Government released Rs. 2814.50 crore for payment to the beneficiaries of NSAP under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Package in 2020-21

Under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), monthly pension at the rate of Rs.300/- p.m  to widows in the age group of 40 to 79 years and divyangjan in the age group of 18-79 years and Rs.200/- p.m to old age persons in the age group of 60 to 79 years belonging to  below poverty line households is being paid. The amount of pension is increased to Rs. 500/- per month in respect of these beneficiaries on reaching the age of 80 years and above. Under the National Family Benefit Scheme of NSAP, a one-time lump-sum amount of Rs.20,000/- is paid to a bereaved family, on the death of primary breadwinner, aged between 18-60 years.

In order to handle the difficult time on account of spread of COVID-19, the Government released  an amount of Rs.2814.50 crore to States/UTs for payment of ex-gratia of Rs. 1000 (in two installments of Rs.500 each) to the old aged, widows and divyangjan beneficiaries of NSAP under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana Package (PMGKYP) in 2020-21.

Government has conducted a comprehensive third party evaluation study of NSAP to inter-alia suggest, changes in assistance and criteria related to various schemes included under NSAP.

State-wise details of beneficiaries under the schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) including the State of Odisha is at Annexure A.

State-wise details of the quantum of funds allocated and utilized, including that in the State of Odisha, during financial years from 2019-20 to 2021-22 (till date) is at Annexure B.

    Annexure-A

Annexure A referred in reply of  Part (a) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1426 for 30.07.2021
State-wise details of  beneficiaries under the schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) including the State of Odisha
Sl. No.	States/UTs	Number of Beneficiaries
		2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
1	Andhra Pradesh	997921	997921	997921
2	Bihar	3867270	3867270	3959782
3	Chhattisgarh	889272	896519	906080
4	Goa	2706	2706	11959
5	Gujarat	735025	857543	865730
6	Haryana	331423	331423	329496
7	Himachal Pradesh	115191	115191	115338
8	Jharkhand	1357937	1359831	1357739
9	Karnataka	1416722	1416757	1413400
10	Kerala	729591	729591	729591
11	Madhya Pradesh	2236789	2236789	2236789
12	Maharashtra	1311372	1338693	1359210
13	Odisha	2116519	2120601	2101948
14	Punjab	143077	126569	137904
15	Rajasthan	1047628	1069320	1168697
16	Tamilnadu	1899533	1899533	1934987
17	Telangana	712596	713193	713193
18	Uttar Pradesh	5330465	5483086	5485153
19	Uttarakhand	219917	219917	239758
20	West Bengal	2219580	2220205	2202448
21	Arunachal Pradesh	8025	36325	8480
22	Assam	874816	875563	858254
23	Manipur	65961	66545	66577
24	Meghalaya	58488	66329	69034
25	Mizoram	28735	28503	28645
26	Nagaland	52345	52345	52345
27	Sikkim	19467	19467	19479
28	Tripura	145197	135416	124509
29	A&N Islands	6574	1240	1242
30	Chandigarh	3935	3935	3940
31	D&N Haveli and D&D	11521	11441	11567
32	NCT Delhi	166746	166746	168831
33	J & K	153944	139932	148590
34	Ladakh		7406	10251
35	Lakshadweep	393	375	369
36	Puducherry	30620	28639	30103
	TOTAL	29307301	29642865	29869339

 

Annexure-B

Annexure – B referred in reply of  Part (b) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1426 for 30.07.2021
State-wise quantum of funds allocated and utilized , including that in the State of Odisha (Rs. In crore)
Sl. No.	States/UTs	2019-20		2020-21		2021-22 (till date)
		Allocation	Utilized	Allocation	Utilized	Allocation	Utilized
1	Andhra Pradesh	265.74	317.77	266.56	309.36	266.56	77.83
2	Bihar	1061.37	1229.68	1067.62	1247.84	1067.62	313.5
3	Chhattisgarh	275.03	289.86	275.94	157.91	275.94	—
4	Goa	6.31	—	6.33	—	6.33	—
5	Gujarat	247.52	210.80	248.71	273.56	248.71	85.92
6	Haryana	95.31	122.73	95.73	46.17	95.73	—
7	Himachal Pradesh	32.43	45.71	32.65	47.38	32.65	—
8	Jharkhand	364.00	271.61	365.21	289.02	365.21	183.29
9	Karnataka	437.68	520.47	439	525.23	439	128.26
10	Kerala	197.43	112.83	199.14	288.59	199.14	—
11	Madhya Pradesh	648.07	575.55	651.37	706.62	651.37	205.32
12	Maharashtra	446.60	335.30	446.26	341	446.26	101.17
13	Odisha	590.05	661.22	593.54	621.7	593.54	—
14	Punjab	73.00	32.86	73.28	47.38	73.28	—
15	Rajasthan	337.85	311.41	340.4	329.29	340.4	—
16	Tamil Nadu	538.02	578.09	541.58	327.21	541.58	—
17	Telangana	189.92	105.48	190.5	323.68	190.5	53.76
18	Uttar Pradesh	1609.27	1543.63	1615.29	1545.74	1615.29	404.16
19	Uttarakhand	103.44	50.56	103.89	113.54	103.89	—
20	West Bengal	633.11	855.96	637	651.71	637	50.37
21	Arunachal Pradesh	23.98	—	23.98	—	23.98	—
22	Assam	607.05	290.88	607.05	303.42	607.05	54.86
23	Manipur	48.12	19.15	48.12	31.63	48.12	—
24	Meghalaya	58.12	13.87	58.12	20.7	58.12	—
25	Mizoram	20.74	10.53	20.74	10.62	20.74	—
26	Nagaland	34.00	20.93	34	21.31	34	5.43
27	Sikkim	12.72	5.81	12.72	9.32	12.72	—
28	Tripura	115.27	67.78	115.27	13.88	115.27	—
29	A&N Islands	1.61	—	1.18	1.2	1.18	—
30	Chandigarh	1.32	—	0.96	—	0.96	—
31	D&N Haveli and D&D	2.21	—	1.62	—	1.62	—
32	NCT Delhi	55.32	52.71	36.16	29.39	36.16	—
33	J & K	37.85	23.82	22.37	24.58	22.37	—
34	Ladakh	Not Applicable		1.43	1.14	1.43	—
35	Lakshadweep	0.20	—	0.15	—	0.15	—
36	Puducherry	10.13	12.73	6.92	11.47	6.92	3.1
	Others	19.22	2.67	—	15	—	—
	TOTAL	9200.00	8692.40	9200	8686.6	9200	1666.97

 

 

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.