National Pension Scheme for Traders, Shopkeepers and Self-Employed Persons has been launched on 12.09.2019 to provide old age protection to the Traders, Shopkeepers and Self Employed Person. The number of enrolments State-wise is given in Annexure.
As the scheme has been launched on 12th September, 2019 only, the Scheme is being popularised among the target groups. Further, all State/UT Governments were requested for popularizing and bringing more awareness about the Scheme. The progress of the Scheme is being reviewed regularly in the Ministry at senior level with State/UT Governments, for taking initiatives under Mission Mode.
| Union Territory-wise/ State-wise Enrolment under NPS Traders | ||
| Sl No. | Name of State / UT | No. of enrolment as on 26.02.2020 |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 5230 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 69 |
| 3 | Assam | 517 |
| 4 | Bihar | 778 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 4753 |
| 6 | Goa | 3 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 3094 |
| 8 | Haryana | 1354 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 77 |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir/ladakh | 73 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 371 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 798 |
| 13 | Kerala | 75 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 427 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 807 |
| 16 | Manipur | 32 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 26 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 0 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 11 |
| 20 | Odisha | 429 |
| 21 | Punjab | 193 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 675 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 0 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 377 |
| 25 | Telangana | 407 |
| 26 | Tripura | 312 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 10030 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | 742 |
| 29 | West Bengal | 446 |
| 30 | Andaman and Nicobar | 122 |
| 31 | Chandigarh | 1813 |
| 32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 6 |
| 33 | Daman and Diu | 6 |
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 0 |
| 35 | NCT Delhi | 105 |
| 36 | Puducherry | 121 |
| Total | 34279 | |
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.