Railway Board RBE No.20/2026 on Operationalisation of Unified Pension Scheme under National Pension System (Amendment) Regulations, 2026
RBE No. 20/2026
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. F(E)II/2025/UPS/1
New Delhi, dated: 13.03.2026.
The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units etc,
DGs of RDSO and NAIR.
Subject:- Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Operationalisation of Unified Pension Scheme under National Pension System) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026.
A copy of regulations made by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)’s Gazette Notification No. PFRDA-16/07/0001/2025-SUP-CG dated 23.12.2025 to amend the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Operationalisation of Unified Pension Scheme under National Pension System) Regulations, 2025, is enclosed herewith for information and compliance.
2. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Operationalisation of Unified Pension Scheme under National Pension System) Regulations, 2025 and PFRDA (Exit and Withdrawal under the National Pension System), 2015 mentioned in the enclosed Gazette Notification were circulated on Railways vide the Board’s Letter No. F(E)IN/2025/UPS/1 dated 28.03.2025 and Letter No. 2016/F(E)III/1/1)/3 dated 27.05.2016 respectively.
3. The Fundamental Rule 56, Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, Central Civil Services (Implementation of NPS) Rules, 2021 and Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 2023 mentioned in the said gazette notification correspond to Chapter-18 of Indian Railway Establishment Code Vol. II (1987-edition), Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 2026, Railway Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2025 and Railway Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993 respectively.
(G. Priya Sudarsani),
Director, Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board.
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