PFRDA releases NPS data including Atal Pension Yojana for April 2021

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

1. The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 426.75 lakh by end-April 2021 from 346.01 lakh in April 2020 showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 23.33% (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	April-20	March-21	April-21	Growth %YOY
1	Central Government	21.02	21.76	21.80	3.71
2	State Government	47.61	51.41	52.10	9.43
3	Corporate Sector	9.92	11.25	11.42	15.12
4	All Citizen Sector	12.70	16.47	16.72	31.65
5	NPS Lite*	43.31	43.02	43.00	–
6	Atal Pension Yojana	211.45	280.49	281.71	33.23
Grand Total	346.01	424.40	426.75	23.33

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

2.  As on 30^th April 2021, total pension assets under management stood at Rs. 5,89,854 crore showing a Y-o-Y growth of 36.05% (Table No. 2).

     Table- 2: Total Assets under Management under Nation Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana

(Rs. In Crore)

S.N.	Sector	April-20	March-21	April-21	Growth %YOY
1	Central Government	1,43,129	1,81,788	1,84,956	29.22
2	State Government	2,18,389	2,91,381	2,97,272	36.12
3	Corporate Sector	43,349	62,609	64,158	48.00
4	All Citizen Sector	13,920	22,206	22,943	64.82
5	NPS Lite	3,823	4,354	4,389	14.81
6	Atal Pension Yojana	10,946	15,687	16,136	47.41
Grand Total	4,33,556	5,78,025	5,89,854	36.05

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