Atal Pension Yojana

Atal Pension Yojana enrolments cross four crore, says Union Ministry of Finance

Atal Pension Yojana is the guaranteed pension scheme of the Government of India administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)

Number of pension scheme subscribers rise to 5.2 crore

Under the management of Atal Pension Yojana, the total pension assets stood at Rs 7.36 lakh crore, showing year-on-year growth of 27.43 per cent

Coronavirus Outbreak: PFRDA allows deferment of Atal Pension subscribers' contribution till June

In a major relief to Atal Pension Yojana (APY) subscribers in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, PFRDA has allowed deferment of their contribution until June 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt allows partial withdrawal for NPS subscribers for covering expenses related to treatment of COVID-19

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) on Friday said NPS subscribers will now be allowed partial withdrawal for covering expenses related to treatment of COVID-19

Union Budget 2020-21: Pension fund regulator wants govt to double tax benefit under NPS to Rs 1 lakh

Pension fund regulator PFRDA is pitching for doubling the tax benefit under the NPS to Rs 1 lakh in the upcoming Budget, according to a whole-time member of the authority

Now Overseas Citizens of India can also subscribe to National Pension System: Govt

Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) will now be eligible to apply for the National Pension System at par with NRIs, the government said on Wednesday

Budget 2019: Govt proposes raising income tax exemption for NPS subscribers to 60% of corpus; new limit applicable from April 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday proposed to exempt from income tax 60 percent of the amount received by subscribers of National Pension System on closure of account or opting out of the scheme

Modinomics underpins need for leader who can deliver political stability, economic development, argues BJP economist

The sheer pace of Modinomics, versus the laxity of Manmohanomics, is evident from the fact that of the 23 IITs in India, in 71 years of independent India, 30 percent were set up in just two years by the Modi dispensation!

How is PM Shram Yogi Mandhan Pension scheme any different from existing pension schemes, asks rural UP

With unorganised sector workers already eligible for the National Pension Scheme, and the APY, it seems unclear why PM-SYM has been launched, especially if it isn’t going to be bringing anything new, in terms of expanded coverage or increased amount, to the table. And if this is nothing more than an attempt at vote-bank politics, then rural Mau, at least, can see through it.

PFRDA chairman Hemant G Contractor hopes to reach 2.72 cr subscribers under APY, NPS by March-end

Pension fund regulator PFRDA has reached a subscriber base of 2.65 crore in its flagship National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) schemes and hopes to cover nearly 2.72 crore subscribers by the end of the current financial year