Parliament Question: Status of National Family Benefit Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1596 ANSWERED ON 28/07/2026 STATUS OF NATIONAL FAMILY BENEFIT SCHEME 1596. Shri Varun Chaudhry: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the budget allocated and utilised under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) during the last five years, State and year-wise; (b) the number of beneficiaries who have received the benefit under the National Family Benefit Scheme during the said period, year and State-wise; and (c) the reasons for delay in disbursing the benefit and the action taken, if any, for providing early disbursement? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN) (a) & (b): State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries (State/UT Cap) and funds released under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) during last five years is given at Annexure. (c): Under NFBS, financial assistance is released to the States/UTs based on proposals received from them, subject to the State/UT-wise beneficiary cap. As and when complete proposals are received, they are processed expeditiously for release of funds. States/UTs are regularly requested through letters, review meetings to submit complete proposals in a timely manner to facilitate early processing and disbursement of benefits. With effect from 2026–27, funds under NFBS are being released through SNA-SPARSH mechanism. Under this mechanism, States/UTs with legislature, after onboarding on SNA-SPARSH, utilize funds against the Mother Sanction issued by the Ministry. Accordingly, for the first instalment of 2026–27, the Ministry has issued a Mother Sanction of ₹369.25 crore under NFBS to the States/UTs. Page 1 of 3States/UTs that have completed onboarding on SNA-SPARSH are able to utilize the Mother Sanction for disbursement of benefits under NFBS. The Ministry is regularly following up with the other States/UTs to complete the onboarding process and is providing necessary handholding and technical support to facilitate their early onboarding on SNA-SPARSH. ***** Page 2 of 3ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTs (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1596 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2026 REGARDING STATUS OF NATIONAL FAMILY BENEFIT SCHEME State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries (State/UT Cap) and funds released under NFBS during last five years Sl. States/UTs Funds released (Rs. in crore) State/UT Cap/ No. 2021-22 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- Ceiling (In no.) 23 24 25 26 1 Andhra Pradesh 16.85 22.47 28.08 22.47 22.47 10906 2 Bihar 0.00 0.00 36.93 27.22 28.47 35859 3 Chhattisgarh 11.68 27.00 0.00 23.47 11.87 12801 4 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 225 5 Gujarat 11.13 16.52 16.52 16.52 10.85 10695 6 Haryana 0.00 17.13 0.00 10.70 8.36 4154 7 Himachal Pradesh 0.70 1.06 2.47 0.00 2.82 684 8 Jharkhand 11.89 30.03 0.00 2.60 7.29 14148 9 Karnataka 18.86 27.73 0.00 0.00 47.15 18312 10 Kerala 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4358 11 Madhya Pradesh 31.75 57.09 8.90 14.12 15.88 30826 12 Maharashtra 34.91 21.97 0.00 0.00 0.00 34987 13 Odisha 16.30 38.63 52.48 31.64 49.85 24697 14 Punjab 0.51 0.00 1.38 0.62 0.00 2673 15 Rajasthan 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12347 16 Tamil Nadu 0.00 19.00 9.34 8.17 12.06 18445 17 Telangana 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7794 18 Uttar Pradesh 150.53 150.53 112.90 164.24 112.90 73075 19 Uttarakhand 0.00 0.00 1.42 1.77 0.00 4808 20 West Bengal 27.10 25.91 62.89 44.40 44.40 21553 21 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 346 22 Assam 0.00 0.00 0.00 21.93 0.00 8524 23 Manipur 0.34 1.72 1.03 0.16 1.56 669 24 Meghalaya 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 781 25 Mizoram 0.20 0.41 0.30 0.61 0.30 197 26 Nagaland 0.83 1.10 0.83 1.38 1.38 535 27 Sikkim 0.00 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 175 28 Tripura 1.01 0.00 1.01 0.51 1.01 984 29 A&N Islands 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 86 30 Chandigarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 80 31 D&N Haveli and 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 119 D&D 32 NCT Delhi 3.51 0.00 0.00 1.17 1.13 2270 33 J&K 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 323 34 Ladakh 0.00 0.37 0.00 0.52 0.00 112 35 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9 36 Puducherry 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 283 GRAND TOTAL 339.25 458.88 336.48 394.19 380.14 358840 ***** Page 3 of 3