Regarding ‘Atal Pension Yojana’ which of the following statements is/are correct?

Regarding ‘Atal Pension Yojana’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme mainly targeted at unorganized sector workers.
2. Only one member of a family can join the scheme.
3. Same amount of pension is guaranteed for the spouse for life after subscriber’s death.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.(2016)

a) 1 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

C

Atal Pension Yojana is a government-backed pension scheme in India, primarily targeted at the unorganised sector.

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is open to all bank account holders who are not members of any statutory social security scheme.