Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment has informed that The important measures taken by Government to make payment of pension to EPF pensioners in a hassle-free environment are as follows:
- The payment of pension is released electronically directly to pensioner’s Bank Accounts.
- The pensioners can submit life certificate online through Jeevan Pramaan/Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) App.
The details of number of pensioners under Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 across the country, State/UT-wise during June, 2019 along with pension amount paid are given below:
| STATE/UT-WISE PENSIONERS AND PAYMENT (As on June, 2019) | |||
| Sl. No. | State | Total pensioners in June, 2019 | Total payment in June, 2019 (Rs.) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 273523 | 341397545 |
| 2 | Andaman Nicobar Islands | 3433 | 3683382 |
| 3 | Assam | 50859 | 67515952 |
| 4 | Bihar | 192539 | 190029916 |
| 5 | Chandigarh | 42010 | 65182681 |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh | 87771 | 109053926 |
| 7 | Delhi | 138693 | 193129169 |
| 8 | Goa | 24792 | 30708043 |
| 9 | Gujarat | 394413 | 490424914 |
| 10 | Haryana | 142723 | 175150931 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | 34027 | 45374945 |
| 12 | Jharkhand | 150214 | 176688091 |
| 13 | Karnataka | 536419 | 591384323 |
| 14 | Kerala | 404103 | 495568521 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 212727 | 229732712 |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 1102677 | 1394750473 |
| 17 | Meghalaya (Shillong) | 4508 | 5896245 |
| 18 | Odisha | 162438 | 190760112 |
| 19 | Puducherry | 16303 | 22164845 |
| 20 | Punjab | 106998 | 138866330 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 164182 | 189834014 |
| 22 | Tamil Nadu | 737431 | 806152734 |
| 23 | Telangana | 362764 | 378973626 |
| 24 | Tripura (Agartala) | 7777 | 9637828 |
| 25 | Uttar Pradesh | 509220 | 534333295 |
| 26 | Uttarakhand | 58902 | 74045668 |
| 27 | West Bengal | 572477 | 647393537 |
| Total | 64,93,923 | 759,78,33,758 | |
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