Social security scheme

Atal Pension Yojana

A Government of India social-security pension scheme for eligible subscribers.

APY

Plan for a More Secure Retirement

APY gives eligible subscribers a choice of assured monthly pension. The contribution amount depends on the subscriber's age, selected pension amount and contribution frequency.

Subscribers may change their pension amount or contribution frequency once a year, currently in April.

Scheme details

At a Glance

The following APY details are published by APRB.

Scheme overview

A Government of India social-security pension scheme intended to support a pensioned society.
Choose an assured monthly pension of Rs. 1,000, Rs. 2,000, Rs. 3,000, Rs. 4,000 or Rs. 5,000.
Contributions may be made monthly, quarterly or half-yearly through auto-debit.

Eligibility

Available to Indian citizens aged 18 to 39 years through a savings bank account.
Visit any APRB branch to enrol.
Contributions continue until the subscriber reaches 60 years of age.

Pension benefits

The chosen pension is payable from the age of 60 years.
After a subscriber's demise, the same pension is payable to the spouse.
After the demise of both subscriber and spouse, the accumulated corpus is returned to the nominee.

Published forms

Forms and Documents

Open the locally hosted forms listed on the APRB APY page.

Published form · PDF

APY - Processing of Premature Exit Request and Forms

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Published form · PDF

APY Subscriber Registration Form

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