Definitions :
IGNOAPS : The Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme,
IGNWPS : Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme,
IGNDPS : Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme,
NFBS : National Family Benefit Scheme,
A/c : Payment Through Bank Account,
MO : Payment Through Money Order,
PO : Payment Through Postal Account,
Cash : Payment Through Cash,
NSAP is present in 36 States and UTs, across 734 districts, impacting poor beneficiaries from over 11473
Sub-districts and reaching more than 306118 GPs. The Programme currently has coverage of total
33511510 beneficiaries (25016474 pensioners Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme, 7345140
pensioners Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme, 1040768 pensioners Indira Gandhi National
Disability Pension Scheme and 109128 beneficiaries National Family Benefit Scheme).