Lok Sabha Question No. 1787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Old Age Pension
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDIT RAJ, RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, RAMESH BIDHURI, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## OLD AGE PENSION

1787. DR. UDIT RAJ:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G::

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- the details of the funds allocated and number of beneficiaries in different States including Haryana under the Indira Gandhi National Old Pension Scheme   during each of the last two years, State /UT-wise; Age
- whether there is a mechanism to ensure that the   pension is   reaching to the intended beneficiaries;
- whether the Government has identified additional beneficiaries under the amended eligibility criteria of the said scheme; if SO, the details thereof;
- whether   the Government has   any fresh   proposal to increase   the pension amount to the beneficiaries under Indira Gandhi National Old Pension Scheme and if so, the details thereof? Age
- the achievements made in this regard, State / UT-wise; and

## 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 are 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 a combined allocation for all the schemes under NSAP. Details of the funds allocated and the number of beneficiaries in different States including Haryana under the Indira Gandhi National Old Pension Scheme  during each of prior Age
2. b): In order t0 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 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)` Direct

Benefit Transfer (DBT) has also been introduced in the pension scheme of NSAP s0 that tke pension may  transfer in the accounts of beneficiaries regularly. Post facto verification  with

- c): (d): States UTs have already been communicated about the estimated number cf beneficiaries under the schemes of NSAP. States UTs have also been communicated that may add new names and delete the ineligible names from the BPL list 2002 on & continuous basis the validity period of the BPL list 2002 for providing benefits to the eligible beneficiaries under different schemes of NSAP. The addition /deletion from the BPL List should be done following transparent and participatory process which should also include an appellate system. they during
- e): At present there is no proposal to increase  the pension amount under the schemes of NSAP.

Annexure referred t0 in reply to Lok Sabha Un Q. Details of funds allocated and no. of beneficiaries under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) during the last two years

| SL No.            | States/UTs        | 2013-2014                                             | 2013-2014                          | 2014-2015                          | 2014-2015                          |
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| SL No.            | States/UTs        | Total Allocation under five schemes of NSAP (in lakh) | No. of beneficiaries under IGNOAPS | Allocation under IGNOAPS (in lakh) | No. of beneficiaries under IGNOAPS |
|                   | Andhra Pradesh    | 62495.43                                              | 1792333                            | 17419.86                           | 857666                             |
|                   | Bihar             | 132391.73]                                            | 4294650                            | 71513.251                          | 4604190                            |
|                   | Chhattisgarh      | 28551.351                                             | 682076                             | 12631.05                           | 675273                             |
|                   | Goa               | 274.21                                                | 2136                               | 0.00                               | 2136]                              |
|                   | Gujarat           | 18143.76                                              | 454563                             | 4949.22                            | 503231                             |
|                   | Haryana           | 7796.01                                               | 147191                             | 3148.59                            | 147191                             |
|                   | Himachal Pradesh  | 3323.01                                               | 85707                              | 1782.51                            | 86831                              |
| 8                 | & K               | 3888.20                                               | NR                                 | 3047.55                            | NR                                 |
|                   | Jharkhand         | 29198.87                                              | 554239                             | 10919.40                           | 770953                             |
| 10                | Karnataka         | 53350.01                                              | 966595                             | 20433.57                           | 895818]                            |
| 11                | Kerala            | 13986.50                                              | 339582                             | 2925.75]                           | 555026]                            |
| 12                | Madhya Pradesh    | 74453.83                                              | 1574443                            | 27265.11                           | 1442023                            |
| 13                | Maharashtra       | 72258.14                                              | 1118000                            | 19207.08]                          | 1186702                            |
| 14                | Odisha            | 71294.94                                              | 1418631                            | 31453.56]                          | 1418631                            |
| 15                | Punjab            | 6739.34                                               | 7964                               | 3288.30]                           | NR                                 |
| 16                | Rajasthan         | 31275.40                                              | 758654                             | 11908.62                           | 720721                             |
| 17                | Tamilnadu         | 58519.36                                              | 1436444                            | 16507.83                           | 1392083                            |
| 18                | Telengana         | NA                                                    | NA                                 | 12449.58]                          | 612955]                            |
| 19                | Uttar Pradesh     | 157951.23                                             | 3854824                            | 74507.521                          | 3474958]                           |
| 20                | Uttarakhand       | 9957.35                                               | 252930                             | 3674.43                            | 251312                             |
| 21                | West Bengal       | 83156.12                                              | 1310280                            | 42381.65                           | 1886739                            |
| NE States         | NE States         | NE States                                             | NE States                          | NE States                          | NE States                          |
| 22                | Arunachal Pradesh | 1057.28                                               | 31209                              | 612.451                            | NR                                 |
| 23                | Assam             | 21584.02                                              | 785836                             | 14320.28                           | 785836                             |
| 24                | Manipur           | 2371.73                                               | 64547                              | 1392.93                            | NR                                 |
| 25                | Meghalaya         | 1889.26                                               | 48924                              | 995.85                             | 49997                              |
| 26                | Mizoram           | 803.72                                                | 25251                              | 590.88                             | 25469]                             |
| 27                | Nagaland          | 1534.80                                               | 47191                              | 1105.71                            | 54898                              |
| 28                | Sikkim            | 573.51                                                | NR                                 | 395.10                             | 21821                              |
| 29                | Tripura           | 5352.17                                               | 142055                             | 4316.08                            | 163151                             |
|                   | Sub Total         | 954171.28                                             | 22196255                           | 415143.71                          | 22585611                           |
| Union Territories | Union Territories | Union Territories                                     | Union Territories                  | Union Territories                  | Union Territories                  |
| 30                | A&N Islands       | 246.99                                                | 777                                | 0.00                               |                                    |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 201.96                                                | 2792                               | 0.00                               | NR                                 |
| 32                | D&N Haveli        | 292.29                                                | NR                                 | 0.00                               | NR                                 |
| 33                | Daman & Diu       | 50.34                                                 | 2194                               | 0.00                               | NR                                 |
| 34                | NCT Delhi         | 5458.53                                               | NR                                 | 2556.18                            | 376568                             |
| 35                | Lakshadweep       | 30.68                                                 | NR                                 | 0.00                               | NRI                                |
| 36                | Puducherry        | 998.71                                                | NR                                 | 398.16]                            | 18135]                             |
|                   | Sub Total         | 7279.50                                               | 5763                               | 2954.34                            | 395516                             |
|                   | GRAND TOTAL       | 961450.78                                             | 22202018                           | 418098.05]                         |                                    |

N.R- Not Reported