Ministry of Rural Development
PENSION SCHEMES FOR WIDOWS AND DISABLED
Posted On:
22 JUL 2025 5:20PM by PIB Delhi
Under National Social Assistance Program (NSAP), funds are released to the States/UTs based on the number of beneficiaries digitized on NSAP-PPS or State cap, whichever is less. Funds are released to the States/UTs which have the responsibility of implementation of the scheme including further disbursal of pension to beneficiaries in districts/ blocks/ villages/ towns. Details and the State-wise & year-wise funds allocated and funds released to States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh under Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) and Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) during the last five years, is given at Annexure.
NSAP guidelines stipulates to ensure wide and continuous publicity about the entitlements under different schemes of NSAP and the procedure for claiming them through posters, brochures, media and other means. Further 1% of the administrative expenses may be earmarked for Information, Education & Communication (IEC)- awareness generation activities. Additionally, all States/UTs have been requested to organize "Pension Diwas" in every Gram Panchayat/Ward Sabha (Rural/Urban) once in every quarter to enable beneficiaries to register their grievances, get/share information and meet each other.
Annexure
State-wise and year-wise details of Fund allocated and Fund released to States/UTs under the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme
Rs. in Crores
|
Sl.No.
|
States/UTs
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
68.56
|
91.07
|
68.56
|
68.30
|
69.68
|
91.07
|
73.91
|
114.29
|
73.91
|
93.73
|
|
2
|
Bihar
|
177.18
|
203.12
|
177.18
|
233.45
|
180.07
|
235.34
|
190.17
|
235.49
|
190.17
|
238.88
|
|
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
72.76
|
45.23
|
72.76
|
70.56
|
73.94
|
73.06
|
60.97
|
75.03
|
60.97
|
94.69
|
|
4
|
Goa
|
2.28
|
0.00
|
2.28
|
0.00
|
2.32
|
0.00
|
1.76
|
0.00
|
1.76
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
60.97
|
78.81
|
60.97
|
40.49
|
65.72
|
0.00
|
82.67
|
0.00
|
82.67
|
0.00
|
|
6
|
Haryana
|
15.95
|
7.98
|
15.95
|
0.00
|
16.21
|
43.77
|
21.20
|
0.00
|
21.20
|
0.00
|
|
7
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
5.02
|
6.67
|
5.02
|
1.67
|
6.23
|
5.00
|
6.58
|
14.26
|
6.58
|
0.00
|
|
8
|
Jharkhand
|
75.96
|
75.53
|
75.96
|
120.56
|
76.48
|
99.18
|
79.67
|
72.98
|
79.67
|
78.95
|
|
9
|
Karnataka
|
129.91
|
170.60
|
129.91
|
167.61
|
131.69
|
159.46
|
135.35
|
133.87
|
135.35
|
41.90
|
|
10
|
Kerala
|
58.41
|
96.98
|
58.41
|
0.00
|
59.36
|
0.00
|
96.03
|
204.30
|
96.03
|
52.60
|
|
11
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
149.74
|
190.35
|
149.74
|
149.18
|
152.19
|
244.79
|
163.77
|
202.80
|
163.77
|
214.89
|
|
12
|
Maharashtra
|
27.92
|
15.58
|
27.92
|
19.65
|
28.37
|
13.50
|
24.17
|
0.00
|
24.17
|
50.71
|
|
13
|
Odisha
|
147.56
|
206.12
|
147.56
|
188.37
|
149.96
|
195.99
|
157.22
|
193.29
|
157.22
|
180.43
|
|
14
|
Punjab
|
11.78
|
5.77
|
11.78
|
1.71
|
11.97
|
0.00
|
5.78
|
3.58
|
5.78
|
3.45
|
|
15
|
Rajasthan
|
77.81
|
66.87
|
77.81
|
25.84
|
86.55
