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NPS - National Pension Scheme

Tier I and Tier II Account

Tier I – Tax Saving Account
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    Tier 1 account mandatory to join NPS

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    Investment is locked-in until the age of 60.

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    Withdrawals are conditional.

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    Tax benefits can be claimed.

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Tier II – Any time Withdraw
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    Only Tier-I account holders can open it.

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    No Lock-in period on investment.

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    Flexible Withdrawal & Exit Rules.

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    No Tax Exemptions on Contributions.

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What is National Pension System?

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A government sponsored retirement savings scheme

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Regulated by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)

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Allows regular contribution to a pension fund during working life

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Subscribers choose from Equity and Fixed Income funds to grow savings

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On retirement, a part of the corpus can be withdrawn in lump sum

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Balance corpus is invested in an annuity plan to secure regular income

How it works?

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Features

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Quick Account Opening

Open your NPS Account digitally in less than 20 minutes

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Flexibility

Start with just ₹ 1000 per annum through Lumpsum or SIP

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Portability

Seamlessly transfer pension account across jobs and location

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Low Cost

Annual fees on investment less than 0.09%

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Better Returns

Mix of Equity and Debt offers higher return than traditional retirement schemes

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Power of Compounding

Lock-in till 60 years ensure subscribers remain invested for a long period of time.

Tax Benefits

For Salaried Individuals

Category Section Investment Limit
Own Contribution 80 CCD (1) 10% of Salary (upto 1.5 lakh)*
Additional Contribution 80 CCD (1B) ₹50,000
Employer Contribution 80 CCD(2) 10% of Salary (upto 7.5 lakh)#
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For Self Employed Individuals

Category Section Investment Limit
Own Contribution 80 CCD (1) 20% of Gross Annual Income (upto 1.5 lakh)*
Additional Contribution 80 CCD (1B) ₹50,000
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Investment Options under NPS

Fund Options Risk Profiling Exposure Limit
Government Securities Low Upto 100%
Corporate Bonds Moderate Upto 100%
Equities High Upto 75%
Alternate Investment Very High Upto 5%

Active Choice

Under Active Choice, subscribers get the flexibility to decide allocation mix across 4 asset classes

Stocks (max. 75%)
Coporate Debt (max. 100%)
Government Bonds (max. 100%)
Alt. Investment Funds (max. 5%)
Total Allocation 100%
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High Risk

10.89%-12.05% p.a.

₹51.90 L - ₹60.20L

Note: Considering 7 – 10 years weighted average returns for an individual. For Alternative Investment Funds weighted average return has been considered since inception. (Source: NPS Trust - 06th Jan, 23 report ). Expected maturity values for an investment of Rs 10,000

Auto Choice

Under Auto choice, funds are invested across asset classes as per a pre-defined portfolio. Subscribers get to choose from Aggressive, Moderate and Conservative allocation. As a subscriber approaches retirement, exposure to more risky investments reduce automatically.

Conservative -

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9.93% - 9.94% p.a.

2.22Crs- 2.23Crs

Low Risk

Moderate -

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10.51% - 10.75% p.a.

2.52Crs - 2.66Crs

Medium Risk

Aggressive -

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11.48% - 12.00% p.a.

3.11Crs - 3.50Crs

High Risk

* Expected Maturity Amount for an investment of10,000 per month for 30 years

Exit & Withdraw

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Exit at Maturity (60 years)

  • Up to 60% of corpus can be withdrawn Tax-Free
  • Minimum 40% to be invested in annuity for monthly pension
  • If corpus ≤ to Rs. 5 lakhs, withdrawal of full amount is permitted
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Exit on Death

  • On death 100% of the pension wealth amount will be payable to the nominee/ legal heir of the subscriber.
  • There would not be any purchase of annuity/monthly pension.
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Pre-mature exit

  • Permitted only after 5 years of participation
  • Up to 20% of corpus can be withdrawn Tax-Free
  • Minimum 80% to be invested in annuity for monthly pension
  • If corpus ≤Rs. 2.5 lakhs, withdrawal of full amount is permitted
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Partial Withdrawal

  • Up to 25% of the contributions deposited can be withdrawn
  • In the entire life span, up to 3 withdrawals can be made
  • 1st withdrawal can be exercised 3 yrs after a/c opening
  • 2nd & 3rd withdrawal can be exercised anytime after previous one

Charges

Point of Presence (PoP) charges

Charge Head Charges
Account Opening ₹ 200
Contribution Processing 0.50% subject to min ₹ 30 and max ₹ 25000
Non-Financial Transaction Processing ₹ 30
Persistency Charges Transaction Value
₹ 50 per annum ₹ 1,000 - ₹ 2,999
₹ 75 per annum ₹ 3,000 - ₹ 6,000
₹ 100 per annum above ₹ 6,000
Applicable for subscribers (except corporate NPS) active for more than 6months with a POP.

Pension Fund Manager (PFM) Charges

AUM Slab (in Cr) PFM charges % for the Slab
Upto ₹ 10,000 0.09%
₹ 10,001 to ₹ 50000 0.06%
₹ 50,001 to ₹ 1,50,000 0.05%
₹ 1,50,001 and Above 0.03%
* UTI Retirement Solutions Ltd charges a fee of 0.07% under this slab.

Central Record Keeping Agency (CRA) Charges

Charge Head Kfintech NSDL
PRAN Generation ₹ 39.36 ₹ 40.00
Annual Maintenance ₹ 57.63 ₹ 69.00
Financial Transaction processing ₹ 3.36 ₹ 3.75

Other Intermediaries Charges

Intermediary Charge Head Charges (Annual)
Custodian Custodian Fee 0.0032% p.a
NPS Trust Reimbursement of Expenses 0.005% p.a

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