NPS gets new investment option: Pension body allows NPS funds to invest in these rupee bondsThe PFRDA has updated NPS investment guidelines, effective May 13, 2026, to include rupee-denominated bonds issued by the New Development B...
14 May, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Has government provided NPS tax benefit on self-contribution in new tax regime?NPS subscribers hoping for more tax benefits from Budget 2026 were disappointed. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's speech on February 1...
01 Feb, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
Income tax benefits of NPS under both old and new tax regime for government and private sector employeesList of tax benefits of NPS: The National Pension Scheme (NPS) is a prominent investment option for individuals seeking to secure their ret...
21 Apr, 2025, 12.51 PM IST
NPS tax benefits: How salaried, self-employed can claim tax deductions for NPS under old, new income tax regimeIncome tax benefits for NPS: You can claim tax deductions against NPS under three sections of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in India: Sections 8...
02 Feb, 2025, 02.27 PM IST
NPS Vatsalya tax benefits: FM proposes to cover NPS Vatsalya under 80CCD(1B) tax breakFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that NPS Vatsalaya subscribers would receive the same tax benefits under Section 80CCD(1B) as...
01 Feb, 2025, 03.52 PM IST
Can NPS Vatsalya help you get Rs 2 lakh tax deduction like NPS? Read the fine print carefully before investingNPS Vatsalya tax benefits: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched NPS Vatsalya, a retirement savings scheme for minors. NPS offer...
28 Sep, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
How NPS investment of Rs 50,000 can help you save more income taxNPS deduction of Rs 50000: Under the old tax regime, an individual can claim additional deduction of Rs 50,000 for NPS investment made. Thi...
12 Mar, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
How to save tax via NPS by investing Rs 50,000 additionallyIf you have exhausted the Rs 1.5 lakh limit under Section 80C, then additional tax can be saved by investing Rs 50,000 in NPS. This deducti...
16 Jun, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
You can invest more than Rs 2 lakh in NPS to save even more taxIndividuals investing in National Pension System (NPS) can claim tax benefit under three sections of the income-tax Act, namely - Section 8...
04 Jun, 2020, 02.51 PM IST
Why NPS investors shouldn’t worry about the fall in returnsActive NPS managers follow a multi-cap strategy to invest in stocks outside the Nifty and hence underperform when the market is biased towa...
05 Nov, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Tax Optimiser: Kadam can cut tax outgo by Rs 67K via NPS, tax free perksSudhir Kaushik of Taxspanner.com tells Anil Kadam that as the sole breadearner, he should buy a term insurance cover of at least Rs 1 crore.
01 Oct, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
What are the tax benefits of investing in NPS?An employee’s own contribution is eligible for a tax deduction --up to 10 per cent of the salary (basic plus DA)- under Section 80CCD(1).
10 May, 2018, 04.59 PM IST
Budget 2017 proposes increase in upper limit in NPS for self employedIn Budget 2016, maturity corpus of NPS was made partially tax-free by giving tax-exempt status to forty per cent of the total amount payabl...
01 Feb, 2017, 03.28 PM IST
Salaried Sreenivasan can cut tax outgo by taking home loan, medical insuranceTaxspanner estimates that Sreenivasan can bring down tax if his employer offers him NPS benefit and he takes a home loan and buys medical i...
16 Jan, 2017, 06.30 AM IST
How Mumbai based Mukherjee can reduce tax outgo by 34%Sudhir Kaushik of Taxspanner.com advises readers on how to restructure their income, investments and expenses to optimise their tax
05 Dec, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
Mumbai-based Narkhede can cut tax by investing in NPS, buying health insuranceSudhir Kaushik of Taxspanner.com advises readers on how to restructure their income, investments and expenses to optimise their tax.
17 Oct, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
- Q&A: NPS & tax benefits
Deduction on employer’s contribution to NPS is available over and above the limit of Rs 100,000.
20 Mar, 2012, 01.31 AM IST