|
162.35
|
94.34
|
86.69
|
94.34
|
195.46
|
|
16
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
153.28
|
96.35
|
153.28
|
218.02
|
160.34
|
236.23
|
171.95
|
214.96
|
171.95
|
197.37
|
|
17
|
Telangana
|
49.00
|
97.63
|
49.00
|
32.54
|
49.80
|
65.09
|
54.11
|
49.30
|
54.11
|
0.00
|
|
18
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
276.87
|
135.60
|
276.87
|
180.11
|
290.87
|
190.08
|
306.99
|
0.00
|
306.99
|
341.55
|
|
19
|
Uttarakhand
|
26.61
|
11.51
|
26.61
|
2.40
|
27.04
|
11.64
|
7.16
|
8.86
|
7.16
|
11.18
|
|
20
|
West Bengal
|
179.94
|
217.49
|
179.94
|
179.26
|
208.01
|
203.90
|
217.44
|
340.94
|
217.44
|
271.22
|
|
21
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
2.99
|
0.00
|
2.99
|
0.00
|
3.44
|
0.00
|
0.10
|
0.51
|
0.10
|
0.00
|
|
22
|
Assam
|
115.17
|
42.60
|
115.17
|
41.61
|
116.82
|
42.18
|
42.00
|
42.61
|
41.99
|
42.78
|
|
23
|
Manipur
|
6.74
|
3.08
|
6.74
|
0.51
|
7.75
|
2.71
|
2.48
|
1.78
|
2.48
|
2.63
|
|
24
|
Meghalaya
|
7.12
|
3.15
|
7.12
|
1.47
|
8.12
|
2.74
|
2.81
|
2.89
|
2.81
|
2.96
|
|
25
|
Mizoram
|
1.61
|
0.71
|
1.61
|
0.36
|
2.23
|
0.76
|
0.80
|
0.83
|
0.80
|
1.07
|
|
26
|
Nagaland
|
3.12
|
1.38
|
3.12
|
0.69
|
3.59
|
1.72
|
1.34
|
0.70
|
1.34
|
2.13
|
|
27
|
Sikkim
|
1.35
|
0.81
|
1.35
|
0.00
|
1.42
|
0.68
|
0.51
|
0.00
|
0.51
|
0.00
|
|
28
|
Tripura
|
15.02
|
2.69
|
15.02
|
3.71
|
17.28
|
4.21
|
6.14
|
4.99
|
6.14
|
9.34
|
|
29
|
A&N Islands
|
0.29
|
0.27
|
0.29
|
0.00
|
0.25
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
0.18
|
0.00
|
0.18
|
0.00
|
0.42
|
0.00
|
0.52
|
0.00
|
0.52
|
0.00
|
|
31
|
D&N Haveli and D&D
|
0.36
|
0.00
|
0.36
|
0.00
|
0.31
|
0.00
|
0.44
|
0.00
|
0.44
|
0.00
|
|
32
|
NCT Delhi
|
11.63
|
2.85
|
11.63
|
17.28
|
12.50
|
0.00
|
12.49
|
0.00
|
12.49
|
19.50
|
|
33
|
J & K
|
2.35
|
1.24
|
2.35
|
2.02
|
2.63
|
1.41
|
2.62
|
4.87
|
2.62
|
2.21
|
|
34
|
Ladakh
|
0.19
|
0.09
|
0.19
|
0.00
|
0.07
|
0.15
|
0.09
|
0.00
|
0.09
|
0.41
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
|
36
|
Puducherry
|
3.13
|
3.16
|
3.13
|
1.81
|
3.36
|
0.00
|
3.37
|
0.00
|
3.37
|
0.00
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
1938.80
|
1881.29
|
1938.80
|
1769.19
|
2027.00
|
2087.00
|
2026.99
|
2009.80
|
2026.99
|
2150.03
|
State-wise and year-wise details of Fund allocated and Fund released to States/UTs under the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme
Rs. in Crores
|
Sl. No.
|
States/UTs
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
Allocation
|
Release
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
6.51
|
9.05
|
6.51
|
6.79
|
7.76
|
9.05
|
7.96
|
11.32
|
7.96
|
9.28
|
|
2
|
Bihar
|
33.64
|
44.7
|
33.64
|
46.78
|
40.10
|
46.78
|
41.43
|
47.13
|
41.43
|
39.00
|
|
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
8.55
|
8.9
|
8.55
|
11.85
|
10.20
|
11.86
|
10.46
|
11.89
|
10.46
|
14.89
|
|
4
|
Goa
|
0.12
|
0
|
0.12
|
0
|
0.15
|
0
|
0.15
|
0.00
|
0.15
|
0.00
|
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
8.94
|
4.59
|
8.94
|
5.72
|
6.45
|
8.44
|
6.63
|
7.53
|
6.63
|
7.54
|
|
6
|
Haryana
|
3.08
|
1.54
|
3.08
|
0
|
3.67
|
8.91
|
5.40
|
0.00
|
5.40
|
0.00
|
|
7
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
