Extension of cut-off date for opting Unified Pension Scheme(UPS) upto 30th November 2025 - DOP

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Government of India

Ministry of Communications

Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan

New Delhi-110001

Dated:16.10.2025

To

All Heads of Postal Circles

All Heads of Postal Accounts Offices

Sub:- Extension of cut-off date for exercising Option of Unified Pension Scheme(UPS) under NPS by two months i.e., upto 30th November 2025- Reg.

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of Circular No: PFRDA/2025/14/SUP-CG-SG/06 dated 06.10.2025, issued by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) regarding the subject mentioned above.

It is requested that the aforementioned PFRDA circular may kindly be circulated among all concerned under your administrative control for information and necessary compliance.

End: As Above

(Staff Kishan Sain)

ADG (NPS)

Copy to: -

1. Sr. PPS to Secretary (Posts)/Sr. PPS to Director General Postal Services
2. 2.PPS/PS to Member (Service Quality & Marketing)/Member (Infrastructure)/Member (Operations)/ Member (Personnel)/ Member (HRD)/ Member (Financial Services)/ Member (Technology)/AS & FA
3. CGM, BD Directorate/Parcel Directorate/PLI Directorate/CEPT Bengaluru
4. Addi- Director General, APS Bhavan, New Delhi
5. Sr. DDG (Vigilance) & CVO/Sr. DDG (PAF)
6. Director RAKNPA Ghaziabad/ GM, CEPT Bengaluru
7. All the DDGs/Directors/ADGs, Dak Bhavan
8. Directors, Postal Training Centers.
9. All Sections of Postal Directorate through the e-office notice board.
10. GM, CEPT, Mysuru, for uploading the circular on the India Post Website.

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Circular No: PFRDA/2025/14/SUP-CG-SG/06 October 06, 2025

To,

1. The PrAOs, PAOs, DDOs of Central Government,
2. Existing Employees, Eligible Past Retirees and the Legally wedded Spouses of Deceased Past Retirees of Central Government covered under National Pension System (NPS)
3. The DTAs, DTOs, DDOs of State Government with respect to AIS officials,
4. The Central Recordkeeping Agencies (CRAs),
5. National Pension System Trust

Subject: Extension of cut-off date for exercising Option of Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) under NPS by two months i.e., upto 30th November 2025– reg.

Please refer to the Regulation 3 (2) (i) of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme under National Pension System) Regulations, 2025 dated 19th March, 2025, wherein, it is provided that the exercise of option in respect of an eligible employee to be covered under UPS shall be undertaken:- (i) within three months from 1st April 2025, or within such extended timelines if any, allowed by the Central Government, in respect of a person mentioned under clause (i) and clause (iii) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3 of the above regulations.

The Central Government of India has extended the cut-off date for exercising the option for UPS by two months i.e., upto 30th November 2025 in respect of the following:

(i) migration to UPS from NPS by an existing Central Government employee in service as on 1st April 2025, who is covered under NPS.

(ii) claim by (a) A Central Government employee who was covered under NPS and who has superannuated or voluntarily retired or has retired under Fundamental Rules 56 (j) (which is not treated as penalty under Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965), on or before 31st March 2025; or

(b) the legally wedded spouse in case of a subscriber who has superannuated or retired and has demised prior to exercising the option of UPS.

This circular is issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 14 of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013 and shall be effective immediately.

(Vikas Kumar Singh)

Chief General Manager