Based on the pension amount chosen, the enrolled person qualifies to get a monthly pension after the age of 60 years. The pension denomination amounts available are Rs.1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 and 5,000. To be eligible for this scheme, the enrollee is required to pay a fixed sum on a monthly basis into the fund until the age of 60 years. If the member dies during the pension period, their spouse continues receiving a pension and the nominee receives the accrued corpus after the death of the spouse. In order to fulfill national objectives of financial inclusion, the government will co-contribute 50 percent of the member’s contribution or Rs.1,000 for a continuous period of 5 years to add monetary value to the corpus.
Features and Benefits of SBI Atal Pension Yojana
- Open to all Indian citizens between the age band of 18-40 years. Assuming a situation where the age of the subscriber is 40 years, at least 20 years of contribution from the user is required to be eligible for a pension after 60 years.
- The subscriber has to pay a nominal amount per month which makes them eligible for a guaranteed monthly pension amount ranging from Rs.1,000 to Rs.5,000 to that helps in managing the financial obligations of life after retirement to a certain extent.
- The APY is available to non-taxpayers and persons who are not a member of any other social security scheme to ensure the objectives to provide pension to the labor class workers are met.
- Under SBI Atal Pension Yojana scheme, the subscriber is free to choose a pension amount of his choice on the basis of which the monthly contribution is determined.
- All existing members of the now-defunct Swavalamban scheme will be migrated to the APY to ensure a single national pension scheme.
- The value of the fund is enhanced during the first five years since the government proactively contributes a significant amount to the corpus.
Refer to the table below to understand the estimated contribution per month at different ages.
Age | Number of years you’re required to contribute | Pension of Rs.1,000 per month | Pension of Rs.2,000 per month | Pension of 3,000 per month | Pension of 4,000 per month | Pension of Rs 5,000 per month |
18 years | 42 years | Rs 42 | Rs 84 | Rs 126 | Rs 168 | Rs 210 |
19 years | 41 years | Rs 46 | Rs 92 | Rs 138 | Rs 183 | Rs 228 |
20 years | 40 years | Rs 50 | Rs 100 | Rs 150 | Rs 198 | Rs 248 |
21 years | 39 years | Rs 54 | Rs 108 | Rs 162 | Rs 215 | Rs 269 |
22 years | 38 years | Rs 59 | Rs 117 | Rs 177 | Rs 234 | Rs 292 |
23 years | 37 years | Rs 64 | Rs 127 | Rs 192 | Rs 254 | Rs 318 |
24 years | 36 years | Rs 70 | Rs 139 | Rs 208 | Rs 277 | Rs 346 |
25 years | 35 years | Rs 76 | Rs 151 | Rs 226 | Rs 301 | Rs 376 |
26 years | 34 years | Rs 82 | Rs 164 | Rs 246 | Rs 327 | Rs 409 |
27 years | 33 years | Rs 90 | Rs 178 | Rs 268 | Rs 356 | Rs 446 |
28 years | 32 years | Rs 97 | Rs 194 | Rs 292 | Rs 388 | Rs 485 |
29 years | 31 years | Rs 106 | Rs 212 | Rs 318 | Rs 423 | Rs 529 |
30 years | 30 years | Rs 116 | Rs 231 | Rs 347 | Rs 462 | Rs 577 |
31 years | 29 years | Rs 126 | Rs 252 | Rs 379 | Rs 504 | Rs 630 |
32 years | 28 years | Rs 138 | Rs 276 | Rs 414 | Rs 551 | Rs 689 |
33 years | 27 years | Rs 151 | Rs 302 | Rs 453 | Rs 602 | Rs 752 |
34 years | 26 years | Rs 165 | Rs 330 | Rs 495 | Rs 659 | Rs 824 |
35 years | 25 years | Rs 181 | Rs 362 | Rs 543 | Rs 722 | Rs 902 |
36 years | 24 years | Rs 198 | Rs 396 | Rs 594 | Rs 792 | Rs 990 |
37 years | 23 years | Rs 218 | Rs 436 | Rs 654 | Rs 870 | Rs 1,087 |
38 years | 22 years | Rs 240 | Rs 480 | Rs 720 | Rs 957 | Rs 1,196 |
39 years | 21 years | Rs 264 | Rs 528 | Rs 792 | Rs 1,054 | Rs 1,318 |
40 years | 20 years | Rs 291 | Rs 582 | Rs 873 | Rs 1,164 | Rs 1,454 |
SBI Atal Pension Yojana Eligibility
- The applicant should be atleast 18 years old with an upper cap of 40 years.
- Should hold an active bank account with SBI to aid monthly transactions. The account should be KYC compliant.