The number of enrolment under the National Pension Scheme for Traders, small shopkeepers and self-employment persons during the last two years is as under;

 

Year	No. of enrollment
2019-20	37601
2020-21	6146

 

Government is intended to target 3 crore beneficiaries by 2023-24 under the National Pension Scheme for Traders, small shopkeepers and self-employed persons. The Government is mobilizing eligible beneficiaries through State Government machinery and CSC-VLEs in order to achieve the target. Besides this, Government has also launched extensive social media campaign to mobilise the targeted beneficiaries. The scheme is voluntary.

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Shri Rameswar Teli, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, today.

 

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