One time one way switch facility from UPS to NPS 
NPS stands for National Pension System (not New Pension Scheme)
Designed to help the candidates appearing the Appendix 3, LDCE, 70% etc of Railway Accounts
NPS stands for National Pension System (not New Pension Scheme)
NPS 
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Old
  Pension System (NCSRPF) 
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1. Full form is New Pension Scheme 
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1. Full form is Non Contributory State Railway
  Provident Fund 
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2. Employees who join on or after 01.01.2004 are covered under this scheme 
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2. Employees who join till
  31.03.2004 are covered under this scheme. 
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3.  Defined Contribution Pension Scheme.  Here Contribution is defined i.e., 10% of
  Pay + DA.  Unlike Old pension system,
  here benefit i.e., pension is not defined.  
  It is based on investment returns along with accumulations until
  retirement age, annuity type and its levels.. 
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3. Defined Benefit Pension
  Scheme.  Means Benefit (Pension)
  is fixed.  That is 50% of last pay is
  defined as Pension 
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4. Retirement Gratuity is not available.  But Death Gratuity is available.  
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4. Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity are
  available 
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5. Commutation of Pension is not available 
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5. Commutation up to 40 % is available.  Commuted portion shall be restored after
  the completion of 15 years. 
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6. Contribution to NPS is 10 % of Pay + DA 
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6. Contribution to NCSRPF is 8.33% of Pay only 
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7. Matching contribution from Employer  
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7. No matching contribution from Employer. 
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8. Managing the Funds:  Fund
  Managers approved by PFRDA - Provident Fund Regulatory Development Authority  
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8. Managing the Funds:  PF Trust
  appointed by Govt. 
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9. Regulator:  PFRDA 
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9.  No Regulator 
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10. Loan facility against PF amount is not available. 
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10. Loan facility against PF amount is available. 
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11.  At the time of
  Retirement:  Withdraw 40 % of total
  amount lying in Account (Employees contribution and Employers matching
  contribution incl: returns on investments). 60% Amount to be invest in
  Pension Annuity Schemes in order to get the monthly pension 
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11. At the time of Retirement, received the whole amount lying in
  employees PF Account with interest accrued there on.  Monthly pension @50% of last basic pay is
  provided by Employer  
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12. No provision of Family Pension. 
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12. Provision of Family Pension to the family members of deceased
  employee @ 30% last basic pay by Employer 
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13. Tax liability:  EET - Exempt,
  Exempt & Taxable.   Means Exempt on
  contributions made, Exempt on Accumulation and Taxed on Maturity. 
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13. Tax liability: EEE - Exempt, Exempt & Exempt.  Means Exempt of tax on Contribution,
  Accumulation and Maturity also.  
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