NPS is an easily accessible, low cost, tax-efficient, flexible and portable retirement savings account.

Under NPS, the individual contributes to his retirement account and his employer can also cocontribute for the social security/welfare of the individual. NPS is designed on Defined Contribution basis wherein the subscriber contributes to his / her pension account, there is no defined benefit that would be available at the time of exit from the system and the accumulated wealth depends on the contributions made and the income generated from investment of such wealth.

The greater the value of the contributions made, the greater the investments achieved, the longer the term over which the fund accumulates and the lower the charges deducted, the larger would be the eventual benefit of the accumulated pension wealth.