UPS Apply Date Extended: Last date to apply in UPS extended for 3 months, check new date

The government has started the Unified Pension Scheme on the demand of employees. Currently, employees coming under the National Pension System (NPS) can become a part of UPS. This is voluntary. This means that employees who come under NPS can become a part of UPS if they want.

The government has extended the last date to apply for the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). Central government employees who are currently under the National Pension System (NPS) can apply to become a part of UPS. The government has extended the deadline to apply for it to September 30, 2025. Earlier the deadline was July 31, 2025. This means that if you are a central government employee and you want to be a part of UPS, then you can apply till September 30.

The government has started the Unified Pension Scheme on the demand of the employees. Currently, employees coming under the National Pension System (NPS) can become a part of UPS. This is voluntary. This means that employees who come under NPS can become a part of UPS if they want. But, it is not necessary to do so. Central government employees who want to remain in NPS can remain so.

The central government started the NPS system for its employees from January 1, 2004. There is a big difference between NPS and UPS. NPS is a market-linked return scheme, while UPS is an assured pension scheme. In this, the employee gets pension according to his last salary. This simply means that the money of NPS is invested in shares, due to which its return can fluctuate. Because of this, there is some risk involved in it. If an employee does not want any risk in his retirement fund, then he can become a part of UPS.

Lakhs of employees of the central government were unhappy with NPS. They wanted a scheme like the old pension scheme with assured returns for themselves. In view of their continuous demand, the government announced UPS last year. The pension scheme which was in force before January 1, 2004, was a fully assured pension scheme. With the introduction of UPS, the government has fulfilled the demand of the employees for an assured pension scheme.

A person who starts a job in the central government on or after April 1, 2025 can become a part of UPS. For this, he will have to apply. He can apply on the eNPS portal (https://enps.nsdl.com/eNPS/NationalPensionSystem.html). If an employee does not want to apply online, then the option to apply offline is available. For this, Form A2 will have to be used, which can be downloaded by visiting https://www.npscra.nsdl.co.in/ups.php. After that the form will have to be submitted to the nodal office.

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