Chhattisgarh has a total of 194,442 subscribers for Atal Pension Yojana (APY) which is the guaranteed Pension Scheme of Central government administered by PFRDA as on October 27, 2018, the Central Government has informed.
The total number of female subscribers in Chhattisgarh as per the Central Government data stood at 77,620 and Male subscribers at 116,810.
More than 27 lakh new subscribers have joined the Scheme during the current financial year, i.e. 2018-19. States like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka are the top contributors in APY enrollment, it informed in a press release.
The Scheme allows any Indian Citizen between the age group of 18-40 years to join through the bank or post office branches where one has the savings bank account.