Revision of eligibility for NOAPS, NFBS and NMBS



The scope of National Old Age Pension Scheme(NOAPS) has been widened and the scheme has been renamed as Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) w.e.f. 19.11.2009 by revising the eligibility criteria from ‘a person of 65 years old and destitute’ to ‘a person of 65 years old and belonging to a family living below poverty line according to the criteria prescribed by the Government of India’. There is no proposal to modify the eligibility criteria under National Family benefit Scheme (NFBS). National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS) was transferred to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare w.e.f. 1.4.2001.

IGNOAPS and NFBS, among others, are part of National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) and have been transferred to State Plan since 2002-03 and funds are released as a combined allocation for all the schemes of NSAP together. State-wise allocation and releases during the year 2008-09 under NSAP is at Annexure.

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, Shri Pradeep Jain ‘Aditya’ informed the Lok Sabha today.

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Unknown said…
where may i find the detailed summary of changes incorporated in I.G.N.O.A.P.S.?

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