Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) releases National Pension System data including Atal Pension Yojana (APY) for January 2021

Feb 16, 2021

The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 405.48 lakh by end-January 2021 from 333.38 lakh in January 2020 showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 21.63% (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	Jan-20	Mar-20	Jan-21	Growth % YOY
1	Central Government	20.83	21.02	21.61	3.74
2	State Government	46.94	47.54	50.43	7.44
3	Corporate Sector	9.26	9.73	10.90	17.71
4	All Citizen Sector	11.35	12.52	14.95	31.72
5	NPS Lite*	43.34	43.32	43.07	-
6	Atal Pension Yojana	201.66	211.42	264.52	31.17
Grand Total		333.38	345.55	405.48	21.63

*No fresh Registration permitted w.e.f. 01^st April 2015

As on 31st January 2021, total pension assets under management stood at Rs. 5,56,410 crore showing a Y-o-Y growth of 35.94% (Table No. 2).

Table- 2: Total Assets under Management under Nation Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana (Rs. In Crore)

S.N.	Sector	Jan-20	Mar-20	Jan-21	Growth % YOY
1	Central Government	136079	138046	177476	30.42
2	State Government	205737	211023	281356	36.76
3	Corporate Sector	40717	41243	58561	43.82
4	All Citizen Sector	12954	12913	19705	52.12
5	NPS Lite	3758	3728	4318	14.90
6	Atal Pension Yojana	10068	10,526	14994	48.93
Grand Total		409313	417479	556410	35.94

For further information on NPS and APY please visit www.pfrda.org.in

About PFRDA

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is the statutory authority established by an enactment of the Parliament, to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of the National Pension System (NPS) and pension schemes to which this Act applies. NPS was initially notified for central government employees recruits wef 1st Jan 2004 and subsequently adopted by almost all State Governments for its employees. NPS was extended to all Indian citizens (resident/non-resident/overseas) voluntarily and to corporates for its employees.

As on 23rd January 2021, the total number of subscribers under NPS and Atal Pension Yojana has crossed 4.03 crores and the Asset under Management (AUM) has grown to Rs 5,58,727 crores.