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
|
|
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