Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) releases National Pension System (NPS) data including Atal Pension Yojana (APY) for May 2022
1. The number of subscribers in various schemes under the National Pension System (NPS) rose to 531.73 lakh by the end-May 2022 from 428.56 lakh in May 2021 showing a year- on- year (Y-o-Y) increase of 24.07% (Table 1)
Number of Subscribers in various schemes under National Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana
| S.N. | Sector | May-21 | April-22 | May-22 | Growth % YOY |
| 1 | Central Government | 21.82 | 22.90 | 22.97 | 5.28 |
| 2 | State Government | 52.37 | 56.09 | 56.40 | 7.70 |
| 3 | Corporate Sector | 11.58 | 14.34 | 14.69 | 26.83 |
| 4 | All Citizen Sector | 16.97 | 23.30 | 23.61 | 39.11 |
| 5 | NPS Lite* | 42.99 | 41.86 | 41.85 | -2.66 |
| 6 | Atal Pension Yojana | 282.83 | 365.39 | 372.21 | 31.60 |
| Grand Total | 428.56 | 523.89 | 531.73 | 24.07 |
*No fresh Registration permitted w.e.f. 01 April 2015
2. As on 31 May 2022, total pension assets under management stood at Rs. 7,38,314 crore showing a Y-o-Y growth of 21.54% (Table 2).
Total Assets under Management under Nation Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana
| S.N. | Sector | May-21 | April-22 | May-22 | Growth % YOY |
| 1 | Central Government | 1,89,699 | 2,18,646 | 2,17,627 | 14.72 |
| 2 | State Government | 3,05,998 | 3,70,069 | 3,70,443 | 21.06 |
| 3 | Corporate Sector | 66,583 | 91,420 | 91,669 | 37.68 |
| 4 | All Citizen Sector | 23,990 | 32,899 | 32,859 | 36.97 |
| 5 | NPS Lite | 4,459 | 4,646 | 4,575 | 2.60 |
| 6 | Atal Pension Yojana | 16,720 | 21,086 | 21,142 | 26.45 |
| Grand Total | 6,07,449 | 7,38,766 | 7,38,314 | 21.54 |
