Jan Suraksha schemes PMJJBY, PMSBY and APY complete 10 years
The three Jan Suraksha schemes — PMJJBY, PMSBY and Atal Pension Yojana — launched by PM Modi on 9 May 2015, completed 10 years on 9 May 2025.
Summary
The Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May 2015, completed 10 years on 9 May 2025. As on 23 April 2025, PMJJBY had over 23.63 crore cumulative enrolments with ₹18,397.92 crore paid; PMSBY had over 51.06 crore enrolments with ₹3,121.02 crore paid for 1,57,155 claims; and APY had more than 7.66 crore subscribers. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman described the vision as 'Securing the Unsecured'.
Key facts
- Launched
- 9 May 2015 by PM Narendra Modi
- PMJJBY
- 23.63 crore+ enrolments; ₹18,397.92 crore paid
- PMSBY
- 51.06 crore+ enrolments; ₹3,121.02 crore for 1,57,155 claims
- APY
- 7.66 crore+ subscribers
- Data as on
- 23 April 2025
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On which date were PMJJBY, PMSBY and Atal Pension Yojana launched?
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Correct answer: A — 9 May 2015
The three Jan Suraksha schemes were launched by PM Narendra Modi on 9 May 2015.
Which Jan Suraksha scheme had over 51 crore cumulative enrolments as on 23 April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — PMSBY
PMSBY had over 51.06 crore enrolments; PMJJBY had over 23.63 crore and APY over 7.66 crore.
Consider the following statements (data as on 23 April 2025): 1. More than 7.66 crore individuals had subscribed to the Atal Pension Yojana. 2. ₹3,121.02 crore had been paid under PMJJBY. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. ₹3,121.02 crore was paid under PMSBY; PMJJBY payouts were ₹18,397.92 crore.