National Pension System

Pension Fund Managers for National Pension System

1. Aditya Birla Sun Life Pension Management Limited.

2. HDFC Pension Management Company Limited.

3. UTI Retirement Solutions Limited.

4. SBI Pension Funds Private Limited.

5. ICICI Prudential Pension Funds Management Company Limited.

6. Reliance Pension Fund.

7. Kotak Mahindra Pension Fund Limited.

8. LIC Pension Fund.

NPS Tax Benefits:

NPS account holders are at the advantage to tax benefit up to Rs. 1.50 Lac under section 80 CCD(1) and enjoys additional tax exemption up to Rs 50,000 under section 80CCD(1B).

1. Tax benefit for Individual NPS subscriber- An individual who is an NPS subscriber can avail the tax benefit u/s 80CCD (1).up to Rs. 1.50 Lakh.

2. Tax benefit for the NPS subscriber u/s 80CCD (1B) - For the NPS Tier I subscriber, an additional deduction of Rs. 50,000 is available for the investment u/s 80CCD (1B). This investment facility is available over the deduction amount of Rs. 1.5Lac u/s 80C of Income-tax Act, 1961.

3. Tax benefit for the corporate sector- NPS offers a tax benefit for the corporate and corporate individual as well who has subscribed to the scheme:

• Corporate individual/ subscriber: Further tax benefit is offered to the corporate subscriber subject to Income-tax Act u/s 80CCD (2). In the corporate, an employer can contribute up to 10% of the employee’s salary (basic + DA) i.e. from the taxable amount without any limit.
• Corporate: Employer can contribute to the NPS up to 10% of salary-Basic + DA as a business expense from the profit & loss account.

Additional NPS Tax benefits available except u/s 80CCD

NPS allows you as a subscriber to enjoy additional tax benefits apart from u/s 80CCD:

1. Tax benefit on partial withdrawal: NPS Tier-I account allows you to make the partial withdrawal i.e. 25% from own contribution with zero percent levied tax on it.

2. Tax benefit on Annuity purchase: Whatever amount is invested in the annuity purchase, it is free from tax. Though the received income in the subsequent years will be subjected to income tax.

3. Tax benefit on lump sum withdrawal: Once the subscriber attains 60years of age, up to 40% amount withdrawn in a lump sum is free from tax.

Features & Benefits of NPS

1. Returns :A part of the national pension scheme is invested into equities (irrespective of the assured returns). Although compared to the traditional tax saving scheme such as PPF; NPS offers higher returns.

2. Risk Analysis & Assessment: At present, the cap range for NPS is 75% to 50% on the equity aspect. For the government employees, the equity capsize is 50%. Between the prescribed cap ranges, the equity portion will get reduced by 2.5% each year starting from the year the investor/ subscriber turns 50 years of age. For the 60 years and above, the fixed equity capsize is 50%. Thus the risk-return analysis here is in the interest of the investors, ensuring the invested money is safe from the volatility in the equity market. 

3. Change in scheme/ Fund Manager: In case you see a drop in the NPS performance, you can anytime change the fund manager or the pension scheme.

4. Voluntary service for the Indian Citizens: During a financial year you can contribute any time and also you enjoy the privilege to change the amount saved each year.