In huge number Enrolments under Atal Pension Yojana (APY)

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The government has said that the total enrolments under Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has crossed 3 crore 30 lakh mark till 25th of August this year. The Finance Ministry in a statement said, more than 28 lakh subscribers were enrolled in APY in first five months of current fiscal.

The Ministry said that out of the total enrolments under APY, nearly 78 per cent subscribers have opted for one thousand pension plan while around 14 per cent  for five thousand rupees  pension plan. Besides, around 44 per cent are female subscribers and also around 44 per cent  subscribers getting enrolled are very young and belong to the age-group of 18-25 years.