Saving Schemes Articles

National Pension Scheme is a Government of India initiative to encourage long term savings. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) regulates the scheme. This voluntary pension scheme requires individuals to make contributions to the scheme until they turn 60....

What is Antyodaya Anna Yojana? Antyodaya Anna Yojana entailed identifying one crore of the poorest of the poor families from among the number of BPL families covered by the TPDS in each state and giving them food grains at a...

The National Pension System is a government retirement scheme regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). All India citizens (residents and non-residents) within 18-65 years of age can invest in NPS. This article covers the NPS registration...

Universal Account Number or UAN is a unique number allotted by the EPFO to all employees at the time of their first job. The UAN remains the same during the employment tenure despite a change in the employees' job. Through...

Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) is a social security scheme from the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The main purpose of the scheme is to make provisions for employees in the organised sector for pension. However, for a person to be...

What is PMAYG? The development of rural India is equally important for the progress of the nation. Unavailability of resources and poverty has in fact forced people in these areas to live in unhygienic conditions. Enhancing the quality of life...

Financial security is a concern for the old and aging. Generally, they lock away funds in FDs or some other safer forms of investment. Though these schemes are safe, they do not generate a lot of return. The Senior Citizen...

EPF Nominee  Every salaried employee in India has an account with Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Also, every EPF account holder must have a nominee for their EPF account. This will enable the nominee to withdraw from their EPF account...