| State/Union Territory | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | | Female | Male | Transgender | Female | Male | Transgender | | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 3 | - | 18 | 21 | - | | Andhra Pradesh | 155 | 416 | - | 638 | 3,514 | - | | Arunachal Pradesh | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | - | | Assam | 23 | 96 | - | 172 | 690 | - | | Bihar | 65 | 260 | - | 220 | 1,314 | - | | Chandigarh | 13 | 24 | - | 136 | 396 | - | | Chhattisgarh | 12 | 50 | - | 221 | 855 | - | | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | - | 2 | - | 5 | 68 | - | | Goa | 21 | 35 | - | 322 | 687 | - | | Gujarat | 90 | 293 | - | 1,633 | 6,936 | - | | Haryana | 92 | 215 | - | 1,127 | 4,604 | - | | Himachal Pradesh | 13 | 53 | - | 65 | 387 | - | | Jammu and Kashmir | 4 | 27 | - | 57 | 243 | - | | Jharkhand | 30 | 105 | - | 226 | 1,309 | - | | Karnataka | 297 | 735 | - | 2,466 | 9,311 | - | | Kerala | 304 | 493 | - | 992 | 2,564 | 1 | | Ladakh | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Lakshadweep | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | | Madhya Pradesh | 42 | 118 | - | 478 | 2,239 | - | | Maharashtra | 575 | 1,271 | - | 7,535 | 21,948 | 1 | | Manipur | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | - | | Meghalaya | 13 | 15 | - | 15 | 55 | - | | Mizoram | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | | Nagaland | - | 1 | - | 3 | 16 | - | | New Delhi | 273 | 450 | - | 3,447 | 9,046 | - | | Odisha | 43 | 130 | - | 395 | 2,444 | - | | Others (NRI/Defense) | - | 6 | - | 15 | 116 | - | | Puducherry | 8 | 17 | - | 58 | 179 | - | | Punjab | 82 | 157 | - | 488 | 1,630 | - | | Rajasthan | 65 | 165 | - | 684 | 3,663 | - | | Sikkim | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | - | | Tamil Nadu | 422 | 989 | - | 2,328 | 8,696 | - | | Telangana | 22 | 86 | - | 721 | 3,251 | - | | Tripura | 2 | 16 | - | 11 | 62 | - | | Uttar Pradesh | 163 | 410 | - | 1,862 | 8,844 | 1 | | Uttarakhand | 19 | 56 | - | 214 | 1,092 | - | | West Bengal | 144 | 384 | - | 1,427 | 6,065 | - |
| TABLE 179: STATE-WISE AND GENDER-WISE SUBSCRIBERS OF NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME (NPS) ALL CITIZEN (Cont.) | | State/Union Territory | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | | Female | Male | Transgender | Female | Male | Transgender | | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 4 | 10 | - | 10 | 27 | - | | Andhra Pradesh | 1,473 | 6,878 | - | 1,734 | 7,562 | 1 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 5 | 21 | - | 28 | 74 | - | | Assam | 353 | 1,374 | - | 563 | 2,026 | 1 | | Bihar | 590 | 3,522 | - | 1,428 | 7,583 | 3 | | Chandigarh | 293 | 700 | - | 415 | 889 | - | | Chhattisgarh | 614 | 2,847 | - | 732 | 3,170 | - | | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 18 | 113 | - | 22 | 143 | - | | Goa | 527 | 926 | - | 721 | 1,137 | - | | Gujarat | 2,996 | 11,631 | 1 | 3,892 | 14,820 | 2 | | Haryana | 2,106 | 7,626 | - | 3,898 | 10,291 | - | | Himachal Pradesh | 172 | 912 | - | 320 | 1,451 | - | | Jammu and Kashmir | 113 | 513 | - | 161 | 743 | - | | Jharkhand | 