Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) releases data of National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) for October 2021
1.The number of subscribers in various pension schemes regulated by PFRDA rose to 469.18 lakh as at the end of October 2021 against 383.12 lakh subscribers in October 2020, showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 22.46% (Table No- 1)
Table-1: Number of Subscribers under various schemes of NPS and APY Lakh)
S.N. |
Sector |
October-20 |
March-21 |
October-21 |
Growth % YOY |
1 |
Central Government |
21.37 |
21.76 |
22.34 |
4.54 |
2 |
State Government |
49.27 |
51.41 |
54.25 |
10.11 |
3 |
Corporate Sector |
10.57 |
11.25 |
12.83 |
21.38 |
4 |
All Citizen Sector |
13.91 |
16.47 |
18.75 |
34.80 |
5 |
NPS Lite* |
43.15 |
43.02 |
41.94 |
- |
6 |
Atal Pension Yojana |
244.86 |
280.49 |
319.07 |
30.31 |
Grand Total |
383.12 |
424.40 |
469.18 |
22.46 |
*No fresh Registration permitted w.e.f. 01st April 2015
- As on 31st October 2021, the assets under management (AUM) in various pension schemes regulated by PFRDA rose to Rs. 6,75,925 crore as on 31st October 2021 against Rs. 5,12,752 crore at the end of 31st October 2020, showing a Y-o-Y growth of 31.82% (Table No. 2).
Table- 2: AUM under various schemes of NPS and APY
(Rs. in Crore)
S.N. |
Sector |
October-20 |
March-21 |
October-21 |
Growth % YOY |
1 |
Central Government |
1,65,912 |
1,81,788 |
2,05,928 |
24.12 |
2 |
State Government |
2,59,331 |
2,91,381 |
3,40,635 |
31.35 |
3 |
Corporate Sector |
52,897 |
62,609 |
78,312 |
48.05 |
4 |
All Citizen Sector |
16,844 |
22,206 |
27,463 |
63.04 |
5 |
NPS Lite |
4,158 |
4,354 |
4,619 |
11.09 |
6 |
Atal Pension Yojana |
13,610 |
15,687 |
18,968 |
39.37 |
Grand Total |
5,12,752 |
5,78,025 |
6,75,925 |
31.82 |
For further information on NPS and APY please visit www.pfrda.org.in