- The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 405.48 lakh by end-January 2021 from 333.38 lakh in January 2020 showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 21.63% (Table No- 1)
Table-1: Number of Subscribers in various schemes under National Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana
(No. in Lakh)
S.N. | Sector | Jan-20 | Mar-20 | Jan-21 | Growth % YOY |
1 | Central Government | 20.83 | 21.02 | 21.61 | 3.74 |
2 | State Government | 46.94 | 47.54 | 50.43 | 7.44 |
3 | Corporate Sector | 9.26 | 9.73 | 10.90 | 17.71 |
4 | All Citizen Sector | 11.35 | 12.52 | 14.95 | 31.72 |
5 | NPS Lite* | 43.34 | 43.32 | 43.07 | – |
6 | Atal Pension Yojana | 201.66 | 211.42 | 264.52 | 31.17 |
Grand Total | 333.38 | 345.55 | 405.48 | 21.63 |
*No fresh Registration permitted w.e.f. 01st April 2015
- As on 31st January 2021, total pension assets under management stood at Rs. 5,56,410 crore showing a Y-o-Y growth of 35.94% (Table No. 2).
Table- 2: Total Assets under Management under Nation Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana
(Rs. In Crore)
S.N. | Sector | Jan-20 | Mar-20 | Jan-21 | Growth % YOY |
1 | Central Government | 136079 | 138046 | 177476 | 30.42 |
2 | State Government | 205737 | 211023 | 281356 | 36.76 |
3 | Corporate Sector | 40717 | 41243 | 58561 | 43.82 |
4 | All Citizen Sector | 12954 | 12913 | 19705 | 52.12 |
5 | NPS Lite | 3758 | 3728 | 4318 | 14.90 |
6 | Atal Pension Yojana | 10068 | 10,526 | 14994 | 48.93 |
Grand Total | 409313 | 417479 | 556410 | 35.94 |
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