Fema / RBI : The issue concerns delays in pension credit caused by banks. The guidelines mandate 8% interest compensation for such delays. The ...
Finance : An overview of the NPS Tier I/II accounts, fund choices, eligibility, and withdrawal rules. Covers the 40% mandatory annuity purch...
Corporate Law : Learn about the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for Central Govt employees under NPS. Check eligibility, contribution details, assure...
CA, CS, CMA : Deduction under Section 80CCD(2) is allowed in the 115BAC regime for employer NPS contributions, with limits based on type of empl...
Finance : Compare UPS, NPS, and OPS pension schemes. Understand their features, benefits, drawbacks, and eligibility criteria to choose the ...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has issued a public notice cautioning investors about an unregistered website and mobile app offering high-return schemes. T...
Corporate Law : The guidelines prescribe a structured process for sponsor selection and pension fund registration. The key takeaway is that only f...
Corporate Law : Regulators have opened the door for banks to independently set up pension funds under strict eligibility norms. The move is aimed ...
Corporate Law : PFRDA consults on adopting dual valuation (Accrual/MTM) for Government Securities in NPS/APY schemes to stabilize NAV, reduce inte...
Corporate Law : PFRDA releases an exposure draft proposing amendments to NPS regulations, focusing on increased flexibility for exits, withdrawals...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that PFRDA Act, 2013 doesn’t prescribed any due date for payment of employee’s contribution to National Pe...
Income Tax : In the case of G.K. Reddy vs. DCIT, Madras High Court has directed the Income Tax Department to lift the attachment of a pension a...
Corporate Law : PFRDA has introduced NPS Sanchay as a simplified National Pension System variant aimed at expanding pension coverage for India’s...
Corporate Law : The government clarified that employees under the Unified Pension Scheme are eligible for Fixed Medical Allowance. The key takeawa...
Corporate Law : The circular allows PoPs to engage new categories like professionals, fintechs, and rural agents as Pension Agents. The key takeaw...
Finance : PFRDA has revised the charge structure for Points of Presence under NPS schemes, introducing onboarding and AUM-based annual charg...
Corporate Law : The regulator has introduced new operational guidelines for PoPs handling NPS-Lite to enhance accountability, service standards, a...
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Circular no.: PFRDA/2022/20/SUP-TB/1 | Dated: 11th Aug, 2022 To, All the NPS stakeholders Subject: Voluntary Contributions under D Remit enabled through UPI In continuation of our Circular no. PFRDA/2020/44/SUP-CRA/17 dt 01.10.2020 and Circular no. PFRDA/2021/6/SUP-CRA/5 dt 10.03.2021 vide which the features of ‘D-Remit’ and ‘Enablement of IMPS mode of contribution […]
Central Government NPS Subscribers can choose any one of the available PFs and Investment Option as per their choice among the following: A. Active Choice – 100% Allocation into Government Securities B. Conservative Auto Choice – 25% Allocation in Equity Asset Class C. Moderate Auto Choice – 50% Allocation in Equity Asset Class
Regulatory Sandbox (RS) nurtures responsible innovation in Financial/Pension/Retirement Planning services to promote efficiency, which eventually benefits the investors, Subscribers, consumers and users.
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) hereby reconstitutes Pension Advisory Committee constituted earlier vide Gazette Notification dated 16th September, 2020 with effect from 19th May, 2022. PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th May, 2022 F. No. PFRDA/17/RES/25.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 45 of […]
The paper observes that India’s pension-sector (NPS plus APY), provides a flexible mode of oldage income-security not only for salaried employees but also to the common person. In the recent 5-years, 2017-18 to 2021-22, subscriber numbers have multiplied over three-fold led by APY
The total enrollments under APY Scheme have crossed 4.01 crore as on March 2022 out of which more than 99 lakh APY accounts were opened during FY 2021-22. The scheme had seen this tremendous success due to the active participation of all categories of Banks. Around 71% of the enrolments done by Public-sector banks, 19% by Regional Rural Banks, 6% by Private Sector Banks, 3% by Payment and Small Finance Banks.
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) CIRCULAR No. CIR No.: PFRDA/2022/08/SUP-CRA/02 | Dated: 21 April 2022 To, Prospective APY Subscribers, APY-SPs & other stake holders for information Subject: eAPY – Ease of onboarding through Aadhaar The Government of India introduced Atal Pension Yojana (APY) for a pension inclusive society wherein every Indian Citizen who […]
1. INTRODUCTION A. Regulation 9 (3) (a) of the PFRDA (Pension Fund) Regulations, 2015, as subsequent amendments thereto reads that “a certificate of registration granted to a pension fund shall remain valid unless suspended or cancelled by the Authority”. B. Accordingly, these guidelines are being issued with the objective of opening ‘on tap’ registration of […]
National Pension System (NPS) is still not very popular amongst individual assessees for the simple reason that people are not familiar with the advantages of NPS. It is one of the best way of saving, steady returns & Income Tax benefits.
(1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Payment of Gratuity under National Pension System) Rules, 2021. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
