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Compare NPS and other retirement services by eligibility, contribution rules, investment choice, fees and exit conditions.

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PFRDA-regulated defined-contribution National Pension System Point-of-Presence service
  • Indian citizens aged 18 to 70, including resident Indians and NRIs
  • existing coverage under another pension scheme does not exclude an individual
  • Tier I: ₹500 at opening, ₹500 per contribution and ₹1,000 total per year
  • Tier II: ₹1,000 at opening and ₹250 per contribution, with no annual minimum stated
  • Market-linked returns
  • choose a pension fund manager, change it once per financial year and change asset allocation four times per financial year
0.03% to 0.09%
  • At least 40% to an annuity and up to 60% as lump sum or staggered withdrawal through age 75
  • full withdrawal if corpus is ₹5 lakh or less
  • Open through SBI YONO, Online SBI or an SBI PoP-SP branch
  • subsequent contributions and monthly standing instructions are available online or through registered branches
SBI NPS VatsalyaState Bank of India
PFRDA-regulated saving-cum-pension scheme for minors
  • All minor citizens below age 18
  • account opened in the minor's name, operated by a guardian and held solely for the minor beneficiary
  • Minimum ₹1,000 at opening and ₹1,000 per year thereafter
  • no published maximum
  • Default LC-50
  • auto choices LC-75, LC-50 or LC-25
  • active allocation up to 75% equity, 100% corporate debt, 100% government securities and 5% alternate assets
Not published
Up to 25% of contributions after three years for education, specified illness or disability, no more than three times
Nearest SBI branch
NRI life-insurance distribution gateway
NRI with valid Indian passport, plus eligible PIO or OCI applicants including stated persons of Indian origin or spouses of Indian citizens
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Defined-contribution National Pension System Tier I account service for NRIs
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₹500
  • Choice of pension-fund manager
  • change the manager once per financial year and asset allocation four times per financial year
0.01%
Up to 25% of the subscriber's own contributions after a three-year lock-in, no more than three withdrawals over the tenure, subject to regulator conditions
Online through SBI internet banking's NPS Registration menu, or offline at a registered SBI NPS branch with the proper registration form, contribution slip and self-attested KYC documents

Green marks the most favourable compatible published number or range in each column; incomparable units and overlapping range trade-offs remain neutral. It does not account for eligibility, service, exclusions or personal suitability.