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

1.            The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 453.41 lakh by end-August 2021 from 365.47 lakh in August 2020 showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 24.06% (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	August-20	March-21	August-21	Growth % YOY
1	Central Government	21.23	21.76	22.15	4.33
2	State Government	48.61	51.41	53.41	9.87
3	Corporate Sector	10.35	11.25	12.05	16.43
4	All Citizen Sector	13.47	16.47	18.38	36.45
5	NPS Lite*	43.20	43.02	42.91	–
6	Atal Pension Yojana	228.61	280.49	304.51	33.20
Grand Total	365.47	424.40	453.41	24.06

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

2.            As on 31st August 2021, total pension assets under management stood at Rs. 6,47,621 crore showing a Y-o-Y growth of 32.91% (Table No. 2).

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

(Rs. in Crore)

S.N.	Sector	August-20	March-21	August-21	Growth % YOY
1	Central Government	1,58,513	1,81,788	1,99,528	25.87
2	State Government	2,46,256	2,91,381	3,26,112	32.43
3	Corporate Sector	49,765	62,609	73,077	46.84
4	All Citizen Sector	15,996	22,206	26,282	64.30
5	NPS Lite	4,053	4,354	4,563	12.58
6	Atal Pension Yojana	12,696	15,687	18,059	42.24
Grand Total	4,87,279	5,78,025	6,47,621	32.91

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