  programme OfSAp)  during Annexure-IL under the pension  schemes the last two years  as at
- ( c) &(d)  : Identification  of beneficiaries,  sanction  and disbursement  of pension und.er the schemes of NSAP  is done by the state fuT Govemments.  No large number  of cases  of mismanagements  of cases under the schemes have been reported  in the last two years. However, any grievances  or complaints receive.d in respect of imprementation  of ,che."s under NSAP are forwarded to the concemed state Govemments  for appropriate  action.

The Ministry  of Rural Development  has put  in place  a mechanism  to monitor  the schemes through appointment  of Nationar  Lever Monitors  ou-rras),  Area officer.s  visits, hording  of state and District level vigilance  and uonitoring  co*-in"" Meetings  and periodicar Performance  Review committee  @RC) meetings. -so"ia a.rait and Annuar  verification has also been inhoduced unrre'r  NSA? ro" i*p.ouJ*-onitoring, accountability  and transparency'  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  has arso been intrJuced  i; ;;;r.;"" scheme  of NSAp  so that the pension  may be transferred  in the accounts  of beneficiaries regularly.

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| Sl. No,                      | Statos/UTs                   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   | Nu bor oI benoficiE.ioa m ated   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No,                      | Statos/UTs                   | I6NOAPS                          | IGNWPS                           | 201?-2014 IGNDPS                 | NFAS                             | Total                            |                                  |                                  | 2014-2015                        |                                  |                                  |
| 1                            | Andhra Pradesh               | 1792333                          | 631706                           | 41461                            | 11300                            | 2477200                          | I6NOAPS                          | IGN                              | IGNDPS                           | r{F85                            |                                  |
| 2                            | Eihar                        | 4294650                          | 506563                           | 401A0                            | 293A4                            | 4970777                          | 857666 4604190                   | 245607                           | 37672                            | 10906                            | 1151851                          |
| 3                            | Chhattisgarh                 | 642076                           | 138285                           | 36377                            | 10210                            | 46694A                           | 675273                           | 56875s 138285                    | 50641                            | 28198                            | 52517A4                          |
| 4                            | Goa                          | 2136                             | NR                               | NR                               | 65                               | 2201                             | 2136                             |                                  | 36325                            | s2a6                             | 455169                           |
| 5                            | Gujarat                      | 454563                           | 6730                             |                                  | 2320                             | 468835                           | 503231                           | NR 6860                          | NR 5574                          | 65                               | 220L                             |
| 6                            | Haryana                      | 147197                           | 45108                            | 16804                            | 3575                             | 21267A                           | 741191                           | 45108                            |                                  | 4569                             | 320234                           |
| 7                            | Himachal Pradesh             | 45707                            | 19593                            | 557                              | 1968                             | rc7425                           | 86831                            | 20136                            | 16804 ssel                       | 700                              | 209803                           |
| 8                            | J&K                          | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 424                              | 424                              | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 1981 302                         | 709547                           |
| I                            | Jharkhand                    | ss4239l                          | 2aoaeel                          | 16z)7l                           | 11451                            | 422790                           | 770953                           | 291649                           | 17535                            |                                  | 302                              |
| 10                           | Karnalaka                    | 966595                           | 465363                           | 43639                            | 16998                            | 1492595                          | 89s818                           | 558653                           | 43639                            | 2560                             | 1082697                          |
| 11                           | Kerala                       | 339582                           | 831376                           | 292302                           | 297                              | 1,463557                         | 555026                           | 918039                           | 286449                           | 9640                             | 1507750                          |
| 12                           | Madhya Pradesh               | 1,s744$l                         | +zzszzl                          | 150713                           | B6a7                             | 2166380                          | 7442023                          | 485599                           | 94969                            | NR 232aA                         | 1759514                          |
| 13                           | lMaharashtra                 | 1118000                          | 31330                            | 5248                             | 13596                            | 1164174                          | 1186702                          | 43603                            | 6337                             | 35572                            | 2C.45A19                         |
| 14                           | Orissa                       | 1418531                          | s28570                           | 90754                            | 2469?                            | 2062652                          | 1418631                          | 528570                           | 90154                            | 24163                            | 1272274 20621r.8                 |
| 15                           | Punjab                       | 7e641                            | B3sl                             | 1l7l                             | NR                               | 8916                             | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               |                                  |
| 16                           | Rajasthan                    | zseos+l                          | 119997                           | zzaT 4                           | 15170                            | 916695                           | 720721                           | 118898                           | 226a1                            | NR                               | 0 862300                         |
| 17                           | lamilnadu                    | 1436444                          | 649383                           | 644694                           | 12731                            | 2743252                          | 1392083                          | s85807                           | 62551                            | 5243                             | 2045694                          |
