LOK SABHA
INCREASE IN PENSION AMOUNT
2724. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to make any increase in the amount being disbursed to the beneficiaries of old age pension, disabilities pension and destitute women pension;
(b) the details of registered pensioners, State-wise including State of Uttar Pradesh; and
(c) whether the amount of pension is uniform in all the States?
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)
(a) There is no proposal to increase the pension amount being disbursed to the old age, disabled and widow beneficiaries under pension schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). The States/UTs are, however, encouraged to provide top-ups over and above the central assistance under the NSAP. Presently, these amounts range from Rs.50 to Rs. 3300 per month per beneficiary.
(b) State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries under pension schemes of NSAP, including that of Uttar Pradesh for the current year is given at Annexure.
(c) The amount of central assistance under the pension schemes of NSAP is uniform in all States/UTs. However, States/UTs provide different top-ups over and above the central assistance ranging from Rs.50 to Rs. 3300 per month under the NSAP.
Annexure referred in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2724 due for answer on 02.08.2022
State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries under pension schemes of NSAP for the current year
|
Sl |
States/UTs |
Total |
|
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
932661 |
|
2 |
Bihar |
3757323 |
|
3 |
Chhattisgarh |
874907 |
|
4 |
Goa |
13597 |
|
5 |
Gujarat |
832638 |
|
6 |
Haryana |
327269 |
|
7 |
Himachal Pradesh |
116005 |
|
8 |
Jharkhand |
1286845 |
|
9 |
Karnataka |
1396274 |
|
10 |
Kerala |
688329 |
|
11 |
Madhya Pradesh |
2205963 |
|
12 |
Maharashtra |
1208399 |
|
13 |
Odisha |
2037955 |
|
14 |
Punjab |
138231 |
|
15 |
Rajasthan |
1135202 |
|
16 |
Tamilnadu |
1866209 |
|
17 |
Telangana |
666553 |
|
18 |
Uttar |
5519621 |
|
19 |
Uttarakhand |
231335 |
|
20 |
West Bengal |
2121203 |
|
NE |
||
|
21 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
6294 |
|
22 |
Assam |
843932 |
|
23 |
Manipur |
62974 |
|
24 |
Meghalaya |
65654 |
|
25 |
Mizoram |
27407 |
|
26 |
Nagaland |
49210 |
|
27 |
Sikkim |
18849 |
|
28 |
Tripura |
143149 |
|
Union |
||
|
29 |
A&N Islands |
592 |
|
30 |
Chandigarh |
4964 |
|
31 |
D&N Haveli and D&D |
11076 |
|
32 |
NCT Delhi |
152271 |
|
33 |
J&K |
139859 |
|
34 |
Ladakh |
7148 |
|
35 |
Lakshadweep |
297 |
|
36 |
Puducherry |
28757 |
|
Total |
2,89,18,952 |
|