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FLAGSHIP | Social Security

11 Years of PMSBY, PMJJBY, and APY

Social Security Families Secured
Shield of
Insurance and Futures Assured
Pensions

From making dreams a reality to restoring dignity, and Security for All—embodying
the spirit of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas remains a top priority for the current
government. With this aim, on May 9, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima
Yojana, and the Atal Pension Yojana schemes that are now completing 11 years. The
massive reach of these three public security schemes can be gauged from the fact
that they have already recorded over 92 crore registrations to date.

ntil 2014, approximately 80–90 percent of on May 9, 2015—speaking from West Bengal—Prime
the Indian population possessed neither any Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated the govern-
Uform of insurance coverage nor any prospect ment’s deep sense of duty and sensitivity toward the
of a pension. To put it simply, more than 100 crore poor and the needy by simultaneously launching two
(1 billion) people were left without the safety cover of insurance schemes and one pension scheme. At the
insurance or pension security. Against this backdrop, time, Prime Minister Modi had remarked that the

Pradhan Mantri
Suraksha Bima Greater
Yojana than the
57.11 Crore population
of the USA
Registrations

Pradhan Mantri
Jeevan Jyoti Bima Greater
Yojana than the
population
26.31 Crore of Pakistan
Registrations

Greater
than the
Atal Pension Yojana population
8.71 Crore of Germany
Registrations

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