613 | 2,918 | - | 776 | 3,881 | - | | Karnataka | 4,454 | 15,262 | 1 | 5,046 | 16,282 | - | | Kerala | 2,551 | 5,336 | 2 | 3,297 | 6,717 | - | | Ladakh | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Lakshadweep | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | | Madhya Pradesh | 1,819 | 7,988 | - | 2,187 | 8,440 | 1 | | Maharashtra | 11,619 | 31,199 | - | 12,322 | 33,512 | 3 | | Manipur | 27 | 81 | - | 68 | 140 | - | | Meghalaya | 61 | 113 | - | 56 | 117 | - | | Mizoram | 2 | 3 | - | 43 | 76 | - | | Nagaland | 12 | 30 | - | 29 | 61 | - | | New Delhi | 5,735 | 13,783 | 2 | 6,818 | 14,320 | 2 | | Odisha | 1,185 | 5,646 | - | 2,433 | 12,224 | 2 | | Others (NRI/Defense) | 134 | 1,303 | - | 156 | 1,039 | 4 | | Puducherry | 73 | 266 | - | 62 | 242 | - | | Punjab | 1,323 | 3,150 | - | 4,513 | 8,589 | 2 | | Rajasthan | 1,544 | 7,277 | - | 2,565 | 10,483 | - | | Sikkim | 6 | 20 | - | 14 | 84 | - | | Tamil Nadu | 3,630 | 13,219 | - | 4,040 | 13,911 | - | | Telangana | 1,129 | 4,856 | - | 1,249 | 5,220 | - | | Tripura | 26 | 147 | - | 44 | 215 | - | | Uttar Pradesh | 4,061 | 17,837 | 1 | 6,334 | 23,578 | 1 | | Uttarakhand | 440 | 2,020 | - | 722 | 3,139 | - | | West Bengal | 2,588 | 11,110 | 1 | 3,754 | 14,723 | 1 |
| TABLE 179: STATE-WISE AND GENDER-WISE SUBSCRIBERS OF NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME (NPS) ALL CITIZEN (Cont.) | | State/Union Territory | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | | Female | Male | Transgender | Female | Male | Transgender | | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 13 | 28 | - | 22 | 63 | - | | Andhra Pradesh | 1,832 | 8,094 | - | 2,847 | 11,449 | 6 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 13 | 65 | - | 28 | 81 | - | | Assam | 476 | 1,896 | - | 945 | 2,901 | 11 | | Bihar | 1,709 | 7,315 | 1 | 1,764 | 9,725 | 21 | | Chandigarh | 279 | 607 | - | 298 | 715 | 1 | | Chhattisgarh | 764 | 3,299 | 6 | 2,907 | 8,497 | 53 | | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 19 | 148 | - | 24 | 154 | - | | Goa | 538 | 814 | 2 | 483 | 881 | 2 | | Gujarat | 4,478 | 17,421 | 6 | 5,178 | 19,902 | 28 | | Haryana | 4,893 | 14,905 | 11 | 6,043 | 20,184 | 42 | | Himachal Pradesh | 250 | 1,226 | - | 468 | 1,961 | 3 | | Jammu and Kashmir | 168 | 712 | - | 207 | 755 | 1 | | Jharkhand | 974 | 4,788 | - | 1,184 | 5,927 | 8 | | Karnataka | 4,785 | 15,280 | 6 | 9,090 | 25,954 | 62 | | Kerala | 2,162 | 4,523 | 7 | 3,374 | 6,423 | 21 | | Ladakh | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Lakshadweep | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 | - | | Madhya Pradesh | 1,986 | 8,155 | 5 | 3,162 | 17,855 | 58 | | Maharashtra | 12,825 | 34,107 | 16 | 16,449 | 46,935 | 46 | | Manipur | 35 | 111 | - | 71 | 153 | - | | Meghalaya | 41 | 112 | - | 165 | 270 | - | | Mizoram | 26 | 62 | - | 27 | 91 | - | | Nagaland | 95 | 188 | - | 159 | 331 | - | | New Delhi | 6,205 | 12,424 | 5 | 5,652 | 12,789 | 13 | | Odisha | 1,966 | 7,202 | 1 | 3,576 | 12,086 | 39 | | Others (NRI/Defense) | 125 | 800 | - | 167 | 1,173 | - | | Puducherry | 59 | 262 | 1 | 179 | 429 | - | | Punjab | 1,675 | 4,163 | 3 | 1,831 | 5,544 | 35 | | Rajasthan | 5,203 | 17,741 | 5 | 3,282 | 12,466 | 5 | | Sikkim | 14 | 66 | - | 26 | 67 | - | | Tamil Nadu | 3,396 | 11,988 | 5 | 4,506 | 16,127 | 11 | | Telangana | 1,031 | 4,158 | 3 | 1,301 | 4,716 | 3 | | Tripura | 51 | 186 | 1 | 92 | 393 | - | | Uttar Pradesh | 8,878 | 28,826 | 16 | 8,629 | 37,838 | 125 | | Uttarakhand | 600 | 2,571 | 1 | 921 | 3,895 | 13 | | West Bengal | 2,893 | 11,652 | 3 | 5,027 | 19,120 | 22 |
