Lok Sabha Question No. 1668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Old Age Pension
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LADU KISHORE SWAIN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1668 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07. 2015

## OLD AGE PENSION

## 1668.  SHRI LADU KISHORE SWAIN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- the details of the contribution of the Union Government for various schemes National Old Pension  for the last three years, State /UT-wise; and Age
- the steps taken/mechanism adopted by the Union Government to ensure justified utilisation of this contribution for target groups?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

- a)= Schemes under NSAP have been converted into a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) from the financial year 2014-15 and funds are now released Scheme- wise. However; to 2014-15 schemes under NSAP were under State Plan and funds for NSAP were allocated by Planning Commission and were released as Additional Central Assistance (ACA) to the States by the Ministry of Finance and by the Ministry of Home Affairs to Union Territories in & combined allocation for all the schemes under NSAP. Details of funds   released by the Central Government for various schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) including Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme for the last three years State /UT-wise are at Annexure-I. prior
- b): In order to increase the transparency and accountability in the implementation of schemes under NSAP, a software namely NSAP-MIS had been developed which captures all the essential processes and includes modules on identification, disbursement of pension; release of funds,  verification, sanction of pension, ground for refusal etc. Sates have also to give  monthly   physical and financial   progress  of the schemes of NSAP in the Monthly Progress   Report(MPR) Utilization and monitoring are   reviewed in  periodic meetings of the Performance Review Committee of the Ministry. Utilization Certificates are to be submitted by the State UT Governments for the previous year for considering the release cf funds of next  financial ensure proper   utilization, social audit is also conducted with the involvement of beneficiaries.

## Annexure referred t0 in reply t0 Lok Sabha Un @. No.1668 for reply on 30-07-2015 Details of funds released by Central Govt. under the schemes Of NSAP including ICNOAPS during the last three years; State/Uts-wise

(Rs. In 'akh)

|                   | States/UTs        | 2012-2013                             | 2013-2014                             | 2014-2015                             | 2014-2015         |
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|
|                   | States/UTs        | Total Allocation for All NSAP Schemes | Total Allocation for All NSAP Schemes | Total Allocation for AlI NSAP Schemes | IGNOAPS Release   |
|                   | Andhra Pradesh    | 67563.36                              | 62861.79                              | 27335.54                              | 17419.86          |
| 2                 | Bihar             | 101216.67                             | 141881.03                             | 99293.82                              | 71513.25          |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh      | 23072.95                              | 31522.75                              | 23410.32                              | 12631.05          |
|                   | Goa               | 292.00                                | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                  | 0.00              |
| 5                 | Gujarat           | 13246.21                              | 13608.00                              | 11583.30                              | 4949.22           |
| 6                 | Haryana           | 7505.39                               | 8316.67                               | 5847.00                               | 3148.59           |
|                   | Himachal Pradesh  | 3098.36                               | 3522.86                               | 2492.27                               | 1782.51           |
| 8                 | & K               | 2821.15                               | 4173.95                               | 3453.06                               | 3047.55           |
| 9                 | Jharkhand         | 18215.64                              | 33618.19                              | 21899.13                              | 10919.40          |
| 10                | Karnataka         | 45649.44                              | 40014.00                              | 40012.50                              | 20433.57          |
| 11                | Kerala            | 9164.00                               | 16103.39                              | 10489.89                              | 2925.75]          |
| 12                | Madhya Pradesh    | 54351.43                              | 80137.90                              | 55840.38                              | 27265.11          |
| 13                | Maharashtra       | 43866.00                              | 0.00                                  | 37053.67                              | 19207.08          |
| 14                | Odisha            | 74305.32                              | 72925.64                              | 53471.22                              | 31453.56          |
| 15                | Punjab            | 5763.11                               | 5055.00                               | 5054.50                               | 3288.30           |
| 16                | Rajasthan         | 25513.08                              | 34008.33                              | 23456.551                             | 11908.62          |
| 17                | Tamilnadu         | 57350.39                              | 60936.74                              | 43889.54                              | 16507.83          |
| 18                | Telengana         |                                       |                                       | 19536.03                              | 12449.58          |
| 19                | Uttar Pradesh     | 111027.03                             | 164710.68                             | 109269.59                             | 74507.52          |
| 20                | Uttarakhand       | 7904.87                               | 10882.87                              | 6584.44                               |                   |
| 21                | West Bengal       | 78165.01                              | 89807.63                              | 71603.70                              |                   |
| NE States         | NE States         | NE States                             | NE States                             | NE States                             | NE States         |
| 22                | Arunachal Pradesh | 1138.98                               | 792.00                                | 825.84                                | 612.45]           |
| 23                | Assam             | 22504.42                              | 16188.00                              | 20150.36                              | 14320.28          |
| 24                | Manipur           | 1044.22                               | 2519.18                               | 1778.79]                              | 1392.93           |
| 25                | Meghalaya         | 1062.00                               | 2175.20                               | 1416.96                               | 995.85            |
| 26                | Mizoram           | 867.57                                | 839.09                                | 718.68                                | 590.88            |
| 27                | Nagaland          | 1048.52                               | 1639.13                               | 1377.93                               | 1105.71           |
| 28                | Sikkim            | 236.00                                | 685.06                                | 504.36                                | 395.10            |
| 29                | Tripura           | 4491.91                               | 5713.78                               | 5177.89]                              | 4316.08           |
|                   | Sub Total         | 782485.03                             | 904638.86                             | 703527.26                             | 415143.71         |
| Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories                     | Union Territories                     | Union Territories                     | Union Territories |
| 30                | A&N Islands*      | 174.00                                | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                  | O.0               |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 190.00                                | 150.49                                | 0.00                                  |                   |
| 32                | D&N Haveli*       | 204.00                                | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                  | 0.00              |
| 33                | Daman & Diu*      | 33.00                                 | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                  |                   |
| 34                | NCT Delhi         | 4455.00                               | 5458.63                               | 4093.92                               | 2556.18           |
| 35                | Lakshadweep       | 21.00                                 | 0.00                                  | 0.00                                  | 0                 |
| 36                | Puducherry        |                                       | 997.68]                               | 749.01                                | 398.16            |
|                   | Sub Total         | 5950.00                               | 6606.80                               | 4842.93                               | 2954.34           |
|                   | GRAND TOTAL       | 788435.03                             | 911245.66                             | 708370.19                             | 418098.05         |