| 18                           | Telangana                    |                                  | Nol                              | licable                          |                                  | 0                                | 6129ssl                          | 17ss3ol                          | 26sBl                            | 4546                             |                                  |
| 19                           | Utlar Pradesh                | :es+az+l                         | +zzzatl                          | 65000                            | f81rs6l                          | 4+34067                          | 3474958                          | 510110                           | !o7642                           |                                  | 819954                           |
| Iro                          | Uttarakhand                  | 25293A                           | 13037                            | 7456                             | z+so)                            | 2759]3                           | 257312                           | 15470                            | 4249                             | 100188 3320                      | 4192938 274357                   |
| 21                           | West Bengal                  | r:rozaol                         | ssttrzl                          | 47540 I                          | 22494                            | 2332011                          | 1886739                          | 829105                           | 86750                            |                                  |                                  |
| 20398 2822992 NE States      | 20398 2822992 NE States      | 20398 2822992 NE States          | 20398 2822992 NE States          | 20398 2822992 NE States          | 20398 2822992 NE States          | 20398 2822992 NE States          | 20398 2822992 NE States          | 20398 2822992 NE States          | 20398 2822992 NE States          | 20398 2822992 NE States          | 20398 2822992 NE States          |
| 22                           | Arunachal Pradesh            | 31209                            | 1849                             | 1402                             | NR                               | 34860                            | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 0                                |
| z3                           | lAssam                       | 785836                           | 11L477                           |                                  | 3349                             | 943239                           | 785836                           | 111494                           | 42264                            | 14s8                             | 947052                           |
| 24                           | Manipur                      | 64547                            | 4376                             | 1106                             | 673                              | 70702                            | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 0                                |
| 25                           | lreghalaya                   | 44924                            | 6837                             | 1430                             | 443                              | s7 634                           | 49997                            | 7324                             | 1501                             | 115                              | 59537                            |
|                              | Ilizoram                     | 25251                            | 1925                             | 618                              | 197                              | 27991                            | 25469                            | 2310                             | 142                              | NR                               | 28521                            |
| 27                           | Nagaland                     | 47197                            | 3720                             | 1276                             | 450                              | 52637                            | 54898                            | MU                               | 1276                             | u2                               | 61280                            |
| 28                           | Sikkim                       | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 0                                | 2$21                             | 1123                             | 743                              | NR                               | 23687                            |
| 29                           | Tdpura                       | 142055                           | 17927                            | 2664                             | 2500                             | 165146                           | 163151                           | 19879                            | 3209                             | 1410                             | 187649                           |
|                              | Sub Total                    | 22796255                         | 6193427                          | 1579012                          | 277 425                          | 30246119                         | 22s856                           | 6232378                          |                                  |                                  |                                  |
| 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     | 1047879 29t 150 30157018 uTs     |
| I30                          | A&N lslands                  | 777                              | NR                               | NR                               | 47                               | 424                              | 813                              | NR                               | NR                               | NN                               |                                  |
| 31                           | Chandigarh                   | 2792                             | 2610                             | 75                               | 65                               | 5542                             | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 813                              |
| 32                           | D&N Haveli                   | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 0                                | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               |                                  | 0                                |
| r---;-                       | ]Dama" & Dir-                | 2"t94                            | 1025                             | 15S                              | NR                               | 3378                             | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR NR                            | 0                                |
| 34                           | NCT Delhi                    | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 0                                | 376568                           | 94134                            | 39442                            | 2827                             | o 509611                         |
| 35                           | Lakshadweep                  | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 0                                | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               |                                  |
| 36                           | Pondicherry                  | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | NR                               | 0                                | 18135                            | 9941                             | NR                               | NR                               | o 28082                          |
|                              | Sub Total                    | 5763                             | 363s                             | 234                              | 112                              | 9744                             | 395516                           | t0068t                           | 39482                            | 2827                             | 538506                           |
|                              | GRAND TOTAL                  | 22202018                         | 6197i62                          | 1579246                          | 277537                           | 302s5863                         | 22981L27                         | 63330s9                          | 1087361                          | 293971                           | 30695524                         |

IGNOAPS:  lndin  Gandhi  itationatOld  Age  pension  S.hem€

IGNWPS:  lndira Gandhi  National  Widow  pension  Srheme.

IGNDpS:  lndird Gandhl  National Disabitity  pension  Scheme.

NFBS  j  NationalFamily  Benefit  Scheme.

NR : Not ,epo,ted

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