Experts blame the fall on higher exemption limit for Rs 7-5 lakh IT bracket
Monitor seven or 10-year performance and switch if underperformance persists for two years
At present, SBI has a 60 per cent stake in the pension fund
Earlier, 85,586 new subscribers had joined the NPS in March
IT and consulting firms account for 131,354 subscribers, followed by the private banking sector, which has 59,521 subscribers, and financial services, which has 38,914 subscribers
Earlier, 85,586 new subscribers had joined the NPS in March 2023
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Switch fund manager only if long-term performance lags the category average
Of the 29,333 subscribers under the corporate sector, three-fourths of the subscribers belonged to the age group of 29 years and above
The RBI report comes at a time when five states - Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh have announced their return to the OPS for government employees
More people might be sticking to current employment as number of members rejoining or resubscribing pension fund has declined, it says
A cumulative total of 77,140 new subscribers embraced the NPS under the corporate component this year, a drop from 104,447 last year
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PFRDA says subscribers can leave their 60% corpus in NPS and can receive it back in a staggered manner, such as monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually, until the age of 75
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Employees from several states have been demanding a change in the current pension system. Some states, including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand have already switched back to the old pension scheme
The NPS was introduced in April 2004 to replace the erstwhile old pension scheme, which was seen as a major burden on state finances
The Corporate Scheme too witnessed a jump of 20 per cent, as the subscriber base rose to 16.63 lakh from 13.84 lakh during the year-ago period
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PFRDA had launched the online partial withdrawal facility in January 2021 to help subscribers cope with the Covid-19 pandemic