Wednesday 1 December 2021

Disabled Persons Receiving Pension and Ex-Gratia – IGNDPS

Disabled Persons Receiving Pension and Ex-Gratia – IGNDPS


Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana – Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme

Disabled Persons Receiving Pension and Ex-Gratia - IGNDPS - PMGKY














The Government had announced Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) on 26.03.2020 for the poor to help them fight the battle against Corona Virus. One of the components of said package was to provide ex-gratia of Rs.1000 in two installments (Rs.500/- each) to the existing old age, widow and disabled/ Divyangjan beneficiaries of the schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). A total of Rs.2814.50 crore as ex-gratia was released to States/UTs in two tranches in April, 2020 and May, 2020 under PMGKY for the 282 lakh beneficiaries of NSAP schemes. This included release of Rs.77.34 crore to 7.73 lakh disabled beneficiaries of Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS).

State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries currently covered under the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) are at Annexure.

As per the NSAP guidelines, persons aged between 18-79 years with severe and multiple disabilities and belonging to families living below poverty line are covered under IGNDPS.

Sl. No.States/UTsBeneficiaries
1Andhra Pradesh24413
2Bihar126156
3Chhattisgarh31953
4Goa466
5Gujarat20557
6Haryana11537
7Himachal Pradesh853
8Jharkhand26496
9Karnataka43639
10Kerala29935
11Madhya Pradesh99924
12Maharashtra8870
13Odisha85805
14Punjab5656
15Rajasthan30502
16Tamil Nadu63261
17Telangana17448
18Uttar Pradesh75280
19Uttarakhand2880
20West Bengal62049
 Sub Total767680
NE States  
21Arunachal Pradesh112
22Assam18916
23Manipur1007
24Meghalaya969
25Mizoram400
26Nagaland960
27Sikkim457
28Tripura1769
  Sub Total24590
Union Territories  
29Andaman &Nicobar Islands2
30Chandigarh100
31Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu254
32National Capital Territory Delhi6321
33Jammu and Kashmir2426
34Ladakh150
35Lakshadweep51
36Puducherry1259
 Sub Total10563
 GRAND TOTAL802833

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Rural Development Ms Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha yesterday.

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