| TABLE 179: STATE-WISE AND GENDER-WISE SUBSCRIBERS OF NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME (NPS) ALL CITIZEN (Cont.) | | State/Union Territory | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | | Female | Male | Transgender | Female | Male | Transgender | | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 30 | 126 | - | 156 | 356 | - | | Andhra Pradesh | 4,903 | 17,205 | 4 | 10,433 | 34,018 | 3 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 36 | 113 | - | 72 | 207 | - | | Assam | 1,431 | 4,132 | 7 | 2,830 | 7,621 | 15 | | Bihar | 2,175 | 10,377 | 7 | 4,820 | 23,577 | 4 | | Chandigarh | 467 | 994 | - | 839 | 1,556 | - | | Chhattisgarh | 1,104 | 3,869 | 2 | 4,439 | 22,253 | 3 | | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 40 | 236 | - | 69 | 336 | 1 | | Goa | 740 | 1,388 | 2 | 1,289 | 2,151 | 2 | | Gujarat | 6,836 | 23,698 | 21 | 11,005 | 36,120 | 17 | | Haryana | 6,004 | 17,960 | 28 | 8,208 | 20,380 | 6 | | Himachal Pradesh | 629 | 2,495 | 5 | 1,169 | 3,835 | 4 | | Jammu and Kashmir | 361 | 1,369 | 1 | 761 | 2,605 | 1 | | Jharkhand | 1,672 | 6,631 | 3 | 4,728 | 22,640 | 1 | | Karnataka | 10,428 | 27,052 | 35 | 19,051 | 40,875 | 28 | | Kerala | 4,138 | 8,510 | 11 | 10,458 | 16,778 | 7 | | Ladakh | 2 | - | - | 3 | 15 | - | | Lakshadweep | 1 | 18 | - | 3 | 6 | - | | Madhya Pradesh | 3,268 | 11,500 | 9 | 7,059 | 22,107 | 6 | | Maharashtra | 22,102 | 57,457 | 34 | 40,498 | 91,618 | 33 | | Manipur | 93 | 222 | - | 177 | 427 | - | | Meghalaya | 210 | 308 | - | 347 | 474 | - | | Mizoram | 80 | 117 | - | 72 | 105 | - | | Nagaland | 248 | 487 | - | 286 | 571 | - | | New Delhi | 7,895 | 17,847 | 6 | 13,669 | 28,431 | 2 | | Odisha | 3,375 | 11,553 | 13 | 6,093 | 28,577 | 9 | | Others (NRI/Defense) | 256 | 2,041 | - | 394 | 2,109 | - | | Puducherry | 229 | 525 | 2 | 345 | 1,003 | 2 | | Punjab | 3,048 | 10,823 | 27 | 4,122 | 10,173 | 6 | | Rajasthan | 5,329 | 18,160 | 20 | 7,960 | 27,004 | 14 | | Sikkim | 35 | 134 | - | 52 | 121 | - | | Tamil Nadu | 6,275 | 20,093 | 15 | 13,091 | 38,182 | 37 | | Telangana | 2,465 | 8,550 | 3 | 5,345 | 15,496 | 3 | | Tripura | 146 | 563 | - | 405 | 1,558 | 1 | | Uttar Pradesh | 11,326 | 42,649 | 98 | 20,283 | 62,437 | 56 | | Uttarakhand | 1,159 | 4,585 | 3 | 2,683 | 8,949 | 20 | | West Bengal | 8,927 | 26,251 | 16 | 17,360 | 56,908 | 12 |