0.83
|
0.32
|
0.83
|
0.08
|
0.27
|
0.24
|
0.28
|
0.55
|
0.28
|
0.00
|
|
8
|
Jharkhand
|
8.34
|
7.12
|
8.34
|
12.2
|
8.51
|
9.83
|
8.59
|
7.25
|
8.59
|
4.85
|
|
9
|
Karnataka
|
11.63
|
16.18
|
11.63
|
16.18
|
14.25
|
15.74
|
14.61
|
12.91
|
14.61
|
3.72
|
|
10
|
Kerala
|
7.98
|
13.87
|
7.98
|
0
|
9.52
|
0
|
21.81
|
31.18
|
21.81
|
0.00
|
|
11
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
26.64
|
35.5
|
26.64
|
27.52
|
31.76
|
45.23
|
33.07
|
37.63
|
33.07
|
37.96
|
|
12
|
Maharashtra
|
13.33
|
0
|
13.33
|
0
|
15.89
|
0
|
3.04
|
0.00
|
3.04
|
0.00
|
|
13
|
Odisha
|
24.20
|
33.31
|
24.20
|
31.82
|
28.85
|
33.65
|
29.43
|
33.16
|
29.43
|
33.27
|
|
14
|
Punjab
|
1.73
|
1.74
|
1.73
|
0.45
|
2.06
|
0
|
1.95
|
1.11
|
1.95
|
1.00
|
|
15
|
Rajasthan
|
15.16
|
10.94
|
15.16
|
2.08
|
9.70
|
15.5
|
9.95
|
7.10
|
9.95
|
13.35
|
|
16
|
Tamil Nadu
|
21.15
|
10.61
|
21.15
|
34.06
|
20.11
|
17.59
|
20.89
|
23.69
|
20.89
|
21.59
|
|
17
|
Telangana
|
4.65
|
9.7
|
4.65
|
3.24
|
5.55
|
6.47
|
6.71
|
5.14
|
6.71
|
0.00
|
|
18
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
48.74
|
20.36
|
48.74
|
13.96
|
23.93
|
20.94
|
27.96
|
22.88
|
27.96
|
16.07
|
|
19
|
Uttarakhand
|
3.84
|
1.31
|
3.84
|
0.27
|
4.57
|
1.3
|
0.94
|
1.07
|
0.94
|
1.34
|
|
20
|
West Bengal
|
23.13
|
22.78
|
23.13
|
13.87
|
19.56
|
11.31
|
19.54
|
32.34
|
19.54
|
20.26
|
|
21
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1.08
|
0
|
1.08
|
0
|
0.69
|
0
|
0.04
|
0.20
|
0.04
|
0.00
|
|
22
|
Assam
|
15.85
|
7.01
|
15.85
|
7.01
|
18.91
|
12.93
|
12.79
|
12.29
|
12.80
|
12.34
|
|
23
|
Manipur
|
0.84
|
0.56
|
0.84
|
0.09
|
0.54
|
0.47
|
0.37
|
0.27
|
0.37
|
0.32
|
|
24
|
Meghalaya
|
0.81
|
0.36
|
0.81
|
0.17
|
0.84
|
0.47
|
0.58
|
0.56
|
0.58
|
0.58
|
|
25
|
Mizoram
|
0.34
|
0.15
|
0.34
|
0.07
|
0.40
|
0.2
|
0.27
|
0.26
|
0.27
|
0.34
|
|
26
|
Nagaland
|
0.80
|
0.36
|
0.80
|
0.27
|
0.52
|
0.36
|
0.37
|
0.28
|
0.37
|
0.47
|
|
27
|
Sikkim
|
0.68
|
0.25
|
0.68
|
0
|
0.25
|
0.21
|
0.17
|
0.00
|
0.17
|
0.00
|
|
28
|
Tripura
|
1.80
|
0.33
|
1.80
|
0.49
|
1.15
|
0.51
|
0.79
|
0.74
|
0.79
|
0.93
|
|
29
|
A&N Islands
|
0.03
|
0.05
|
0.03
|
0
|
0.04
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
0.02
|
0
|
0.02
|
0
|
0.01
|
0
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
|
31
|
D&N Haveli and D&D
|
0.04
|
0
|
0.04
|
0
|
0.04
|
0
|
0.06
|
0.00
|
0.06
|
0.00
|
|
32
|
NCT Delhi
|
1.79
|
1.17
|
1.79
|
1.76
|
2.33
|
0
|
2.05
|
0.00
|
2.05
|
3.61
|
|
33
|
J & K
|
0.70
|
0.28
|
0.70
|
0.67
|
0.92
|
0.45
|
1.09
|
2.00
|
1.09
|
0.83
|
|
34
|
Ladakh
|
0.03
|
0.01
|
0.03
|
0
|
0.04
|
0.13
|
0.04
|
0.00
|
0.04
|
0.20
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.01
|
0
|
0.01
|
0
|
0.01
|
0
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
|
36
|
Puducherry
|
0.36
|
0.09
|
0.36
|
0
|
0.46
|
0
|
0.56
|
0.00
|
0.56
|
0.00
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
297.37
|
263.14
|
297.37
|
237.4
|
290.00
|
278.57
|
290.00
|
310.47
|
290.00
|
243.74
|
This information was given by Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Kamlesh Paswan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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