National Social Assistance Scheme
| National Social Assistance Scheme (NSAP) | |
|---|---|
| Old age pensioners in Sarguja district of Chhattisgarh | |
| Country | India | 
| Launched | 1995 | 
| Status | Active | 
| Website | nsap | 
The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Government of India that provides financial assistance to the elderly poor, poor widows/widowers and persons with disabilities below a certain income threshold in the form of social pensions. The NSAP scheme only includes Below Poverty Line individuals as beneficiaries.