NEW DELHI , Sep 04: The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified in the official Gazette on the Central Civil Services (Implementation of the Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System) Rules, 2025 for regulating the service matters relating to benefits under the Unified Pension Scheme in respect of Central Government employees opting for UPS as an option under the NPS.
The Union Cabinet had approved on 24.08.2024 for introduction of a Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). Accordingly, Department of Financial Services had notified the UPS on 24.01.2025 as an option/ scheme under the NPS for which the employees covered under NPS has to submit his option. Effective date of operationalization of the UPS is 01.04.2025.
Thereafter, PFRDA has notified the PFRDA (Operationalisation of Unified Pension Scheme under National Pension System) Regulations, 2025 on 19.03.2025.
The Central Civil Services (Implementation of the Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System) Rules, 2025 inter-alia covers the following: Enrolment under Unified Pension Scheme, Switch facility form UPS to NPS one year before the date of retirement or 3 months before the VRS. Contributions by the employee and the Government Compensation to be paid to the Government servant in case of delay in registration and credit of contributions to the NPS Account Option for benefits under the CCS(Pension) Rules or UPS regulations in the event of death or disability of Government servant during service.
Benefits payable on retirement on superannuation, premature retirement, voluntary retirement, absorption in autonomous body or PSU, retirement on invalidation and resignation from service. Effect of compulsory retirement /dismissal/removal from service Effect of departmental/judicial proceedings pending at the time of retirement.
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