Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme, State-wise

Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme, State-wise

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

LOK SABHA 

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2436

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2021

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL WIDOW PENSION SCHEME 

2436.  SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the number of beneficiaries who have availed assistance under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme, State-wise;

(b) the total amount of assistance provided by the Government (sanctioned and availed) under various heads of the said scheme, State-wise alongwith the overall total assistance provided under the scheme;

(c) the number of beneficiaries who have availed assistance under the National Family Benefit Scheme, State-wise;  and

(d) the total amount of assistance provided by the Government (sanctioned and availed) under various heads of the same and the overall assistance provided?

Widow Pension Scheme
ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT 

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (b) The details of head wise / State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries, total funds sanctioned and total funds availed during current financial year so far, including 3% percent administrative expenses, under Indra Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) are enclosed in Annexure-I.

(c) to (d) The details of head wise / State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries, total funds sanctioned and total funds availed during current financial year so far, including 3% percent administrative expenses, under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS), are enclosed in Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE – I

Annexure referred to in parts (a) and (b) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2436 for answer on 09.03.2021

Head wise / State/UT-wise Details of number of beneficiaries and funds sanctioned/ availed under Indra Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) during 2020-21

(Rs. in Crore)

S.

No.

Major Head

States / Union Territories

No. of Beneficiaries

Funds Sanctioned

Funds Availed so far

1

States

Andhra Pradesh

245607

91.07

91.07

2

Bihar

547777

203.12

203.12

3

Chhattisgarh

183076

72.76

45.23

4

Goa

315

2.28

0.00

5

Gujarat

218395

78.81

78.81

6

Haryana

57149

15.95

7.98

7

Himachal Pradesh

17979

5.02

5.00

8

Jharkhand

271579

75.96

75.53

9

Karnataka

460084

129.91

107.61

10

Kerala

209236

96.98

96.98

11

Madhya Pradesh

536412

190.35

190.35

12

Maharashtra

64956

27.92

3.53

13

Odisha

525706

206.12

206.12

14

Punjab

15311

11.78

3.08

15

Rajasthan

180341

77.81

33.44

16

Tamil Nadu

519690

153.28

96.35

17

Telangana

175530

97.63

97.63

18

Uttar Pradesh

991784

276.87

135.60

19

Uttarakhand

20690

26.61

1.92

20

West Bengal

644590

217.49

217.49

Sub Total

5886207

2057.71

1696.83

21

North Eastern States

Arunachal Pradesh

3565

2.99

0.00

22

Assam

114888

115.17

42.60

23

Manipur

5623

6.74

1.99

24

Meghalaya

8498

7.12

3.15

25

Mizoram

1925

1.61

0.54

26

Nagaland

3720

3.12

1.38

27

Sikkim

1463

1.35

0.14

28

Tripura

12989

15.02

1.49

Sub Total

152671

153.11

51.29

29

Union Territories without Legislature

Ladakh

443

0.19

0.05

30

Lakshadweep

89

0.05

0.00

31

Andaman and Nicobar

Islands

3

0.29

0.27

32

Chandigarh

942

0.18

0.00

33

Dadra, Nagar, Haveli and

Daman and Diu

1858

0.36

0.00

Sub Total

3335

1.07

0.32

34

Union Territories with

Legislature

National Capital Territory of Delhi

30712

11.63

2.85

35

Jammu and Kashmir

7278

2.35

1.24

36

Puducherry

8514

3.16

3.16

Sub Total

46504

17.14

7.25

GRAND TOTAL

6088717

2229.03

1755.68

ANNEXURE – II

Annexure referred to in parts (c) and (d) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2436 for answer on 09.03.2021

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Head wise / State/UT-wise Details of number of beneficiaries and funds sanctioned/ availed under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) during 2020-21

S.

No.

Major Head

States/Union Territories

No. of Beneficiaries

Funds Sanctioned

Funds Availed so far

(Rs. In Crore)

1

States

Andhra Pradesh

10906

17.79

22.47

2

Bihar

35859

58.48

0.00

3

Chhattisgarh

12801

20.88

5.22

4

Goa

225

0.37

0.00

5

Gujarat

10695

17.44

8.68

6

Haryana

4154

6.78

1.69

7

Himachal Pradesh

684

1.12

1.06

8

Jharkhand

14148

23.07

0.00

9

Karnataka

18312

29.87

24.36

10

Kerala

4358

7.11

1.78

11

Madhya Pradesh

30826

50.28

15.31

12

Maharashtra

34987

57.06

19.95

13

Odisha

24697

40.28

30.42

14

Punjab

2673

4.36

1.09

15

Rajasthan

12347

20.14

0.00

16

Tamil Nadu

18445

30.08

19.00

17

Telangana

7794

12.71

3.18

18

Uttar Pradesh

73075

119.18

142.70

19

Uttarakhand

4808

7.84

1.96

20

West Bengal

21553

35.15

44.39

Sub Total

343347

559.98

343.25

21

North Eastern States

Arunachal Pradesh

346

1.61

0.00

22

Assam

8524

39.67

0.00

23

Manipur

669

3.11

1.38

24

Meghalaya

781

3.64

0.00

25

Mizoram

197

0.92

0.30

26

Nagaland

535

2.49

1.10

27

Sikkim

175

0.81

0.09

28

Tripura

984

4.58

0.51

Sub Total

12211

56.84

3.38

29

Union Territories without Legislature

Ladakh

112

0.08

0.02

30

Lakshadweep

9

0.02

0.00

31

Andaman and Nicobar

Islands

86

0.15

0.09

32

Chandigarh

80

0.14

0.00

33

Dadra, Nagar, Haveli and

Daman and Diu

119

0.21

0.00

Sub Total

406

0.6

0.11

34

Union Territories with Legislature

National Capital Territory of

Delhi

2270

4.06

2.34

35

Jammu and Kashmir

323

0.70

0.17

36

Puducherry

283

0.51

0.00

Sub Total

2876

5.27

2.51

GRAND TOTAL

358840

622.69

349.25


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