Increase the amount of pension being given under the Atal Pension Yojana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2939

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7th AUGUST, 2023 (MONDAY)/ /SRAVANA 16, 1945 (SAKA)

ATAL PENSION YOJANA

Dr. Talari Rangaiah,

Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

Shri Sanjay Seth

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government propose to increase the amount of pension being given under the Atal Pension Yojana;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any proposal of the Government to make the scheme flexible in terms of the amount to be given to the beneficiaries;

(e) if so, the details thereof;

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(f) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(g) the total number of beneficiaries under Atal Pension Yojana, State/district-wise specially in Rajasthan and Jharkhand?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DR. BHAGWAT KARAD

(a) to (g) Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched on 9th May, 2015, and was operationalised w.e.f. 1st June, 2015. Minimum age of joining APY is 18 years and maximum age is 40 years. As per the scheme, subscriber will receive pension benefit on attaining the age of 60 years.

The Scheme offers flexible minimum guaranteed pension of Rs. 1000, Rs. 2000, Rs. 3000, Rs.4000 or Rs. 5000 per month based on age of joining and pension amount chosen. Accordingly, per month subscription amount presently varies from Rs. 42 to Rs. 1454 on the basis of chosen option. APY scheme offers a minimum guaranteed pension and any increase in pension amount is likely to increase the subscription amount substantially and put further burden on the subscriber. Presently, it has been decided to continue the scheme with same terms and conditions and not to further increase the pension and consequential subscription amount.

State-wise enrolments under APY (including Rajasthan and Jharkhand) as on 31st May, 2023, are 5,33,38,482. Details are at Annexure A.

State/District-wise enrolments under APY for Jharkhand and Rajasthan as on 31st May, 2023 are at Annexure B.

Annexure A

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2939 regarding Atal Pension Yojana for 07.08.2023

State-wise enrolments under APY (including Rajasthan and Jharkhand) as on 31st May, 2023

S.No.	Nameof State/UT	Number of Enrolments
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	8,979
2	Andhra Pradesh	27,13,855
3	Arunachal Pradesh	23,377
4	Assam	12,57,917
5	Bihar	47,66,807
6	Chandigarh	53,854
7	Chhattisgarh	9,40,847
8	Delhi	6,93,357
9	Goa	80,411
10	Gujarat	19,82,208
11	Haryana	11,96,403
12	Himachal Pradesh	4,06,738
13	Jammu and Kashmir	1,59,522
14	Jharkhand	15,68,162
15	Karnataka	31,06,644
16	Kerala	9,91,004
17	Ladakh	4,998
18	Lakshadweep	1,923
19	Madhya Pradesh	30,90,075
20	Maharashtra	47,26,530
21	Manipur	48,102
22	Meghalaya	49,935
23	Mizoram	17,585
24	Nagaland	27,762
25	Odisha	19,43,882
26	Puducherry	74,991
27	Punjab	15,47,848
28	Rajasthan	28,12,348
29	Sikkim	31,482
30	Tamil Nadu	36,27,714
31	Telangana	17,41,074
32	The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	32,186
33	Tripura	1,80,740
34	Uttar Pradesh	87,30,996
35	Uttarakhand	5,92,003
36	West Bengal	41,06,223
	Total	5,33,38,482

Source: PFRDA

Annexure B

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2939 regarding Atal Pension Yojana for 07.08.2023

State/District-wise enrolments under APY for Jharkhand and Rajasthan as on 31st May, 2023

S.No.	Nameof State	Name of District	Number of Enrolments
1	Jharkhand	Ranchi	1,75,148
		East Singhbum	1,10,975
		Giridih	92,682
		Godda	87,770
		Hazaribagh	79,145
		Bokaro	76,489
		Palamu	74,955
		Dumka	72,910
		Sahebganj	70,913
		West Singhbhum	61,250
		Pakur	57,126
		Garhwa	51,672
		Gumla	49,101
		Chatra	46,726
		Ramgarh	41,043
		Latehar	33,758
		Khunti	25,542
		Lohardaga	23,194
		Simdega	21,134
		Deoghar	99,404
		Dhanbad	97,251
		Jamtara	47,341
		Saraikela Kharsawan	40,437
		Koderma	32,196
2	Rajasthan	Baran	52,403
		Karauli	46,343
		Dholpur	44,709
		Sirohi	37,258
		Jaisalmer	20,006
		Jaipur	3,02,815
		Alwar	1,46,479
		Udaipur	1,33,318
		Bhilwara	1,28,429
		Ajmer	1,23,776
		Jodhpur	1,12,094
		Sikar	1,09,182
		Barmer	1,07,192
		Pali	1,05,298
		Nagaur	1,03,783
		Jhunjhunu	97,602
		Ganganagar	95,873
		Kota	88,919

		Bharatpur	84,079
		Bikaner	81,872
		Hanumangarh	81,246
		Dausa	74,007
		Banswara	74,294
		Tonk	71,645
		Churu	64,941
		Rajsamand	62,510
		Chittorgarh	61,378
		Jhalawar	60,894
		Dungarpur	54,597
		Jalore	53,706
		Sawai Madhopur	51,714
		Bundi	47,152
		Pratapgarh	32,834

Source: PFRDA

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