(a) the number of persons benefited under the National Pension Scheme, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government propose to amend this scheme and to bring more people under its ambit;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) the funds allocated for implementation of this scheme during the Ninth Five Year Plan; and
(e) the funds proposed for implementation of this scheme during the Tenth Five Year Plan?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI ASHOK PRADHAN)
(a) to (e): Employees Provident Fund Organisation administers the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 framed under the Employees Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions act, 1952. However, the National Old Age Pension Scheme which is a component of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) had been administered by the Ministry of Rural Development until the year 2001-02. Planning Commission, after a review, transferred the Scheme to the State Plan from the year 2002-03. The funds are now being released as Additional Central Assistance to the State Plan. The total funds allocated under the National Old Age Pension Scheme during the Ninth Five Year Plan were of the order of Rs.2374.66 Crore. The details of number of beneficiaries reported by the States/UTs under the National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) during the year 2001-2002 is Annexed.
Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (e)of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4167 due for reply on 16-12-02.
Total Number of Beneficiaries Reported by the States/Union Territories Under National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) till date.
Sl.No. States/Union Territories Total Number of Benefited Reported.
1. Andhra Pradesh 466000
2. Bihar 639086 3 Chhattisgarh 140576 4 Goa 3270
5. Gujarat 62755 6. Haryana 50372
7 Himachal Pradesh 23291
8. J & K 16413
9. Jharkhand 151990 10. Karnataka 183265 11. Kerala 141165 12. Madhya Pradesh 442484 13. Maharashtra 388597 14. Orrisa 492366 15. Punjab 45265 16. Rajasthan 101460 17. Tamil Nadu 314362 18. Uttar Pradesh 944758 19. Uttranchal 45002 20 West Bengal 331224 21 A&N Islands - 22. Chandigarh 2714 23 D & N Haveli - 24 Daman & Diu 241 25 NCT Delhi - 26 Lakshadweep 41 27 Pondicherry 4180 28 North Eastern States 439052
Total 5429929