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Central Government Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services

Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)

एकीकृत पेंशन योजना (UPS)

Launched: 2025-04-01

Overview

Objective: Provide assured, inflation-indexed pension to central government employees as an alternative under NPS. Beneficiaries: Central government employees under NPS; 1.22 lakh employees opted by November 30, 2025. Key Features: - Effective from: April 1, 2025 - Assured pension: 50% of average basic pay of last 12 months (for 25+ years service) - Proportionate pension for 10-25 years of service - Minimum pension: Rs 10,000/month (after 10 years of service) - Family pension: 60% of pension to spouse upon retiree's demise - Lump sum: 1/10th of monthly emoluments (pay + DA) per 6 months of service, plus gratuity - Inflation-indexed to All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) - Employee contribution: 10% of Basic Pay + DA; Government: 18.5% (10% matching + 8.5% pool corpus) - One-time, one-way switch option from NPS to UPS - Opt-in deadline extended to November 30, 2025 (from September 30, 2025) Eligibility: Central government employees currently under NPS. In news: October-November 2025 — opt-in deadline extended; 1.22 lakh employees opted in.

हिंदी सारांश

उद्देश्य: केंद्र सरकार के कर्मचारियों को NPS के तहत विकल्प के रूप में सुनिश्चित, मुद्रास्फीति-समायोजित पेंशन प्रदान करना। लाभार्थी: NPS के तहत केंद्र सरकार के कर्मचारी; 30 नवंबर 2025 तक 1.22 लाख कर्मचारियों ने चुना। मुख्य विशेषताएं: - प्रभावी: 1 अप्रैल 2025 से - सुनिश्चित पेंशन: अंतिम 12 महीनों के औसत मूल वेतन का 50% (25+ वर्ष सेवा हेतु) - 10-25 वर्ष सेवा के लिए आनुपातिक पेंशन - न्यूनतम पेंशन: 10,000 रुपये/माह (10 वर्ष सेवा के बाद) - पारिवारिक पेंशन: सेवानिवृत्त की मृत्यु पर पति/पत्नी को पेंशन का 60% - एकमुश्त: प्रति 6 माह सेवा पर मासिक परिलब्धियों (वेतन + DA) का 1/10वां भाग, ग्रेच्युटी सहित - AICPI-IW से मुद्रास्फीति-समायोजित - कर्मचारी अंशदान: मूल वेतन + DA का 10%; सरकार: 18.5% - NPS से UPS में एक बार, एकतरफा स्विच विकल्प - ऑप्ट-इन की अंतिम तिथि 30 नवंबर 2025 तक बढ़ाई गई पात्रता: वर्तमान में NPS के तहत केंद्र सरकार के कर्मचारी।

Key Points

  • Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) effective from 1 April 2025 provides assured inflation-indexed pension to central government employees under NPS
  • Assured pension of 50% of average basic pay of last 12 months for 25+ years service; proportionate for 10-25 years; minimum Rs 10,000/month after 10 years
  • Family pension: 60% of pension to spouse upon retiree's demise; lump sum of 1/10th of monthly emoluments per 6 months of service plus gratuity
  • Employee contribution: 10% of Basic Pay + DA; Government contribution: 18.5% (10% matching + 8.5% pool corpus)
  • Pension indexed to All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW); one-time one-way switch option from NPS to UPS
  • 1.22 lakh employees opted in by November 30, 2025; opt-in deadline extended from September 30 to November 30, 2025

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