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Date: 2025-09-25 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Central Government employees on Deputation/Foreign service to an organisation which is not a Central Government office may submit Physical ‘Form A2’ to opt for UPS

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The Ministry of Finance announced on January 24th, 2025 the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) in which Central Government employees on deputation or foreign service to organizations that are not Central Government offices and who are unable to apply for UPS, may physically submit the duly filled Form A2 to their respective nodal office of their parent organization. The nodal office will process the migration to UPS through the Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA). This scheme is applicable to new recruits joining the Central Government services on or after April 1, 2025, and offers an option to existing Central Government employees under NPS to opt into UPS. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) notified the PFRDA (Operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme under NPS) Regulations, 2025 on March 19th, 2025. The last date for eligible employees and past retirees under NPS to opt for UPS is September 30th, 2025. This announcement was posted on September 25th, 2025 at 4:17 PM by PIB Delhi. (Release ID: 2171176).

Key Entities Referenced

Unified Pension Scheme (UPS): Scheme allowing certain central government employees to opt in. Ministry of Finance: Ministry responsible for notifying the Unified Pension Scheme. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA): Regulatory authority that has notified the PFRDA (Operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme under NPS) Regulations, 2025. NPS: Scheme under which existing Central Government Employees may opt into UPS. Form A2: Physical form to be submitted by Central Government employees on deputation/foreign service to opt for UPS.
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Ministry of Finance Central Government employees on Deputation/Foreign service to an organisation which is not a Central Government office may submit Physical ‘Form A2’ to opt for UPS Posted On: 25 SEP 2025 4:17PM by PIB Delhi The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) was notified by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India on 24th January, 2025. The Central Government employees who are on deputation/foreign service to an organisation which is not a Central Government office and are unable to apply for UPS, may physically submit the duly filled Form A2 to the respective nodal office of their parent organisation. The nodal office will thereafter process the migration to UPS through the Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) system as per the prescribed procedure. The scheme is applicable to new recruits joining the Central Government services on or after 01.04.2025, and offers an option to existing Central Government employees under NPS to opt into UPS. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has notified the PFRDA (Operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme under NPS) Regulations, 2025 on 19th March, 2025 to facilitate smooth implementation of this framework The last date for eligible employees and past retirees under NPS to opt for UPS is 30th September, 2025. ******* NB/AD (Release ID: 2171176)

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