National Pension System, commonly known as NPS, is a pension scheme backed by the Government of India that lets people generate a considerable amount of corpus at the time of retirement. NPS is managed by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), which has advised subscribers to link Aadhaar with NPS accounts.
In 2004, the Government of India launched this schemeto provide benefits to government employees which was extended for everyone in the year 2009. A subscriber has to open a single NPS account in which he is required to deposit at least Rs. 6,000 on a monthly basis. From the NPS, a part of the amount in lump sum is allowed to be withdrawn by the subscriber. The remaining part is utilised to purchase an annuity and to ensure that he gets a regular income after retirement.