PrintFriendlyOver 65 lakh subscribers have enrolled in the Atal Pension Yojana so far this fiscal, taking the total enrolment under the scheme to 3.68 crore in the past six-and-a-half years, the finance ministry said on 05 January, 2022.
Atal Pension Yojana, the flagship social security scheme of the Government of India, was launched on May 9, 2015, to provide old-age income security particularly to the citizens in the unorganised sectors.
Apart from enrolments, the male-to-female subscription ratio of 56:44 is improving, and assets under management stand at around 20,000 crore.
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman said, “In addition to achieving one crore enrolment during this current financial year, going forward, we have the task of achieving pension saturation in the country and we shall continuously undertake proactive initiatives for achieving it.”