The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has defined the rules for taking voluntary retirement under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). In the last few months, the Centre has been working towards making rules simpler with more clarity regarding UPS. The government has declared the deadline for opting for UPS for central government employees to be November 30, 2025.

Additionally, the government has notified the Central Civil Services (Implementation of Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System) Rules, 2025, to govern the service-related matters of central government civil employees covered under the UPS.

The UPS was introduced for 23 lakh central government civil employees, who come under the NPS as of April 1, 2025. However, the UPS is not for other governm

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