Over 520 lakh subscribers under NPS showed YOY increase of more than 22% as of March 2022

Last updated: 08 April 2022

Over 520 lakh subscribers under various Schemes of National Pension System as of March 2022, showing year-on-year increase of more than 22%

Total pension assets stood at Rs 7.36 lakh crore under management of Atal Pension Yojana (APY), showing year-on-year growth of more than 27%

The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 520.21 lakh by end-March 2022 from 424.40 lakh in March 2021 showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 22.58% (Table No- 1)

Over 520 lakh subscribers under NPS showed YOY increase of more than 22 as of March 2022

Table-1: Number of Subscribers in various schemes under National Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana

(No. in Lakh)

S.N.	Sector	Mar-20	Mar-21	Mar-22	Growth % YOY


1	Central Government	21.02	21.76	22.84	4.96
2	State Government	47.54	51.41	55.77	8.48
3	Corporate Sector	9.73	11.25	14.04	24.80
4	All Citizen Sector	12.52	16.47	22.92	39.16
5	NPS Lite*	43.32	43.02	41.87	-
6	Atal Pension Yojana	211.42	280.49	362.77	29.33
Grand Total		345.55	424.40	520.21	22.58

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

As on 31^st March 2022, total pension assets under management stood at Rs. 7,36,592 crore showing a Y-o-Y growth of 27.43% (Table No. 2).

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

(Rs. In Crore)

S.N.	Sector	Mar-20	Mar-21	Mar-22	Growth % YOY


1	Central Government	1,38,046	1,81,788	2,18,577	20.24
2	State Government	2,11,023	2,91,381	369,427	26.78
3	Corporate Sector	41,243	62,609	90,633	44.76
4	All Citizen Sector	12,913	22,206	32,346	45.66
5	NPS Lite	3,728	4,354	4,687	7.65
6	Atal Pension Yojana	10,526	15,687	20,922	33.37
Grand Total		4,17,479	5,78,025	7,36,592	27.43