This presentation provides an overview of India's new pension scheme for government employees, including railway employees, who joined service on or after January 1, 2004. Some key points:
- The new contributory pension system (NPS) requires employees to contribute 10% of their salary each month, which is matched by the government. Contributions are invested in schemes managed by pension fund managers.
- The NPS has two tiers - Tier 1 is a non-withdrawable pension account and Tier 2 is an optional withdrawal account with no government matching.
- At retirement, at least 40% of the pension wealth in Tier 1 must be used to purchase an annuity to provide a lifetime pension.