PFRDA releases National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Data for Dec. 2020

 Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

Dated:  13^th January, 2020 

PFRDA releases National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Data for Dec. 2020

1. As on 31^st December 2020, number of subscribers under the National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rose to 397.70 lakh showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 21.67% (Table No- 1)

 

Table-1: Number of Subscribers in various schemes under NPS and APY

(No. in Lakh)

S.N.	Sector	Dec-19	Mar-20	Dec-20	Growth % YOY
1	Central Government	20.69	21.02	21.53	4.06
2	State Government	46.48	47.54	50.06	7.70
3	Corporate Sector	9.11	9.74	10.77	18.22
4	All Citizen Sector	10.87	12.52	14.45	32.93
5	NPS Lite*	43.35	43.32	43.09	-0
6	Atal Pension Yojana	196.37	211.42	257.80	31.28
Grand Total		326.86	345.55	397.70	21.67

*No fresh Registration permitted w.e.f. 01^st April 2015 

2.  As on 31st December 2020, total pension assets under management stood at Rs. 5,48,913 crore showing a Y-o-Y growth of 36.83% (Table No. 2).

Table- 2: Total Assets under Management under NPS and APY                             (Rs. In Crore)

S.N.	Sector	Dec-19	Mar-20	Dec-20	Growth % YOY
1	Central Government	133573	138046	1,75,965	31.74
2	State Government	202047	211023	2,77,149	37.17
3	Corporate Sector	39766	41243	57,723	45.16
4	All Citizen Sector	12224	12913	19,033	55.71
5	NPS Lite	3753	3728	4,319	15.07
6	Atal Pension Yojana	9788	10,526	14,724	50.42
Grand Total		4,01,152	4,17,479	5,48,913	36.83

For further information on NPS and APY please visit www.pfrda.org.in

About PFRDA

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is the statutory authority established by an enactment of the Parliament, to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of the National Pension System (NPS) and pension schemes to which this Act applies. NPS was initially notified for central government employees recruits wef 1st Jan 2004 and subsequently adopted by almost all State Governments for its employees. NPS was extended to all Indian citizens (resident/non-resident/overseas) voluntarily and to corporates for its employees.

As on 10th Oct 2020, the total number of subscribers under NPS and Atal Pension Yojana has crossed 3.76 crores and the Asset under Management (AUM) has grown to Rs 5,05,424 crores.