Ministry of Rural Development
IMPLEMENTATION OF NSAP
प्रविष्टि तिथि:
04 AUG 2026 4:34PM by PIB Delhi
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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