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Implementation of Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) under Central Govt ministries

· 2025-03-25
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Date2025-03-25
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicgeneral

Summary

Implementation of Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) under Central Govt ministries employees:(i) an existing central government employee in service as on Ist April 2025, who is

Text of the circular

pRda पेंशन निधि विनियामक और विकास प्राधिकरण

PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
PFRDA-17/07/0001/2025-SUP-CG Date: 25/03/2025
‘To All PAOs under CG ministries,
‘Sir/Madam,
_महौदय/महौदया,

‘Subject: Implementation of Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) under Central Govt ministries

As you are aware, Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) has been notified by Central Government
vide notification F. No, FX-1/3/2024-PR, dated 24/01/2025 issued by Dept. of Financial
Services, Ministry of Finance. PFRDA (Operationalization of the Unified Pension Scheme
under NPS) Regulations, 2025 has been notified on 19th March, 2025. The notified Regulations
‘can be assessed at: hips /Avwrw ptrda org inl/MyAuth/Adminvshowimg eshiml7ID=3484,

2. These Regulations enable enrolment of three categories of central government
employees:(i) an existing central government employee in service as on Ist April 2025, who is
covered under NPSi(ii) new recruit in the central government services, who joins service on
or after the Ist day of April 2025 ; and{iii) a central govertunent employers who was covered
under NPS and who has superannuated or voluntarily retired or has retired under
Fundamental Rules 580) on or before 31st March 2025 and is eligible for UPS or the legally
wedded spouse in case of a subscriber who has superannuated or retired and has demised
prior to exercising the option for UPS.

3. The timelines for exercising the UPS option are as given below:
Se Category of employee/subscriber [ Fiseives to cumcioe UPS option |

Ne.
1. _ | Existing Central Government employee | Within three months from
2. | Subscriber superannuated retired on or before | 01.04.2025
31st March 2025((or claiming UPS benefits) | =|
3. | New employees joining CG services on or after | Within thirty days of joining
the Ist day of April 2025 i

4. The enrolment and claim forms for all these categories of central government employees
will be available online from Ist April, 2025 on website of Protean CRA -
https: //rypscta.nsall.cv.in. The employees also have the option to submit the forms physically.
‘The subscribers are also being intimated through their emails for exercising the option.

5. All the nodal offices have an important role to play in the implementation of UPS. The
DDOs are required to login/activate/ reset their login credentials in coordination with CRA,
so that they can perform the activities under UPS through CRA system. Further, underlying
DDOs may be advised to reach out to the employees/subscribers for exercising the UPS
option and be ready for collection of required option Forms along with the supporting
documents, y

रू जब: 4
ई-&00, टॉवर-ई, पांचवां तल, वर्ल्ड ट्रेड सेंटर, नगर, नई दिल्‍ली-110929
GRATE 91-11-40717900, वेबसाइट: www.ptrda.org.in

E-500, Tower-€, Filth Floor, World Trade Center, Nauroji Nagar, New Dethi-110029
Phone: 91-11-40717800, Website: www.pirda.org ln

familiarize with the UPS scheme andl benefits
be undertaken by the office of PAO.

2; your office is requested to
Payable under it along with the operational rob

6: Further, your office is requested to kindly sensitize the underlying DDOs for undertaking,
their respective roles and responsibilities, for time bound implementation of UPS.

Detailed standard operating procedure regarding the above processes under the UPS shall be
made available shortly.

7. In case of further requirement of information, your office may contact the Protean CRA
officials at [email removed] oF shankeys@proteantech in,

Your sincerely,

sna OS

‘Chief General Manager! (मुख्य महाप्रबंधक)

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