NPS Sanchay scheme launched for informal sector employees: Age, eligibility criteria, minimum investment, withdrawal, exit, and other rules explainedPFRDA has launched NPS Sanchay, a simplified National Pension System variant, to serve India's informal sector employees. This scheme aims ...
06 May, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
NPS Swasthya: A cushion, not fill-in, for health coverCan the NPS Swasthya scheme be an effective substitute for a comprehensive health insurance plan that covers hospitalisation and related ex...
06 May, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
Sebi mulls allowing OBPPs to offer products regulated by IFSCA, tax-saving bondsMarkets regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed allowing Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs) to offer products or services regulated by Inter...
05 May, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Revised NPS Swasthya Pension Scheme rules: Onboarding fee, coverage, claim process, premature exit and moreNew guidelines for NPS Swasthya Pension Scheme PoC 2 are now in effect. Health insurance benefits are mandatory for subscribers. The scheme...
09 Apr, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
NPS gets wider reach: Pension body allows CAs, fintech firms, Gramin Dak Sevaks, Pension Sakhis and others to act as pension agentsThe Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority has expanded the National Pension System distribution network. Ten new categories, in...
30 Mar, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
PFRDA, NPS Trust ready for separation, awaiting amendment in Act by ParliamentFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced to separate the NPS Trust from the PFRDA with appropriate organisational structure, keepi...
05 Aug, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
PFRDA, government in talks to tweak law to cover retirement fundsThe government and the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) are discussing amendments to the law to ensure the regulatio...
19 Jul, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
NPS subscribers can now deposit contributions under D Remit using IMPS facilityCurrently, NPS subscribers could deposit their voluntary contributions under D Remit using the Net banking facility directly by using NEFT ...
11 Mar, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
Open NPS account from home; PFRDA allows onboarding subscribers via video KYCPFRDA has now permitted its intermediaries to use of Video-based Customer Identification Process (VCIP), in addition to the existing option...
08 Oct, 2020, 02.01 PM IST
New valuation norms to make debt investments under NPS saferAs per the circular, when new security is purchased for which market price is not available on the same day, then such a security will be v...
28 Nov, 2019, 10.29 AM IST
PFRDA asks pension funds to maintain MF holdings with SHCILPFRDA said that it has come to notice that "some pension funds" are not keeping some of the securities particularly mutual funds units with...
16 Feb, 2017, 11.52 AM IST
- PFRDA allows fund managers to invest in Tier I bonds of banks
"This will allow more flexibility and space for the pensions fund to explore new instrument in the best interest of subscribers," Pension F...
23 Sep, 2014, 06.22 PM IST
PFRDA proposes up to 25 per cent withdrawal from NPS after 10 yearsAs of now, partial withdrawals are not permitted and an NPS subscriber has to completely exit the scheme for withdrawal before maturity.
19 Jan, 2014, 02.04 PM IST
- Corporate pension fund norm within a month: PFRDA
Pension regulator PFRDA today said it would announce within a month the guidelines for managing the pension funds of companies.
23 Sep, 2009, 07.37 PM IST
- Investment norms for all citizens pension scheme by mid-April
Interim pension regulator PFRDA will come out with investment guidelines for its mega pension plan by the middle of this month.
03 Apr, 2009, 03.08 PM IST
- New pension system soon, to cover unorganised sector
Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority will soon roll out a new pension system to offer benefits to each citizen of the country, inc...
19 Feb, 2009, 06.52 PM IST
- RBI guidelines for banks to enter pension fund business
RBI on Thursday asked banks to form subsidiaries to undertake the business of managing pension funds, for which interim regulator PFRDA is ...
28 Jun, 2007, 09.40 PM IST