Partial Withdrawal

 

Partial Withdrawal


Following are the conditions for availing Partial Withdrawal:

  1. The Subscriber shall have been in the NPS at least for the period of three years from the date of joining NPS
  2. The Subscriber shall be allowed to withdraw only a maximum of three times during the entire tenure of subscription.
  3.  The Subscriber can opt for withdrawal not exceeding 25% of contributions made by him/her in the first withdrawal. For next two withdrawals, 25% of incremental contributions only will be considered.

Withdrawal is allowed only against the specified reasons such as,

  1. Higher education of children
  2. Marriage of children
  3. For the purchase/construction of residential house.
  4. For treatment of specified illnesses for Subscriber, Spouse, children.
  5. To meet medical and incidental expenses arising out of the disability or incapacitation suffered by the Subscriber
  6.  For Skill development/re-skilling or any other self-development activities
  7. For Establishment of own venture or any start-up (Only for ’All Citizens’ Sector Subscribers).

The Partially Withdrawn amount will be tax exempted


“EXIT” under NPS for Central Govt Employees

  • Upon Normal Retirement/Superannuation
  • Pre-mature Exit
  • Exit upon Death

Upon Normal Retirement/Superannuation

At least 40% of the accumulated pension wealth of the Subscriber needs to be utilized for purchase of an Annuity providing for monthly pension to the Subscriber and the balance pension wealth is paid as lump sum to the Subscriber. In case, the total corpus in the NPS account is less than or equal to Rs. 5 lakh, Subscriber can avail the option of complete (100%) Withdrawal.


Pre-mature Exit


At least 80% of the accumulated pension wealth of the Subscriber needs to be utilized for purchase of an Annuity providing for monthly pension to the Subscriber and the balance pension wealth is paid as a lump sum to the Subscriber. In case the total corpus in the NPS account is less than or equal to Rs. 2.5 lakh, the Subscriber can avail the option of complete (100%) Withdrawal.

In case of Premature Exit the Annuity starts immediately, if Subscriber fulfills the Age and Corpus criteria for purchasing Annuity (depending upon choice of ASP and Annuity scheme of the respective Annuity Service Provider).


Exit upon Death

In case of Death of NPS Subscriber (before retirement/ attaining the age of superannuation), at least 80% of the accumulated pension wealth of the Subscriber needs to be utilized for purchase of an Annuity providing for monthly pension to the Family Members i.e. to Spouse of Subscriber, if any and then to dependent mother & then to dependent father of Subscriber. The balance pension wealth is paid as lump sum to the nominees or legal heirs, as the case may be, of such Subscriber. Further,

       In case, the total corpus in the NPS account is less than or equal to Rs. 5 lakh, the nominees or legal heirs as the case may be, shall have the option of complete (100%) Withdrawal.

       If none of the family members of deceased Subscriber (Spouse, if any, Mother and Father) are alive, then NPS Corpus meant for issue of annuity shall be returned to the surviving children of the Subscriber and in absence of children, the legal heirs of the subscriber as applicable.

       Further, if family pension is being paid/payable to Subscriber/family members from Government, then as per the Regulations, entire pension wealth (100% corpus) shall be transferred to the Nodal Office for further settlement as per Government directives. 


Other Exit Provisions

•              The employer reserves the right of withholding the part of pension wealth, accumulated through co-contributions made by the Central Government as employer to the Tier-I account of the subscriber and the investment income accruing thereon, for the purpose of recovery of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused, provided such loss is established, in any departmental or judicial proceedings, initiated against such subscriber by the employer concerned.

•              Right of withholding has to be exercised by the employer prior to the date of superannuation of the subscriber, pursuant to a notice to be given to the NPS Trust.

•              The amount withheld which is payable under the NPS will not be paid to the subscriber until the conclusion of the departmental or judicial proceedings, and subject to the final orders, passed in such proceedings.

•              Upon exit from tier-I of the NPS, the tier-II account of the subscriber will also be simultaneously and automatically closed, even if an application so specified for the purpose has not been received from the subscriber or nominees or legal heirs, and amounts under the said account will be paid to the subscriber or nominees or legal heirs.

•              In case a person goes missing then 20% of the accumulated pension wealth shall be paid as an interim relief in lump sum to the nominee(s) or legal heir(s) of the subscriber and the remaining 80% out of the accumulated pension wealth of the subscriber shall be mandatorily utilized for purchase of default annuity after determination of subscriber as missing and presumed dead, as per the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 and amendments thereto.


Tax provisions at withdrawals under the NPS


Tier – I

Lump sum Withdrawal - In case of exit upon attaining the age of superannuation, lump sum withdrawal i.e. 60% of the total accumulated pension wealth is tax exempted.

Annuity - The amount utilized for purchase of annuity at exit upon attaining the age of superannuation is tax exempted. However, the annuity income (pension) received will be taxed in the year of receipt as per the applicable tax slab of the subscriber.

Partial Withdrawal - The amount received by employee under the NPS is tax exempted.

Tier – II

Central Government subscribers can open a separate Tier II tax saver Scheme