National Pension System: Eligibility - Budget & Economic Survey
Q. National Pension System (NPS) covers
1) Unorganized Sector
2) State Government Employees
3) Central Government recruits (who joined after 1st January 2004)- Published on 06 Aug 15a. Only 1 and 2
b. Only 3
c. Only 2 and 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
The National Pension System (NPS) which was initially introduced for the new recruits who had joined central government service (except armed forces at first stage) with effect from 1 January 2004, has been subsequently extended to autonomous bodies, state governments, and the unorganized sector. With effect from 1st May, 2009, NPS has been provided for all citizens of the country including the unorganized sector workers on voluntary basis.
