Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) releases data including Atal Pension Yojana (APY) for August 2021
National Pension System (NPS) data including Atal Pension Yojana (APY) for August 2021 has been released by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
- The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 453.41 lakh by end-August 2021 from 365.47 lakh in August 2020 showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 24.06% (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 |
August-20 |
March-21 |
August-21 |
Growth % YOY |
1 |
Central Government |
21.23 |
21.76 |
22.15 |
4.33 |
2 |
State Government |
48.61 |
51.41 |
53.41 |
9.87 |
3 |
Corporate Sector |
10.35 |
11.25 |
12.05 |
16.43 |
4 |
All Citizen Sector |
13.47 |
16.47 |
18.38 |
36.45 |
5 |
NPS Lite* |
43.20 |
43.02 |
42.91 |
- |
6 |
Atal Pension Yojana |
228.61 |
280.49 |
304.51 |
33.20 |
Grand Total |
365.47 |
424.40 |
453.41 |
24.06 |
*No fresh Registration permitted w.e.f. 01st April 2015
- As on 31st August 2021, total pension assets under management stood at Rs. 6,47,621 crore showing a Y-o-Y growth of 32.91% (Table No. 2).
Table- 2: Total Assets under Management under Nation Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana
(Rs. in Crore)
S.N. |
Sector |
August-20 |
March-21 |
August-21 |
Growth % YOY |
1 |
Central Government |
1,58,513 |
1,81,788 |
1,99,528 |
25.87 |
2 |
State Government |
2,46,256 |
2,91,381 |
3,26,112 |
32.43 |
3 |
Corporate Sector |
49,765 |
62,609 |
73,077 |
46.84 |
4 |
All Citizen Sector |
15,996 |
22,206 |
26,282 |
64.30 |
5 |
NPS Lite |
4,053 |
4,354 |
4,563 |
12.58 |
6 |
Atal Pension Yojana |
12,696 |
15,687 |
18,059 |
42.24 |
Grand Total |
4,87,279 |
5,78,025 |
6,47,621 |
32.91 |