Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension

Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), launched in November 2007, is a component of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Central assistance of Rs 200/- per month per beneficiary is provided to the States under IGNOAPS and States have been urged to contribute Rs. 200/- from their resources. At present 19 States/UTs are contributing Rs. 200/- are more, 11 States/UTs are contributing less than Rs. 200/- and 5 States are not making any contribution from their resources.

Details of State-wise contribution for old age pension under IGNOAPS are given below:

Sl. No.	Name of States/UTs	Amount of pension provided as Central Assistance	Contribution of State Government per pensioner per month under IGNOAPS
1	Andhra Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Nil
2	Bihar	Rs. 200.00	Nil
3	Chhattisgarh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 100.00
4	Goa	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 800.00
5	Gujarat	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
6	Haryana	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00(below 70 years) Rs. 500.00(above 70 years)
7	Himachal Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 130.00
8	J & K	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 125.00
9	Jharkhand	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
10	Karnataka	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
11	Kerala	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 50.00
12	Madhya Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 75.00
13	Maharashtra	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
14	Orissa	Rs. 200.00	Nil
15	Punjab	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 250.00
16	Rajasthan	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00(below 75 years) Rs. 550.00(above 75 years)
17	Tamilnadu	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
18	Uttar Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 100.00
19	Uttaranchal	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
20	West Bengal	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
21	Arunachal Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Nil
22	Assam	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 50.00
23	Manipur	Rs. 200.00	Nil
24	Meghalaya	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 50.00
25	Mizoram	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 50.00
26	Nagaland	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 100.00
27	Sikkim	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
28	Tripura	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
29	A&N Islands	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
30	Chandigarh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
31	D&N Haveli	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
32	Daman & Diu	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
33	NCT Delhi	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 800.00
34	Lakshadweep	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 100.00
35	Puducherry	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 400.00

This Ministry has not received any complaint/grievance to the effect that a number of old age men or women otherwise eligible are deprived of getting the benefits of the scheme since many years in various States. In fact, the number of beneficiaries covered has increased from 87 lakhs in 2006-07 to 164 lakh at present.

Universal coverage of all eligible beneficiaries is envisaged under IGNOAPS. Identification of beneficiaries and sanction of pension is done by the respective State Governments. There is no cutoff date prescribed for grant of pension, which is a continuous process.

This was informed by the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Pradeep Jain ‘Aditya’ in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Source : PIB