As per information furnished by Central Pension Accounting Office, Controller General of Defence Accounts, Department of Post, Department of Telecommunications & Ministry of Railways, total number of Central Government Pensioners and total expenditure incurred during the financial year 2021-22 is as follows: -

 

Sr. No.	Department	Total No. Of Pensioners and Family Pensioners	Expenditure (In Crores)
1.	Civil Pensioners	11,28,441	64,684.44
2.	Defence Pensioners	36,03,609 (including Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian & Defence Civilian)	1,21,983.9
3.	Telecom Pensioners	4,32,968	14895
4.	Railways Pensioners	14,82,223	51,935.24
5.	Postal Pensioners	3,28,999	785.82
Total		69,76,240	2,54,284.4

 

This was stated by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

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