India, May 8 -- The Atal Pension Yojana (APY), the Government of India's flagship guaranteed-pension scheme, has shown tremendous progress from its evolution in May 2015 to a present scale of 8.96 crore gross enrolments as of 31 March 2026. The progress highlights the acceleration in enrolments, gender-inclusive growth, assets under management expansion to Rs.51,416 crore, multi-channel distribution through banking networks, geographic penetration, and promotional activities and efforts being made by PFRDA to take APY to every possible eligible subscriber in the remotest corners of the country. With it's unique triple benefit, the APY stands today as one of the most successful mass-pension programmes.

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