Beneficiaries of NPS: Lok Sabha QA

Beneficiaries of NPS: Contributing under NPS after 60 years and receiving annuity after 60 years

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
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LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1380
TO BE ANSWERED ON 6th DECEMBER, 2021 (MONDAY)
/AGRAHAYANA 15, 1943 (SAKA)

BENEFICIARIES OF NPS

1380. Shri Malook Nagar:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of beneficiaries above 60 years of the monthly contribution scheme under the National Pension Scheme (NPS);

(b) the details thereof, State-wise; and

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) & (b) As informed by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the number of beneficiaries above 60 years under the National Pension System (NPS) is 4,04,566. This includes beneficiaries who are contributing under NPS after 60 years and those who have exited NPS after 60 years and are receiving annuity. The State-wise details are given at Annexure A.

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Annexure A

State-wise details of beneficiaries above 60 years of the monthly contribution scheme under the National Pension System (NPS)

S.No.	Name of State	Beneficiaries who are contributing under NPS after 60 years	Beneficiaries who have exited NPS after 60 years and are receiving annuity
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	89	26
2	Andhra Pradesh	36,312	2,191
3	Arunachal Pradesh	72	9
4	Assam	7,899	2,989
5	Bihar	13,489	8,143
6	Chandigarh	792	200
7	Chhattisgarh	12,586	502
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	50	18
9	Delhi	7,831	1,973
10	Goa	1,064	135
11	Gujarat	19,910	2,118
12	Haryana	5,326	3,364
13	Himachal Pradesh	2,535	5,618
14	Jammu & Kashmir	931	353
15	Jharkhand	8,226	1,487
16	Karnataka	33,104	2,399
17	Kerala	22,681	1,844
18	Ladakh	18	0
19	Lakshadweep	21	2
20	Madhya Pradesh	23,106	2,057
21	Maharashtra	31,998	4,746
22	Manipur	386	50
23	Meghalaya	140	32
24	Mizoram	116	22
25	Nagaland	78	12
26	Orissa	11,639	3,120
27	Pondicherry	353	447
28	Punjab	4,124	1,144
29	Rajasthan	10,575	3,421
30	Sikkim	118	152
31	Tamil Nadu	29,429	2,338
32	Telangana	1,759	614
33	Tripura	872	36
34	Uttar Pradesh	31,008	7,533
35	Uttaranchal	3,340	749
36	West Bengal	20,113	1,811
37	Others*	797	24
	Total	3,42,887	61,679

Source: PFRDA

*Others include paramilitary forces, Non Resident Indian subscribers, and Overseas Citizenship of India subscribers.

Annexure B

District-wise details of beneficiaries above 60 years of the monthly contribution scheme under the National Pension System (NPS) for the State of Uttar Pradesh

S. No	Name of District	Beneficiaries who are contributing under NPS after 60 years	Beneficiaries who have exited NPS after 60 years and are receiving annuity
1	Agra	774	168
2	Aligarh	540	208
3	Ambedkar Nagar	323	67
4	Amethi	176	73
5	Amroha	96	19
6	Auraiya	147	46
7	Ayodhya	431	133
8	Azamgarh	633	192
9	Baghpat	74	28
10	Bahraich	213	38
11	Ballia	944	147
12	Balrampur	169	34
13	Banda	272	56
14	Barabanki	212	101
15	Bareilly	527	159
16	Basti	270	53
17	Bhadohi	429	25
18	Bijnor	518	55
19	Budaun	135	112
20	Bulandshahr	194	56
21	Chandauli	567	72
22	Chitrakoot	118	16
23	Deoria	759	99
24	Etah	147	45
25	Etawah	150	49
26	Farrukhabad	120	24
27	Fatehpur	289	149
28	Firozabad	139	38
29	Gautam Buddha Nagar	989	242
30	Ghaziabad	1,117	255
31	Ghazipur	886	96
32	Gonda	413	101
33	Gorakhpur	844	231
34	Hamirpur	112	46
35	Hapur	90	22
36	Hardoi	468	115
37	Hathras	220	43
38	Jalaun	285	57
39	Jaunpur	1,125	143
40	Jhansi	358	131
41	Kannauj	126	23
42	Kanpur Dehat	209	36
43	Kanpur Nagar	920	324
44	Kasganj	100	25
45	Kaushambi	61	44
46	Kheri	480	43
47	Kushi Nagar	399	72
48	Lalitpur	124	78
49	Lucknow	1,604	524
50	Maharajganj	130	48
51	Mahoba	59	45
52	Mainpuri	146	30
53	Mathura	313	91
54	Mau	353	100
55	Meerut	451	148
56	Mirzapur	879	70
57	Moradabad	194	54
58	Muzaffarnagar	236	43
59	Pilibhit	186	58
60	Pratapgarh	380	70
61	Prayagraj	1,112	339
62	Rae Bareli	344	156
63	Rampur	130	31
64	Saharanpur	242	78
65	Sambhal	35	12
66	Sant Kabeer Nagar	135	22
67	Shahjahanpur	269	43
68	Shamli	89	31
69	Shravasti	91	25
70	Siddharth Nagar	182	31
71	Sitapur	386	63
72	Sonbhadra	413	85
73	Sultanpur	353	140
74	Unnao	168	92
75	Varanasi	1,584	270
76	Others*	1,841	445
	Total	30,997	7,533

Source: PFRDA

*Since, Districts are identified based on Correspondence PIN, some of the PIN are not identified in PIN directory of Department of Post, hence, those are categorized under “Others”. Also this includes where State Code is “Uttar Pradesh” however, PIN provided belongs to some other state

Source: Lok Sabha