Unified Pension Scheme PFRDA Notifies UPS Applicable From Appear 1 Check Eligibility

Unified pension scheme: Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) is going to start from April 1, 2025 to give guarantee pension to central employees. Employees working in central government can apply for this on or after 1 April 2025. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has issued its notification under the National Pension System (NPS).

Registration for Unified Pension Scheme is going to start from April 1. For this, you can either apply online through Protean Cra portal (https://npscra.nsdl.co.in) or if you want, you can fill the form and submit it yourself. The minimum pension amount under UPS is Rs 10,000.

What is Unified Pension Scheme?

Registration for Unified Pension Scheme is going to start from April 1. For this, you can either apply online through Protean Cra portal (https://npscra.nsdl.co.in) or if you want, you can fill the form and submit the form through your department’s head office or Drawing and Discursing Officer (DDO). However, the benefit of this scheme will be available only to those government employees who have completed the service of at least 25 years. In the event of the employee’s death, there is a provision to give 60 percent of the pension amount as a pension.

Who can apply for UPS?

• The current center government employees who are in jobs till April 1, 2025 will also come under NPS.
• New employees recruited in the service of the central government will also come under NPS.
• Retired employees who were covered under NPS and have either retired by 31 March 2025, have taken voluntary retirement, or have retired under Fundamental Rule 56 (J), are eligible for UPS.
• If the employee dies before choosing the option of UPS after retiring, then the legally married wife/husband can join the scheme.

Different forms to be filled for registration of UPS

• If you are still doing a government job, then you have to fill the Form A2.
• If you are recently engaged in government jobs, then Form A1 will have to be filled for this.
• Retired government employees will have to fill Form B2.
• After the death of an employee who gets pension, his wife will have to fill Form B6.

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