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Official TranscriptMinistry of Rural Development IMPLEMENTATION OF NSAP प्रव तथ: 04 AUG 2026 4:34PM by PIB Delhi The Government is implementing National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) with an objective of providing a basic level of financial support to the most vulnerable sections of society - elderly persons, widows, divyangjan and bereaved households belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families....
Ministry of Rural Development IMPLEMENTATION OF NSAP प्रव तथ: 04 AUG 2026 4:34PM by PIB Delhi The Government is implementing National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) with an objective of providing a basic level of financial support to the most vulnerable sections of society - elderly persons, widows, divyangjan and bereaved households belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. NSAP comprises five sub-schemes i.e. National Old Age Pension Scheme, National Widow Pension Scheme, National Disability Pension Scheme, National Family Benefit Scheme and Annapurna.
Under the scheme, eligible elderly persons, widows and divyangjan are provided financial assistance in the form of pension to supplement their means of subsistence and strengthen social security. In the event of the death of the primary breadwinner of a BPL household, one-time lump sum financial assistance is
provided to the bereaved family under the National Family Benefit Scheme. Annapurna scheme provides food grains to senior citizens who though eligible are not receiving pension under National Old Age Pension Scheme. NSAP caters to 3.09 crore beneficiaries with a scheme-wise ceiling for each State/UT on the number of beneficiaries.
State/UT-wise details of funds released under NSAP, including to Tamil Nadu, during the last three years are given at Annexure-I.
State/UT-wise total number of beneficiaries (State/UT cap) under NSAP including Tamil Nadu during the last five years, is given at Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE-I (Rs. in crore) Sl. No. States/UTs Funds released 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1 Andhra Pradesh 407.41 354.49 364.13 2 Bihar 1473.11 1390.68 1472.29 3 Chhattisgarh 277.54 375.26 237.71 4 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.005 Gujarat 207.11 207.55 153.97 6 Haryana 0.00 10.70 39.95 7 Himachal Pradesh 90.19 0.00 105.19 8 Jharkhand 276.59 324.79 335.77 9 Karnataka 450.52 113.93 631.12 10 Kerala 602.14 131.24 346.82 11 Madhya Pradesh 827.91 889.77 754.21 12 Maharashtra 0.00 534.13 0.00 13 Odisha 685.47 549.53 425.26 14 Punjab 15.41 22.88 21.88 15 Rajasthan 305.20 608.67 290.04 16 Tamil Nadu 675.95 640.77 440.49 17 Telangana 166.66 0.00 233.45 18 Uttar Pradesh 1393.01 1947.38 1543.86 19 Uttarakhand 89.13 111.85 131.45 20 West Bengal 1003.18 796.40 816.59 NE States 21 Arunachal Pradesh 9.05 0.00 0.00 22 Assam 289.81 319.19 259.22 23 Manipur 16.36 21.94 22.62 24 Meghalaya 21.69 21.81 22.90 29 Mizoram 10.62 14.01 6.7426 Nagaland 17.15 30.58 31.14 27 Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00 28 Tripura 44.00 56.13 55.83 Union Territories 29 A&N Islands 0.00 0.00 0.00 30 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 31 D&N Haveli and D&D 0.00 0.00 0.00 32 NCT Delhi 0.00 117.83 65.12 33 Jammu & Kashmir 80.01 34.64 35.04 34 Ladakh 0.00 5.74 1.49 35 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00 36 Puducherry 0.00 0.00 0.00 TOTAL 9435.23 9631.89 8844.31 ANNEXURE-II Sl. States/UTs Year-wise no. of beneficiaries (State/UT cap) No.
2021-22 & 2022-23 2023-24 to 2025-26 1 Andhra Pradesh 943567 945886 2 Bihar 3793182 3955306 3 Chhattisgarh 949940 892943 4 Goa 21912 13885 5 Gujarat 843333 9276486 Haryana 331423 351410 7 Himachal Pradesh 120156 116689 8 Jharkhand 1311109 1291668 9 Karnataka 1493909 1414586 10 Kerala 692687 850814 11 Madhya Pradesh 2236789 2254295 12 Maharashtra 1534987 1247954 13 Odisha 2062652 2058656 14 Punjab 252372 140904 15 Rajasthan 1147549 1181880 16 Tamil Nadu 1884654 1939303 17 Telangana 674347 689407 18 Uttar Pradesh 5592696 5906697 19 Uttarakhand 354005 236143 20 West Bengal 2176085 2088825 21 Arunachal Pradesh 34485 6639 22 Assam 872830 859055 23 Manipur 65764 64640 24 Meghalaya 88228 66097 29 Mizoram 27773 27721 26 Nagaland 49745 51314 27 Sikkim 19024 1902928 Tripura 162565 155884 29 A&N Islands 7815 676 30 Chandigarh 6337 5044 31 D&N Haveli and D&D 11195 11292 32 NCT Delhi 164355 157090 33 Jammu & Kashmir 143477 140717 34 Ladakh 7406 7260 35 Lakshadweep 730 302 36 Puducherry 29040 29088 TOTAL 30108123 30106747 This information was given by the Minister of State for Rural Development SHRI KAMLESHPASWANin a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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