Pensions
About
The flagship scheme National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) represents a significant step towards the fulfilment of the Directive Principles in Article 41 and 42 of the Constitution recognizing the concurrent responsibility of the Central and the State Governments in the matter. In particular, Article 41 of the Constitution of India directs the State to provide public assistance to its citizens in case of unemployment, old age, sickness and disablement and in other cases of undeserved want within the limit of its economic capacity and development.
Objective
The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) represents a significant step towards the fulfillment of the Directive Principles in Article 41 of the Constitution. The programme introduced a National Policy for Social Assistance for the poor and aims at ensuring minimum national standard for social assistance in addition to the benefits that states are currently providing or might provide in future.
Components
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)
Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)
Annapurna Scheme
Who is eligible to get Pension and what is the amount of Pension?
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)
Minimum eligible age - 60 years
Monthly pension - Rs 200 for persons between 60 years and 79 years of age
For persons who are 80 years and above the pension is Rs 500 per month
Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
Minimum eligible age - 40 years and the pension is- Rs 300 p.m
After attaining the age of 80 years, the beneficiary will get Rs 500 p.m
Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)
Minimum age - 18 years
Disability - 80% Minimum
Monthly pension - Rs 300 up to the age of 80 years and afterwards Rs 500 per month
Dwarfs will also be an eligible category for this pension
National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)
Rs 20,000 is given as a lump sum assistance to the bereaved household in the event of death of a bread-winner
Any event of death (natural or otherwise) would make the family eligible for assistance
A woman in the family, who is a home maker is also considered as a bread-winner for this purpose
Annapurna Scheme
10 kgs of rice per month is given per month per beneficiary
The scheme aims at providing food security to meet the requirement of those eligible old aged persons who have remained uncovered under the IGNOAPS
Allocation of rice is not received from last two years
Selection Process
Applications are proactively collected by reaching out to households
Application is verified with respect to facts regarding eligibility
The list of eligible beneficiaries with recommendations of the verifying authority is discussed in Gram Sabha
The final list is placed before the sanctioning authority
Pensions are being provided to
Schemes
Beneficiaries
IGNOAPS
7,85,836 nos
IGNWPS
1,11,477 nos
IGNDPS
42,264 nos
NFBS
7,458 nos
MIS
A web based MIS is has been developed by Ministry of Rural Development to maintain data of beneficiaries. The MIS can be accessed at http://nsap.nic.in. All the beneficiary data has been uploaded in the MIS.
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Guideline
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