**Summary:**
The Atal Pension Yojana (APY), a social security scheme administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), has surpassed 8 crore total gross enrollments as of July 2025. In the current financial year (FY 2025-26) alone, the scheme added 39 lakh new subscribers. Launched on May 9, 2015, the APY aims to provide a universal social security system, particularly targeting the poor, underprivileged, and unorganized sector workers. The scheme offers a guaranteed monthly pension of ₹1,000 to ₹5,000 to subscribers post the age of 60, with provisions for the spouse after the subscriber's demise and return of the accumulated corpus to the nominee after the death of both. APY is open to all Indian citizens aged 18-40 years, excluding current or former income tax payers. The success of the APY is attributed to the collaborative efforts of Banks, the Department of Posts (DoP), State Level Bankers' Committee/Union Territory Level Bankers' Committee (SLBCs/UTLBCs), and the Government of India, along with PFRDA's outreach programs, trainings, and media campaigns.
Key Entities Referenced
Atal Pension Yojana APY: A social security scheme of the Government of India, administered by PFRDA, aimed at providing pensions to citizens, particularly those in the unorganized sector.
PFRDA: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, the administrator of the Atal Pension Yojana.
Banks: Financial institutions involved in the enrollment and administration of the Atal Pension Yojana.
Department of Posts DoP: An organization involved in the enrollment and administration of the Atal Pension Yojana.
SLBCsUTLBCs: State Level Bankers' Committee/Union Territory Level Bankers' Committee, entities involved in the implementation of the Atal Pension Yojana at the state/territory level.
Financial Year FY 202526: The financial year in which 39 lakh new subscribers were added to the Atal Pension Yojana.
Ministry of Finance: The government ministry responsible for the Atal Pension Yojana.
Delhi: Location of Press Information Bureau (PIB) where press release was posted.
Ministry of Finance
Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Achieves Major
Milestone, Gross Enrolments Surpass 8 Crore
Posted On: 25 JUL 2025 5:44PM by PIB Delhi
The Atal Pension Yojana (APY), a flagship social security scheme of the Government of India
administered by PFRDA, has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 8 crore total gross
enrolments with an addition of 39 lakh new subscribers in the current Financial Year (FY 2025-26)
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alone. This milestone comes as the scheme celebrates its 10 anniversary since its launch on May
9, 2015.
Launched with a vision to create a universal social security system for all Indians, APY is a
voluntary, contributory pension scheme, focused on the poor, the underprivileged, and workers in
the unorganized sector. Its remarkable success is a result of the dedicated and untiring efforts of all
Banks, Department of Posts (DoP) and SLBCs/UTLBCs and the continued support of the Govt. of
India. PFRDA has actively driven enrolments through outreach programs, trainings, multilingual
handouts, media campaigns, and regular reviews.
APY is meticulously designed to provide 'Sampurna Suraksha Kavach' (Complete Security
Shield), by ensuring a guaranteed monthly pension of 1,000 to 5,000 for the subscriber post-60
years of age, the same pension to the spouse after the subscriber’s demise, and return of the
accumulated corpus to the nominee after the death of both. It is open to all Indian citizens between
the age of 18-40 years except those who are or have been income tax payers.
"APY ka Saath hai to Jiwan ka Suraksha Kawach Saath hai"
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(Release ID: 2148460)