India, Sept. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has notified in the official Gazette on 02.09.2025 the Central Civil Services (Implementation of the Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System) Rules, 2025 for regulating the service matters relating to benefits under the Unified Pension Scheme in respect of Central Government employees opting for UPS as an option under the NPS.

These rules inter-alia provides option to UPS subscribers for voluntary retirement from service after completion of 20 years of service.

The full Assured payout under the Unified Pension Scheme is available only after completion of 25 years of qualifying service. However, ...