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The NPS subscribers can withdraw after three years from the date of joining the system and a maximum of three times during the entire tenure of subscription under NPS, but the partial withdrawal is linked with contributions made by the subscriber.
Clarification to pensioners about the hike in exemption limit to Rs 3 Lakhs from Minister of State for Finance Shri. Shiva Pratap Shukla by his letter dated 14th November 2017.
Now, any Indian Citizen, resident or non-resident, between the age of 60- 65 years, can also join NPS and continue up to the age of 70 years in NPS. With this increase of joining age, the subscribers who are willing to join NPS at the later stage of life will be able to avail the benefits of NPS.
Simplification of pension procedure – i) Handing over of PPO to the retiring employee by the Head of Office before retirement and (ii) Submission of undertaking by retiring Government servant along with pension papers
PFRDA takes various initiatives from time to time in order to simplify and improve the operational issues in National Pension System (NPS) like new functionality development under NPS architecture, simplification of account opening, withdrawal, grievance management etc.
In the case of the member who superannuates on attaining the age of 58 years, and who has rendered 20 years pensionable service or more, his pensionable service shall be increased by adding a weightage of 2 years.
In 2013 we had recommended to the Parliamentary Committee of the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry chaired by Mr Hemanand Biswal the amount of 1000 Rs ( which is recorded in the report). In 2017 with inflation and consequent indexing it wall be Rs 2000/- which is half the minimum working wage as prescribed by Government of India.
Disbursement of pension and other benefits.- (1) The Commissioner shall, with the approval of the Central Board, enter into arrangement for the disbursement of pension and other benefits under this Scheme with disbursing agencies like post office or nationalised banks or Treasuries or scheduled commercial banks including regional rural banks or co-operative banks through electronic or digital funds transfer system.
Need to create awareness on pension at grassroots level
In order to facilate payment of Provident Fund and withdrawal benefit under EPS, 1995 to International Workers on the date of leaving service in India, the following instructions are issued:-
