new status of subscribers of National Pension Scheme as on March, 2013

PFRDA publishes new status of subscribers of National Pension Scheme as on March, 2013

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has published a latest status of NPS subscribers as on 2nd March 2013 on its portal. As per the status, Central Government have 11,25,871 subscribers and 22 State Government have implemented the scheme to its employees.

National Pension System Status – March 2013

A. Sector wise NPS status as on March 2, 2013 

Sl. No.	Employer/Sector	Number of subscribers	Corpus under NPS (In crore)
1.	Central Government	11,25,871	17,047
2.	State Government	15,85,349	9,780
3.	Private Sector	2,02,679	1,254
4.	NPS-Lite	15,79,690	412
	Total	44,93,589	28,493

Till date 9506 Tier II accounts have been activated.

B. Status of Implementation of NPS by various States

Status of Implementation of NPS by various States	Number of States
Total Number of States	28
Number of States joined NPS	22
States notified joining NPS but have not taken any further steps (Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Arunachal Pradesh)	3
States not joined NPS (West Bengal, Kerala*, Tripura)	3

* Kerala has indicated in-principle approval for joining NPS w.e.f. 01.04.2013

Grant of Financial upgradation under MACPS to the employees holding feeder post in a cadre where promotional post is in same Grade Pay.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 

(Railway Board)

No PC-V/2011/M/4/NFIR

New Delhi, dated 05.03.2013

The General Secretary NFIR
3, Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi-110055

Sir,

Sub :- Grant of Financial upgradation under MACPS to the employees holding feeder post in a cadre where promotional post is in same Grade Pay.

The undersigned is directed to refer to NFIR’s letter No. IV/MACPS/09/Pt-6, dated 31/01/2013 and to state that the provisions contained in Para-1 of Annexure to Board’s letter dt.10-06-09 may be read alongwith the provision contained in Para-8 of Annexure to said letter dated 10-06-09 which stipulates that promotions earned in the Post carrying same Grade Pay in the promotional hierarchy as per Recruitment Rules shall be counted for the purpose of MACP Scheme.

It is further stated that on receipt of references from Zonal Railways seeking clarification as to what Grade Pay would be admissible under MACPS to an employee holding feeder post in a cadre where promotional post is in the same Grade pay, a reference was made to DoP&T seeking their clarification. Based on the clarifications given by DOP&T, Board’s letter dated 13-12-2012 has been issued Since DoP&T is nodal department, of Govt. on the subject of MACPS, this Ministry is not in position to deviate from the instructions/clarifications issued by them.

In view of the above, Federations is requested may please appreciate the position.

Yours faithfuly, 

sd/- 

for Secretarty/Railway Board

Source : NFIR