Lok Sabha Question No. 4003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Fund to NSAP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Smt. Dimple Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4003 ANSWERED ON 17/03/2026

## FUND TO NSAP

4003. Smt. Dimple Yadav:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total financial outlay provided by the Centre towards NSAP during the last three fiscal years versus the total supplementary outlays  made  by  State  Governments  for  the  same  vulnerable groups;
- (b) the  specific  alternative  provisions  or  central  grants  made available to financially strained states, such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, to assist them in adding excluded beneficiaries;
- (c) the details of the recent modification in the fund-sharing pattern between  the  Centre  and  States  under  the  rural  employment guarantee scheme, transitioning from a 90:10 ratio to a 60:40 ratio; and
- (d) whether the Ministry has conducted any socio-economic impact assessment and the manner in which capping central beneficiaries affects the most vulnerable populations in States facing a severe funds crunch?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a): National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) caters to 3.09 crore BPL beneficiaries with scheme-wise ceiling/cap on the number of  beneficiaries  for  each  State/UT.  Details  of  fund  released  under NSAP schemes during the last three years is given below:

| Financial Year   | 2022-232023-242024-25       |
|------------------|-----------------------------|
| Release (Rs. in  | crore)9652.009491.119652.00 |

As per NSAP guidelines, States/UTs are also encouraged to provide top-ups over and above the central assistance. States/UT provide topups from their own resources.

- (b): NSAP, a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme, was launched with an objective of providing a basic level of financial support to most vulnerable  group  of  citizens.  Funds  under  NSAP  are  released  to States/UTs  based  on  the  number  of  beneficiaries  digitized or State/UT-wise  cap,  whichever  is  lower.  Thereafter,  pensions  are disbursed to beneficiaries at district/panchayat level by the State/UT. Funds released under NSAP schemes to the States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand for the last three years are given  at  Annexure.  As  per  NSAP  guidelines,  States/UTs  are  also encouraged to provide top-ups over and above the central assistance. Presently, States/UTs are adding top-ups ranging from Rs. 50/- to Rs. 5700/- per month per beneficiary under the pension schemes of NSAP. As  a  result,  NSAP  pensioners  are  getting  monthly  pension  on  an average of Rs. 1100/- in several States/ UTs.
- (c): The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, provides for one hundred and twentyfive days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural  household  whose  adult  members  volunteer  to  do  unskilled manual work.

As  per  Sub-section  (4)  of  Section  22  of  the  Act,  the  Central Government shall determine the State-wise normative allocation for each state based on objective parameters as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

As per Section 22 of the Act, the Scheme implemented under the Act shall be a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the fund-sharing pattern between the Central Government and the State Government shall  be  90:10  for  the  North-Eastern  States, Himalayan  States and Union  Territory  (Uttarakhand,  Himachal  Pradesh  and  Jammu  and Kashmir) and 60:40 for all other States and Union Territories with legislature.

For  the  financial  year  2026-27,  a  Central  share  provision  of ₹95,692.31 crore has been made for the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar  and  Ajeevika  Mission  (Gramin),  representing  the  largest allocation ever for rural employment programme at Budget Estimate

Stage. With the inclusion of the corresponding estimated State share, the total programme outlay is likely to exceed ₹1.51 lakh crore, which is  expected  to  significantly  accelerate  rural  transformation,  largescale  employment  generation  and  income  enhancement  in  rural areas.

- (d): The guidelines of NSAP provides for implementing authorities to adhere to a policy of prioritising in favour of those applicants whose socio-economic and health conditions is vulnerable.

From time to time, various impact assessment and evaluation studies have been carried out to assess the impact of NSAP schemes by the Ministry and NITI Aayog. The assessments indicate satisfactory  implementation  at  the  grassroots  level,  with  most beneficiaries expressing overall satisfaction with the processes of selection, sanction, and disbursement of pensions. The studies also find that pensions are primarily used to meet essential needs such as food  and  healthcare.  At  the  same  time,  they  have  recommended further strengthening of the programme through measures such as improving  adequacy  of  assistance,  ensuring  timely  and  regular payments, enhancing beneficiary verification and monitoring systems etc.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 4003 to be answered on 17.03.2026 regarding FUND TO NSAP

Funds released under NSAP schemes to the States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand for the last three years (Rs. in. lakh)

| STATE         | FY 2022-23FY 2023-24FY 2024-25   |   FY 2022-23FY 2023-24FY 2024-25 |   FY 2022-23FY 2023-24FY 2024-25 |
|---------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Bihar         | 134126.33                        |                         147311   |                         139068   |
| Jharkhand     | 40920.91                         |                          27658.9 |                          32478.8 |
| Madhya        | Pradesh101039.78                 |                          82790.8 |                          88977.4 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 183517.67                        |                         139301   |                         194738   |

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