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  Atal Pension Yojana: Cabinet approves continuation of APY till 2030-31, details here

  January 21, 2026 13:38 IST

  Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched on May 9, 2015 with the objective of providing old-age income security to workers in the unorganised sector.

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  Good news for NPS and APY subscribers: PFRDA to begin e-KYC services

  Business | February 09, 2021 17:27 IST

  National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) are the two flagship schemes of the PFRDA. While the NPS caters to the organised sector employees, the APY is designed to meet the pension needs of those working in the unorganised sector.

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  National Pension System Vs Atal Pension Yojana: Which is better and why

  January 09, 2021 9:30 IST

  NPS vs APY: National Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana are government-run schemes and promise maximum benefits. While the NPS was launched in 2004, the APY was introduced in 2015.

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  Atal Pension Yojana gets over 52 lakh new subscribers in FY21 so far

  Business | January 04, 2021 21:12 IST

  Over 52 lakh new subscribers have joined Atal Pension Yojana (APY) during 2020-21 so far, taking the total enrolment under the government's social security scheme to 2.75 crore at end-December, an official release said.  

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  Atal Pension Yojana has over 1.9 crore subscribers now

  India | November 04, 2019 17:21 IST

  "In this financial year, the response towards the enrollment of APY was overwhelming and more than 36 lakh APY accounts have been added till October 31, 2019 indicating a growth of 33 per cent in comparison to 26 per cent growth during the corresponding period, last fiscal," the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) said

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  Govt considering hike in pension age limit under Atal Pension Yojana

  Business | June 25, 2019 21:05 IST

  The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has submitted a proposal to increase the limit of pension and age which the government is looking into.  

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  Govt mulls raising pension limit up to Rs 10,000 per month under Atal Pension Yojana

  India | June 12, 2018 16:48 IST

  There is a need to increase the value of pension under APY, Madnesh Kumar Mishra, Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), said at a conference organised by PFRDA.   

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  Inflation under check; global economy, agriculture a challenge: FM

  May 23, 2015 14:47 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said inflation has been brought under control in the past one year but global economy and agrarian situation as well as domestic investments pose challenge to the Indian

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  RBI asks co-operative banks to appoint nodal officers for Atal Pension Yojana

  May 22, 2015 10:14 IST

  Mumbai: The Reserve Bank today asked Urban co-operative banks to appoint nodal officers for implementation of the government's flagship scheme, Atal Pension Yojana (APY), which provides for a minimum pension of Rs 1,000-5,000, depending upon

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  PM Narendra Modi to launch 3 major social security schemes today

  Politics | May 09, 2015 13:37 IST

  New Delhi: After Jan Dhan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch three mega social security initiatives -- one pension and two insurance schemes on Saturday.The schemes will be launched in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal

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  Kiren Rijiju to launch social security schemes

  Politics | May 08, 2015 12:51 IST

  Itanagar: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju will launch three universal social security schemes here tomorrow.The Minister would launch the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna and

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  Rajnath terms Budget as progressive, forward looking one

  Politics | February 28, 2015 16:28 IST

  New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today hailed the Budget presented by his colleague Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying he has presented a “forward looking” and “progressive” one that highlights the contours of ‘new