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Sitharaman hits back at Congress for criticising Atal Pension Yojana
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) – the old age income security scheme for unorganised workers -- has given 9.1% returns since its inception in 2015, benefiting 64 million beneficiaries.
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi
Jairam Ramesh calls Atal Pension Yojana a ‘paper tiger’, Sitharaman counters
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh called Atal Pension Yojana a poorly-designed scheme that “needs officials to hoodwink and coerce people into participating in it”.
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 03:15 AM IST
Three social security schemes benefited 556 million people: Nirmala Sitharaman
The three schemes Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana aim at securing human life from unforeseen events
Updated on May 09, 2023 12:43 PM IST
Rajeev Jayaswal
Income tax payers barred from enrolling in Atal Pension Yojana from Oct 1
The government introduced Atal Pension Yojana on June 1, 2015, to provide social security to workers mainly in the unorganised sector. Subscribers of the scheme get a minimum guaranteed pension of ₹1,000 to ₹5,000 per month after attaining 60 years of age depending on their contributions.
Updated on Aug 13, 2022 12:28 PM IST
PTI |
Atal Pension Yojana sees 79 lakh new additions in FY21
During the financial year 2020-21, more than 79 lakh new APY subscribers joined Atal Pension Yojana (APY) leading total enrolments to over 3.02 crore as on March 31, 2021.
Published on Apr 22, 2021 11:11 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Srivatsan K C, New Delhi