Kolkata : PFRDA organized APY Felicitation cum
Strategy Review Meeting on 5th July 2024 at Taj City Centre New Town, Kolkata to
review the strategies of Banks and State Level Banker’s Committees (SLBCs) of
East Zone for FY 2024-25 for the expansion and comprehensive coverage of APY.
Further, the achievers during the FY 2023-24 were felicitated during the
program for their performance under APY.
The total gross enrolments under Atal
Pension Yojana have crossed 6.65 crore as of 30thJune
2024 of which more than 1.22 crore new subscribers were enrolled in F.Y.
2023-24 (the highest ever in a
financial year since inception). This achievement has a major
contribution from the States and Banks of East Zone.
Most of the SLBCs in the East Zone over-achieved the annual target of FY
2023-24 with Bihar achieving 177% of the target followed by Assam (159%) and
Jharkhand (158%). Similarly, the Regional Rural Banks of the Zone have also
performed well with Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank achieving264
Average Account Per Branch (AAPB). It was followed by Tripura Gramin Bank (197
AAPB) and Assam Gramin Vikas Bank (168 AAPB). As on 31st March 2024, APY gross coverage
in the states of East Zone has surpassed 1.93 Cr. enrolments.
Dr. Deepak Mohanty,
Chairman, PFRDA, in the keynote
address, gave an overview of the pension system across the world, the growing
old age population and the concerns of old age security keeping in view the
increasing longevity and the strain on public exchequer. He emphasised on the needs
for schemes such as Atal Pension Yojana which is a low cost,
low contributions pension scheme launched by GOI specifically targeted for the
informal and unorganised sector and has many benefits for the subscribers.
PFRDA, with a view to
promote and expand the coverage of the Scheme, has undertaken several new
initiatives, which includes conducting APY Outreach programs, Subscriber
Awareness Programs, releasing mass media campaigns, etc. Further, to enhance
awareness and the outreach of the Scheme in a simple and easy-to-understand
language, PFRDA has released a booklet consisting of a one-pager APY flyer/
handout in Hindi, English, and all other 21 languages that are included in the
Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Bengali, Assamese, Odiya, Manipuri,
Maithili are the Eastern languages which are part of the Booklet.
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