| TABLE 179: STATE-WISE AND GENDER-WISE SUBSCRIBERS OF NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME (NPS) ALL CITIZEN (Concld.) | | State/Union Territory | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | | Female | Male | Transgender | Female | Male | Transgender | Female | Male | Transgender | | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 278 | 547 | 1 | 137 | 248 | - | 184 | 420 | 2 | | Andhra Pradesh | 13,879 | 40,146 | 2 | 16,344 | 39,825 | 15 | 19,481 | 46,111 | 21 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 62 | 146 | - | 94 | 170 | - | 156 | 240 | - | | Assam | 3,369 | 6,717 | 2 | 3,935 | 7,438 | 4 | 4,659 | 10,307 | 8 | | Bihar | 5,566 | 24,563 | 1 | 7,562 | 26,061 | 3 | 7,989 | 32,011 | 20 | | Chandigarh | 754 | 1,451 | - | 589 | 1,190 | 1 | 468 | 1,044 | - | | Chhattisgarh | 3,204 | 8,950 | 2 | 2,766 | 8,385 | 1 | 3,111 | 9,906 | 2 | | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 88 | 375 | - | 79 | 361 | - | 122 | 470 | - | | Goa | 1,327 | 2,108 | 2 | 979 | 1,647 | 2 | 997 | 1,915 | - | | Gujarat | 11,424 | 35,599 | 6 | 9,772 | 34,403 | 6 | 11,064 | 38,807 | 24 | | Haryana | 10,136 | 21,359 | 2 | 9,598 | 20,907 | 6 | 11,351 | 25,353 | 12 | | Himachal Pradesh | 1,374 | 4,132 | - | 1,724 | 4,893 | 2 | 1,979 | 5,783 | 3 | | Jammu and Kashmir | 634 | 2,090 | - | 727 | 2,863 | 2 | 976 | 3,248 | 2 | | Jharkhand | 4,878 | 16,661 | - | 4,042 | 13,261 | 3 | 5,214 | 15,782 | 11 | | Karnataka | 21,353 | 40,496 | 20 | 19,141 | 39,075 | 30 | 53,356 | 57,486 | 54 | | Kerala | 9,030 | 14,895 | 10 | 7,867 | 12,637 | 21 | 10,285 | 14,518 | 33 | | Ladakh | 4 | 17 | - | 1 | 10 | - | 7 | 3 | - | | Lakshadweep | 2 | 7 | - | 3 | 8 | - | 6 | 13 | - | | Madhya Pradesh | 8,387 | 21,480 | 5 | 6,431 | 21,283 | 4 | 7,084 | 24,240 | 5 | | Maharashtra | 45,332 | 97,776 | 15 | 38,789 | 83,652 | 20 | 44,488 | 1,00,228 | 23 | | Manipur | 189 | 322 | - | 184 | 353 | - | 334 | 586 | - | | Meghalaya | 315 | 412 | - | 302 | 485 | 2 | 523 | 716 | - | | Mizoram | 65 | 114 | - | 100 | 127 | - | 235 | 535 | - | | Nagaland | 207 | 409 | - | 286 | 383 | - | 348 | 502 | - | | New Delhi | 14,023 | 27,274 | 3 | 12,189 | 23,950 | 11 | 11,206 | 23,049 | 4 | | Odisha | 6,664 | 21,984 | 3 | 5,801 | 19,201 | 17 | 7,880 | 23,841 | 9 | | Others (NRI/Defense) | 341 | 1,804 | - | 920 | 3,511 | 5 | 1,230 | 4,612 | 2 | | Puducherry | 534 | 1,025 | - | 342 | 823 | - | 463 | 959 | - | | Punjab | 4,049 | 10,026 | 2 | 4,760 | 12,305 | 3 | 7,728 | 19,795 | 11 | | Rajasthan | 7,879 | 26,763 | 9 | 11,782 | 36,243 | 7 | 11,490 | 40,459 | 13 | | Sikkim | 90 | 155 | - | 176 | 318 | - | 149 | 201 | 2 | | Tamil Nadu | 16,354 | 40,160 | 18 | 15,110 | 36,579 | 25 | 22,049 | 45,004 | 35 | | Telangana | 5,474 | 15,221 | 1 | 8,201 | 20,306 | - | 10,771 | 25,119 | 9 | | Tripura | 559 | 1,609 | - | 664 | 1,946 | - | 719 | 1,822 | 1 | | Uttar Pradesh | 22,869 | 64,094 | 3 | 16,718 | 55,970 | 16 | 19,957 | 71,147 | 27 | | Uttarakhand | 3,146 | 9,125 | 3 | 2,621 | 6,499 | - | 2,904 | 7,834 | 3 | | West Bengal | 16,588 | 43,740 | 5 | 13,733 | 37,924 | 17 | 15,115 | 41,686 | 18 | -: Nil
Notes: 1. Permanent Retirement Account Number (PRAN) registered under All citizen sector is provided from 2015-16 onwards.
2. State/Gender identified based on the correspondence state code provided/updated as on March 31, 2025.
Source: Handbook of National Pension System Statistics 2024, Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority. | |