- A. Resident Indian citizens only
- B. Persons of age from 21 to 55 only
- C. All State Government employees joining the services after the state of notification by the respective State Governments
- D. All Central Government employees including those of Armed Forces joining the services on or after 1st April, 2004
Answer: C
Explanation
NPS (National Pension System) is a defined contribution based Pension Scheme launched by Government of India. Eligibility – – NPS is applicable to all new employees of Central Government service (except Armed Forces) and Central Autonomous Bodies joining Government service on or after 1st January 2004. – NPS is applicable to all the employees of State Governments, State Autonomous Bodies joining services after the date of notification by the respective State Governments. – All citizens of India between the age of 18 and 60 years as on the date of submission of his / her application to Point of Presence (POP) / Point of Presence-Service Provider (POP-SP) can join NPS. Recently, NRIs were also allowed to open National Pension Scheme (NPS) accounts online.