Number of Retired Persons and family Pensioner availing Central Government Pension

 Number of Retired Persons and family Pensioner availing Central Government Pension

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Posted On: 16 MAR 2022 4:54PM by PIB Delhi

Central Government Pensioners

As per database maintained by Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Controller General of Defence Accounts, Ministry of Railways, Department of Telecommunications, Department of Post, the estimated number of retired persons availing Central Government pension is at Annexure-I.

The approximate number of Central Government Pensioners as on 31/03/2021 is as follows:

S.No.	Pensioner/Family Pensioner	Number of Pensioners including Family Pensioners
A.	Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) of all Ministries/Departments under the Accounting jurisdiction of Controller General of Account, M/O Finance. (Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance is responsible for maintaining the pensioners’ data and incurring expenditure on payment of pension/family pension. Civil Ministries include all the CAPFs viz. BSF, CRPF, Assam Rifles, SSB, CISF, ITBP under MHA as well.)	11,06,000 (3,50,000)
B.	Defence Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) (The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Ministry of Defence.	34,10,567 (9,36,192)
C.	Railway Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) (The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by Ministry of Railways)	15,54,585 (6,59,483)
D.	Telecom Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) (The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by Department of Telecommunication)	4,67,751 (1,16,000)
E.	Postal Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) (The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by Department of Posts)	3,23,562 (99,133)
	GRAND TOTAL OF PENSIONERS(incl Family Pensioners)	68,62,465
	GRAND TOTAL OF FAMILY PENSIONERS ONLY	21,60,808

*As per the data received from the CPAO, Defence, Railways, Telecom & Posts.

With a view to make Doorstep Services for submission of Life Certificate available to all pensioners across the country and to ease the process, the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare roped in the India Posts and Payment Bank (IPPB) under the Department of Posts for Digital Life Certificate. The IPPB has started Doorstep Service of obtaining Life Certificate in November, 2020 through its network of Postmen & Gramin Dak Sevaks.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.