Number of Central Govt Pensioners

Number of Central Govt Pensioners

The approximate number of Central Government Pensioners as on 31/03/2021 is as follows:

S.No Pensioner/Family Pensioner Number of Pensioners including Family Pensioner
A Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) of all Ministries/Departments under the Accounting jurisdiction of Controller General of Account, M/O Finance.

(Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance is responsible for maintaining the pensioners’ data and incurring expenditure on payment of pension/family pension. Civil Ministries include all the CAPFs viz. BSF, CRPF, Assam Rifles, SSB, CISF, ITBP under MHA as
well.)
11,06,000
(3,50,000)
B Defence Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners)
(The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by
Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Ministry of
Defence.
34,10,567
(9,36,192)
C Railway Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners)
(The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by
Ministry of Railways)
15,54,585
(6,59,483)
D Telecom Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners)
(The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by
Department of Telecommunication)
4,67,751
(1,16,000)
E Postal Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners)
(The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by
Department of Posts)
3,23,562
(99,133)
  GRAND TOTAL OF PENSIONERS(incl Family Pensioners) 68,62,465
  GRAND TOTAL OF FAMILY PENSIONERS ONLY 21,60,808

* As per the data received from the CPAO, Defence, Railways, Telecom & Posts.

This information provided by Dr. Jitendra Singh in a Lok Sabha QA Session: Check here for complete details

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