MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Financial Services) UPS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th January, 2025
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Financial Services)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th January, 2025
F. No. FX-1/3/2024-PR.—In partial modification of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No. F. No. 5/7/2003-ECB&PR dated 22nd December, 2003 and Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. F. No. 1/3/2016-PR dated 31st January, 2019, the Central Government has decided to introduce the Unified Pension Scheme, as an option under the National Pension System for the employees of the Central Government who are covered under the National Pension System.
2. The Unified Pension Scheme shall be applicable to such Central Government employees who are covered under the National Pension System and who choose this option under the National Pension System. It will have the following features:
Eligibility under the Scheme
- Assured Payout shall be available only in the following cases:
- (a) In case of an employee superannuating after qualifying service of ten years, from the date of superannuation;
- (b) In case of the Government retiring an employee under the provisions of FR 56 (j) from the date of such retirement;
- (c) In case of voluntary retirement after a minimum qualifying service period of 25 years, from the date the employee would have superannuated if the service had continued.
- Assured Payout shall not be available in case of removal, dismissal, or resignation of the employee.
Benefits under the Scheme
- Assured Payout under the scheme shall be as follows:
- (a) Full assured payout will be @50% of twelve monthly average basic pay, immediately prior to superannuation. Full assured payout is payable after a minimum 25 years of qualifying service;
- (b) In case of lesser qualifying service, proportionate payout will be admissible;
- (c) A minimum guaranteed payout of Rs. 10,000 per month will be assured if superannuation is after ten years of qualifying service;
- (d) In cases of voluntary retirement after a minimum 25 years of qualifying service, assured payout will start from the date the employee would have superannuated.
- In case of death of the payout holder after superannuation, a family payout @60% of the payout immediately before demise will be assured to the legally wedded spouse.
Lump Sum Payment
- A lump sum payment will be allowed on superannuation @10% of monthly emoluments (basic pay + Dearness Allowance) for every completed six months of qualifying service.
- The employee's contribution will be 10% of (basic pay + Dearness Allowance), with matching Central Government contribution credited to the individual corpus.
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A. Illustrative Examples of Admissible Monthly Assured Payout
- Scenario 1: The employee has 25 years of service, with a retirement corpus of Rs 50,00,000. The assured payout will be Rs 22,500.
- Scenario 2: The employee has 15 years of service, with a retirement corpus of Rs 30,00,000. The assured payout will be Rs 13,500.
- Scenario 3: The employee has 10 years of service, with a retirement corpus of Rs 25,00,000. The assured payout will be Rs 9,000, raised to the minimum of Rs 10,000.
B. Lump Sum Payment on Superannuation or Voluntary Retirement
- The basic pay at the time of retirement is Rs. 45,000, with Dearness Allowance at 53%. The lump sum amount is calculated as Rs 6,885 per 6-month period of service, based on the length of qualifying service.
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