National Pension System News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Govt staff under Unified Pension Scheme to get gratuity benefits: Minister
New Delhi, June 18: Central government employees covered under the Unified Pension Scheme will now be eligible for retirement and death gratuity benefits, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, announced on Wednesday.
Private sector subscribers under NPS cross over 12 lakh in FY25
New Delhi, April 23: The National Pension System (NPS) has achieved significant growth of private sector subscriber enrolment of over 12 lakh during 2024-25, taking total subscriber number to over 165 lakh by March 2025, according to the government.
NPS corpus shoots up to Rs 14.4 lakh crore: PFRDA chairman
New Delhi, April 5: The National Pension System (NPS) has emerged as a cornerstone of India's pension sector with an accumulated corpus of Rs 14.4 lakh crore and 8.4 crore subscribers under NPS and the Atal Pension Yojana (APY), according to PFRDA chairman Deepak Mohanty.
PFRDA notifies regulations for operationalisation of Unified Pension Scheme
New Delhi, March 20: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), through a gazette notification dated March 19, 2025, has issued regulations for the operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) under the National Pension System (NPS), 2025.
Pension AUM in India to reach Rs 118 lakh crore by 2030, NPS to constitute 25 pc
Mumbai, Feb 22: India's pension assets under management (AUM) is expected to reach a massive Rs 118 lakh crore by 2030, with the National Pension System (NPS) likely to constitute approximately 25 per cent of this total, according to a new report.
Centre notifies Unified Pension Scheme for govt staff
New Delhi, Jan 26: The Union Finance Ministry has notified the operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) as an option under the National Pension System (NPS) for Central government employees with effect from April 1, which will ensure them guaranteed retirement benefits.