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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY O RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) FA (RAILWAY BOARD) No. 2016/F(E)I/1(1)/3
New Delhi, dated: o.02.2021. The GMs/Principal Financial Advisors, Ali Zonai Raitways/Production Units (etc), As per mailing list)
NENy oYaKAPA) Sub Ease of Partial withdrawal of NPS Subscribers through self declaration regarding.
A COpy of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)'s Ciroular No. PFRDA/2021/3/SUP-ASP/3 dated January 14, 2021 regarding ease of partiai withdrawal of NPS Subscribers through self declaration is enclosed for nfomation and compliance The instructions contained therein shall apply mutatis mutandis on Raiways also
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CIRCULAR
CIR No.: PFRDA/2021/3/SUP-ASP/3 Date: January 14, 2021
All Stakeholders under NPS
Sub: Ease of Partial withdrawai of NPS Subscribers through self - declaration
Presently. ail NPS Subscribers who have been under the NPS for three years Or tmore, are peinitted to ava non-refuncable partiaB withdrawal from their own
contributions to the extent of 25% up to three times for specified reasons (refer Annexure i) in PFRDA (Fxits and Withdrawat under the National Pension System) Reguiatiors 2015
2 As of novi, the eligibie Subscribers need to submit ther applicat on for partal wTItacdrawa. to he respective nodal officers/POPs along with the supporting documents ta suostantiate the reasons for their request for partial withdrawais
3 in order to ease the process of partial withdravwal and make it simple, online and paperiess n the interest of Subscribers, it has now been decided to allovw the
Subscibers to aliow partial withdrawa! based on 'self-declaration' and thereby doing away with the submission of supporting documents to substantiate the reasons for partia wt drawal
To further expedite lhe process and io ensure tmely payment of partiatly
witridiawn amount into the Subscnbers' bank account, the partal withdrawai requests Feceived onlne shail be directly processed in Centrai Record Keeping Agency CRA) system hereby dong away widh the authorization of the request at the levet of roda
offce POF
Ts iteraized process is however strengthened by effective due diligence witn techna 5. ogy etiabled instant Bank Account verifecation' through penny drop to dertf,
the heneiciary and the Subscriber's bank account In order o ensure paymen of
amourt into correct bank account number and righttut beneficiary CRAs shail be carving cut instant Bank Accouit Verifcatio through penny drop and the cost of the same shal ve bOne by the subsciDers. he process ot partial withdrawal based on
selt-declaraticn is provided al the Annexure i entrai Record Keeping Acencies
CRAS a accGIdngly 3dvised iO make this reature avalatle in their system at ihe
3i2 n he interest of Subscrbers
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The Subscribers shall also have the option for submitting partial withdrawal requcsts off line with 'self-declaration to the associated nodal officers/POPs. the prevalent practice but witnout any supporting documents to substantiate
reasons tor partiai wiihdrawal
nis circular is issued under Section 14 of PFRDA Act 2013 and is available
at PRDA's website (www.pfrda.org,.in) under the Regulatory framework and
rcular section of CRA under intermediaries.
K Mohan Gandhi
General Manager ([email protected])
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Annexure
(Roasons of Partial Withdrawal) Reter Reg. 3 of PFRDA (Exit and Withdrawal) Regulations, 2015
igher education of his/her chiidren Marriage of his/her children Purchase or construction of residential house or flat reatment of specified illness such as Cancer, Kidney failure, Primary ulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Multiple Sclerosis, Major organ transpiant, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Aorta Graft Surgery, Heart Valve Surgery, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Coma, Total Blindness, Covid 19, Paralysis and Accident of serious/ife threatening. tor meeting expenses of skill development/re-skilling or any other self-
developrient activities or establishing his/her own venture or any start-up. To meet medical and incidental expenses arising out of the disability or
incapacitation suffered by the subscriber
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Annexure
(Process of Partial withdrawai through self declaration)
a SubsCi ibers can subrmit the partial withdrawal request online/off-line to CRANCda
Office/PoPs, as the case may be b For online withdrawai-Login to CRA system using logn credentials.
C. Select Partial Withdrawal and the eligibie amount of partial withdrawal displayed.
D. Select the reasons for partial withdrawal in drop down option.
d. Furnish Self Declaration: "
submit the request for partial wilhdrawal and the
amoiunt thus withdrawn sthall be utilized for the purpose of declared reasons as
specificd by PFRDA exil regulations. am fully responsible and accouniaile to
spend the amount thus wittidrawn for the stated reason".
e. Check Bank Account Number which is non-editable mode.
f. Submit the request and authorize by using OTPs/ e Sign.
Enail and Mobile number need to be updated to authenticate using OTPs in case of
online mode
h. CRA executes partial withdrawal post "Instart Bank Account Verification" by penny
drop. The amount wil be received by the Subscriber on T+4th working day. T being the
date of online subrmission by Subscriber authorization by Nodal Office/POP (in
ofline mode)
No supporting documents are to be submitted in offline or online mode.
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