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The Government is implementing National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) with an objective of providing a basic level of financial support to the most vulnerable sections of society - elderly persons, widows, divyangjan and bereaved households belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. NSAP comprises five sub-schemes i.e. National Old Age Pension Scheme, National Widow Pension Scheme, National Disability Pension Scheme, National Family Benefit Scheme and Annapurna.
Under the scheme, eligible elderly persons, widows and divyangjan are provided financial assistance in the form of pension to supplement their means of subsistence and strengthen social security. In the event of the death of the primary breadwinner of a BPL household, one-time lump sum financial assistance is provided to the bereaved family under the National Family Benefit Scheme. Annapurna scheme provides food grains to senior citizens who though eligible are not receiving pension under National Old Age Pension Scheme. NSAP caters to 3.09 crore beneficiaries with a scheme-wise ceiling for each State/UT on the number of beneficiaries.
State/UT-wise details of funds released under NSAP, including to Tamil Nadu, during the last three years are given at Annexure-I.
State/UT-wise total number of beneficiaries (State/UT cap) under NSAP including Tamil Nadu during the last five years, is given at Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE-I
(Rs. in crore)
Sl. No.
States/UTs
Funds released
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
1
Andhra Pradesh
407.41
354.49
364.13
2
Bihar
1473.11
1390.68
1472.29
3
Chhattisgarh
277.54
375.26
237.71
4
Goa
0.00
0.00
0.00
5
Gujarat
207.11
207.55
153.97
6
Haryana
0.00
10.70
39.95
7
Himachal Pradesh
90.19
0.00
105.19
8
Jharkhand
276.59
324.79
335.77
9
Karnataka
450.52
113.93
631.12
10
Kerala
602.14
131.24
346.82
11
Madhya Pradesh
827.91
889.77
754.21
12
Maharashtra
0.00
534.13
0.00
13
Odisha
685.47
549.53
425.26
14
Punjab
15.41
22.88
21.88
15
Rajasthan
305.20
608.67
290.04
16
Tamil Nadu
675.95
640.77
440.49
17
Telangana
166.66
0.00
233.45
18
Uttar Pradesh
1393.01
1947.38
1543.86
19
Uttarakhand
89.13
111.85
131.45
20
West Bengal
1003.18
796.40
816.59
NE States
21
Arunachal Pradesh
9.05
0.00
0.00
22
Assam
289.81
319.19
259.22
23
Manipur
16.36
21.94
22.62
24
Meghalaya
21.69
21.81
22.90
29
Mizoram
10.62
14.01
6.74
26
Nagaland
17.15
30.58
31.14
27
Sikkim
0.00
0.00
0.00
28
Tripura
44.00
56.13
55.83
Union Territories
29
A&N Islands
0.00
0.00
0.00
30
Chandigarh
0.00
0.00
0.00
31
D&N Haveli and D&D
0.00
0.00
0.00
32
NCT Delhi
0.00
117.83
65.12
33
Jammu & Kashmir
80.01
34.64
35.04
34
Ladakh
0.00
5.74
1.49
35
Lakshadweep
0.00
0.00
0.00
36
Puducherry
0.00
0.00
0.00
TOTAL
9435.23
9631.89
8844.31
ANNEXURE-II
Sl. No.
States/UTs
Year-wise no. of beneficiaries (State/UT cap)
2021-22 & 2022-23
2023-24 to 2025-26
1
Andhra Pradesh
943567
945886
2
Bihar
3793182
3955306
3
Chhattisgarh
949940
892943
4
Goa
21912
13885
5
Gujarat
843333
927648
6
Haryana
331423
351410
7
Himachal Pradesh
120156
116689
8
Jharkhand
1311109
1291668
9
Karnataka
1493909
1414586
10
Kerala
692687
850814
11
Madhya Pradesh
2236789
2254295
12
Maharashtra
1534987
1247954
13
Odisha
2062652
2058656
14
Punjab
252372
140904
15
Rajasthan
1147549
1181880
16
Tamil Nadu
1884654
1939303
17
Telangana
674347
689407
18
Uttar Pradesh
5592696
5906697
19
Uttarakhand
354005
236143
20
West Bengal
2176085
2088825
21
Arunachal Pradesh
34485
6639
22
Assam
872830
859055
23
Manipur
65764
64640
24
Meghalaya
88228
66097
29
Mizoram
27773
27721
26
Nagaland
49745
51314
27
Sikkim
19024
19029
28
Tripura
162565
155884
29
A&N Islands
7815
676
30
Chandigarh
6337
5044
31
D&N Haveli and D&D
11195
11292
32
NCT Delhi
164355
157090
33
Jammu & Kashmir
143477
140717
34
Ladakh
7406
7260
35
Lakshadweep
730
302
36
Puducherry
29040
29088
TOTAL
30108123
30106747
This information was given by the Minister of State for Rural Development SHRI KAMLESHPASWANin a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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