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Government of India
Ministry of Finance
25 JUN 2019 6:38PM by PIB Delhi
Atal Pension Yojana

            The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has submitted a proposal to increase the limit of pension and age under Atal Pension Yojana (APY). The same is under examination in consultation with PFRDA.

The number of beneficiaries under APY in last three years, State-wise, are as per Annexure A.

Atal Pension Yojana(APY) is open to all citizens of India between 18-40 years of age. Accordingly, Mudra beneficiaries, Self Help Group (SHG) members and Anganwadi workers who are citizen of India and fall between 18-40 years of age are eligible to join APY.

 

This was stated by the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharamanin a written reply to a Parliament Question in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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DSM/RM/PD

Annexure A

 

State-wise number of beneficiaries under Atal Pension Yojana in the last three years

 

Sr. No

Name of State

2016- 2017

2017- 2018

2018-2019

1

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1,898

1,696

1,302

2

Andhra Pradesh

353,119

2,79,970

359,113

3

Arunachal Pradesh

4,265

3,312

3,289

4

Assam

68,324

1,40,184

76,671

5

Bihar

528,044

5,07,457

496,410

6

Chandigarh

8,676

6,592

6,509

7

Chhattisgarh

74,054

82,312

89,236

8

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

4,695

5,901

7,301

9

Daman & Diu

6,853

13,024

23,842

10

Delhi

92,328

81,556

91,750

11

Goa

13,119

12,510

36,986

12

Gujarat

253,884

2,16,672

241,229

13

Haryana

107,385

1,03,464

113,586

14

Himachal Pradesh

38,479

30,805

32,190

15

Jammu & Kashmir

28,332

13,051

15,056

16

Jharkhand

96,042

1,23,537

130,586

17

Karnataka

333,545

3,29,300

436,536

18

Kerala

105,863

1,04,985

134,529

19

Lakshadweep

2,237

1,429

986

20

Madhya Pradesh

241,888

2,41,995

262,944

21

Maharashtra

402,484

3,32,960

455,542

22

Manipur

7,167

4,106

10,589

23

Meghalaya

8,254

2,931

24,254

24

Mizoram

9,019

5,552

5,886

25

Nagaland

18,210

14,560

27,808

26

Orissa

184,179

1,53,800

155,863

27

Pondicherry

7,614

10,656

16,180

28

Punjab

156,593

1,68,450

151,358

29

Rajasthan

283,118

2,05,400

206,683

30

Sikkim

6,878

14,878

38,921

31

Tamil Nadu

340,667

4,49,815

434,386

32

Telangana

133,410

1,19,853

183,209

33

Tripura

12,080

12,859

22,862

34

Uttar Pradesh

631,282

7,31,032

889,590

35

Uttaranchal

38,860

44,979

45,822

36

West Bengal

251,510

2,78,622

483,355

 

Total

4,854,355

48,50,205

57,12,359