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Atal Pension Yojana (APY, translation: Atal's Pension Scheme), formerly known as Swavalamban Yojana (SY, translation: Self-Support Scheme), is a government-backed pension scheme in India, primarily targeted at the unorganised sector. It was mentioned in the year 2015 Budget speech by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. [1]
Atal Pension Yojana (Atal Pension Scheme) CS MoF: 2015: Pension: Original form in 2010 as the Swavalamban Yojana. [72] A pension program that allows people to make voluntary contributions within a certain range with a matching government contribution to receive pension in the future. By September 2021, non-metros subscribers numbered 3,77,00 ...
National Pension System, like PPF and EPF, is an EEE (Exempt-Exempt-Exempt) instrument in India where the entire corpus escapes tax at maturity and the entire pension withdrawal amount is tax-free. [3] The New Pension Scheme was implemented with the decision of the Union Government to replace the Old Pension Scheme which had defined-benefit ...
The Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) is a government welfare scheme initiated by the Central Government of India. Originally introduced as a pilot project for a duration of two years, the primary objective of the scheme is to provide financial support to individuals facing unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 1 ]
In the unified pension system, a civil servant contributes 10% of their salary while the government contributes 18% each month on their behalf. After retirement, the civil servant receives 50% of their basic pay of the average of the last 12 months preceding retirement. The pension is indexed to inflation and increases every years. [14]
2000: Annapurna Yojana is introduced to provide eligible beneficiaries, who were not covered under NOAPS, 10 kg of free rice. [2] 2001: NMBS is transferred to the Department of Family Welfare. 2006: Monthly pension amount for NOAPS raised from ₹ 75 (87¢ US) to ₹ 200 (US$2.30) [2]
The PFRDA ensures the orderly growth and development of pension market. PFRDA have set up a Trust under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 to oversee the functions of the Pension Fund Managers (PFMs). The NPS Trust is composed of members representing diverse fields and brings wide range of talent to the regulatory framework.
A pension recipient can receive an electronic Jeevan Praaman certificate by using this software and a fingerprint or iris scan, as well as the Aadhaar platform for identification. The certificate can then be made available electronically to the Pension Disbursing Agency.