{"id":359268,"date":"2025-09-06T15:30:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=359268"},"modified":"2025-09-06T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T11:16:16","slug":"central-civil-services-implementation-of-unified-pension-scheme-under-national-pension-system-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/09\/06\/central-civil-services-implementation-of-unified-pension-scheme-under-national-pension-system-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Unified Pension Scheme allows onetime Switch Facility for reverting to the National Pension System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 2-9-2025, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions<\/span> notified the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Central Civil Services (Implementation of the Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System) Rules, 2025<\/span> to regulate the methods of implementation of Unified Pension Scheme as an option under the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Pension System<\/span> for the employees of the Central Government who are covered under the National Pension System. 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