National Social Assistance Scheme

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National Social Assistance Scheme (NSAP)
Old age pensioners in Sarguja district of Chhattisgarh
Country	India
Launched	1995
Status	Active
Website	nsap.nic.in

The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Government of India that provides financial assistance to the elderly, widows and persons with disabilities in the form of social pensions. The NSAP scheme only includes Below Poverty Line individuals as beneficiaries.