Social Security

Highlights

  • Allocation for National Social Assistance Program (NSAP) has increased from Rs. 9,500 crore in 2017-18 (BE) to Rs. 9975 crore in 2018-19 (BE).
  • Allocation for the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) has doubled in 2018-19 (BE).
  • Old Age Pension has received major focus among the NSAP programmes with an increment of Rs. 438 crore.
  • Allocation for schemes like Aam Admi Bima Yojana, Swavalamban Yojana has gone down from 2017-18 (BE).