Atal Pension Yojana

Atal Pension Yojana

Ministry of Finance

Atal Pension Yojana

Posted On: 25 JUN 2019 6:38PM by PIB Delhi

            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.

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