With an aim to widen the reach of the Atal Pension Yojna (APY) among
informal sector workers, the government said on Thursday Aug 20,2015 it has modified
the flagship programme to give subscribers an option to make
contribution on a monthly, quarterly or half-yearly basis.
"To increase the acceptability of the scheme amongst informal sector workers, the government has modified the APY
The individual subscribers shall have an option to make the contribution on a monthly, quarterly or half yearly basis instead of on a monthly basis earlier," the Finance Ministry said in a statement.
The account will not be deactivated and closed till the account balance with self-contributions minus the government co-contributions become zero due to deduction of account maintenance charges and fees
The penalty on delayed payment has been also simplified to Rs 1 per month for contribution of Rs 100 for each delayed monthly payment instead of different slabs given earlier
Similarly, premature exit from the scheme before sixty years of age was not permitted, barring exceptional circumstances, the statement said adding, "now the modified provision permits the subscriber to voluntarily exit with conditions."
The subscriber will only be refunded the contributions made by him to APY, along with the net actual interest earned on his contributions.
Note
The APY was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kolkata on May 9, 2015
Under the scheme, the subscriber, who must be in the age group of 18-40 years, would receive the fixed pension in the range Rs 1,000-Rs 5,000 per month after attaining the age of 60 years, depending on contribution which would vary at the age of joining
"To increase the acceptability of the scheme amongst informal sector workers, the government has modified the APY
The individual subscribers shall have an option to make the contribution on a monthly, quarterly or half yearly basis instead of on a monthly basis earlier," the Finance Ministry said in a statement.
The account will not be deactivated and closed till the account balance with self-contributions minus the government co-contributions become zero due to deduction of account maintenance charges and fees
The penalty on delayed payment has been also simplified to Rs 1 per month for contribution of Rs 100 for each delayed monthly payment instead of different slabs given earlier
Similarly, premature exit from the scheme before sixty years of age was not permitted, barring exceptional circumstances, the statement said adding, "now the modified provision permits the subscriber to voluntarily exit with conditions."
The subscriber will only be refunded the contributions made by him to APY, along with the net actual interest earned on his contributions.
Note
The APY was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kolkata on May 9, 2015
Under the scheme, the subscriber, who must be in the age group of 18-40 years, would receive the fixed pension in the range Rs 1,000-Rs 5,000 per month after attaining the age of 60 years, depending on contribution which would vary at the age of joining
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