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    Brief ContentsNo. Topic Name Page No.

    Topic 1 Introduction (NPS) 4

    Topic 2 Benefits Of NPS 7

    Topic 3 Literature Review 8

    Topic 4 Country-wise comparison ofpension systems for select SouthAsian countries

    12

    Topic 5 Hypotheses 16

    Topic 8 Research methodology 17

    Topic 9 Conclusion, limitations and

    recommendations

    18

    Topic 10 References 19

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    NEW PENSION SYSTEM (NPS)

    The New Pension System is a defined contribution based Pension system, launchedby government of India with effect from January 1, 2004.It is based on a unique individual Permanent Retirement Account Number (PRAN)created for individual subscribers between 18-60 years of age.

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    Apart from offering wide range or scope of investment options to employees, thisscheme would help Government of India to reduce its pension liabilities. Unlikeexisting pension fund of Government of India that offered assured benefits, NPS hasdefined contribution and individuals can decide where to invest their money.

    This scheme is structured into two tiers:

    Tier-I account:

    This NPS account doesnt allow premature withdrawal and is available from

    1 May, 2009.

    Tier-II account:

    The tier-II NPS account permits withdrawal

    REGULATOR

    Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is the prudential

    regulator for the NPS. PFRDA was established by the Government of India on 23

    August 2003 to promote old age income security by establishing, developing and

    regulating pension funds. PFRDA has set up a Trust under the Indian Trusts Act,

    1882 to oversee the functions of the PFMs. The NPS Trust is composed of members

    representing diverse fields and brings wide range of talent to the regulatory

    framework.

    COVERAGE AND ELIGIBILITY

    NPS would be available to all citizens of India on voluntary basis and mandatory for

    employees of central government (except armed forces) appointed on or after 1

    January 2004. All Indian citizens between the age of 18 and 55 can join the NPS.

    Tier-I is mandatory for all Govt. servants joining Govt. service on or after 1.1.2004. In

    Tier I, Govt. servants will have to make a contribution of 10% of his Basic Pay, DP

    and DA which will be deducted from his salary bill every month. In addition to the

    above pension account, each individual can have a voluntary tier-II withdraw able

    account at his option. Government will make no contribution into this account. These

    assets would be managed in the same manner as the pension.

    OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE

    NPS is designed to leverage existing network of bank branches and post offices to

    collect contributions and ensure that there is seamless transfer of accumulations incase of change of employment and/or location of the subscriber. It offers a basket of

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    investment choices and Fund managers. The key terms to understand the working of

    NPS are as follows:

    Central Record Keeping Agency

    It would maintain records of all contributions and transaction details of

    subscribers. It will also have the mandate to effect client instructions regarding

    switching from one fund to another or from one scheme to another of the same

    fund.

    Permanent Pension Account Number (PPAN)

    A unique 16 digit Permanent Pension Account Number would be allocated toeach new subscriber for the Permanent Pension Account (PRA). Subscribers

    can retain their PRAs when they change jobs or residence, and even change

    their fund managers and the allocation of investments among the different

    asset classes.

    Pension Fund Managers (PFM): PFRDA has appointed PFMs to manage the

    savings corpus under NPS.

    Contribution Guidelines

    The following contribution guidelines have been set by the PFRDA:

    Minimum amount per contribution: Rs. 500 per month

    Minimum number of contributions: 4 in a year (at least 1 in each

    quarter)

    Minimum annual contribution: Rs 6,000 in each subscriber account. If

    the subscriber is unable to contribute the minimum annual contribution,a default penalty of Rs.100 per year of default would be levied and the

    account would become dormant. In order to re-activate the account,

    subscriber will have to pay the minimum contributions, along with

    penalty due. A dormant account will be closed when the account value

    falls to zero.

    Investment Options

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    Under the investment guidelines finalized for the NPS, pension fund managers

    will manage three separate schemes, each investing in a different asset class.

    The subscriber will have the option to actively decide as to how the NPS pension

    wealth is to be invested in three asset classes:

    1. E Class: Investment would primarily in Equity market instruments. It would investin Index funds that replicate the portfolio of either BSE Sensitive index or NSE Nifty

    50 index.

    2. G Class: Investment would be in Government securities like GOI bonds and State

    Govt. bonds

    3. C Class: Investment would be in fixed income securities other than Government

    Securities.

    Investment Charges

    NPS levies extremely low Investment management charge of 0.00009% on

    Asset under management. This is extremely low as compared to charges

    levied by mutual funds or other investment products. Initial charge of opening

    the account would be Rs. 470. From second year onwards the minimum

    charge would be Rs. 350 a year.

    Withdrawal Norms

    If subscriber exits before 60 years of age, he/she has to invest 80% of

    accumulated saving to purchase a life annuity from IRDA regulate life insurer.

    The remaining 20% may be withdrawn as lump sum. On exit after age 60 years

    from the pension system, the subscriber would be required to invest at least

    40% of pension wealth to purchase an annuity.

    Tax Treatment

    The offer document of NPS does not specify the tax benefits in elaborate

    manner. It specifies Tax benefits would be applicable as per Income Tax Act,

    1961 as amended from time to time. As per current provisions, withdrawals

    under the NPS attract tax under the EET (exempt-exempt-taxable) system,

    which means that while contributions and returns to the NPS are exempt up to

    a limit, withdrawals would be taxed as normal income (EET).

    Past Investment Returns

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    The NPS architecture has been managing money since April 2008. Rs.2100

    crore is invested as corpus of Central Government employees. In 2008-09, as

    per unaudited results of the Pension Funds, the average weighted return on the

    corpus have been over 14.5% with the individual returns of three Pension

    Funds varying from 12% to 16% on the NPS corpus during the year 2008-09,weighted average return being over 14.5 per cent.

    BENEFITS OF NEW PENSION SYSTEM

    1. There is immense scope to widen the pension-net, based on the life-cycle ofthe subscriber as the average age of Indians is currently 26 years.

    2. The present coverage rate is also lower. The formal pension system

    covers only 11% of workers, while 89% workers still remainuncovered.

    3. The current defined benefit (DB) pension system for civil servicehas become financially unviable for the central and stategovernments. As against this, the NPS is a funded definedcontribution (DC) pension system with greater possibilities, toexpand pension coverage.

    4. Moreover, pension fund as an institutional investor, supports the

    financial intermediation, facilitates resource transfer, providebetter trade-off between risk and return. It also supplies resourcesto various segments of the market through strategy of diversifiedinvestment process, manages uncertainty and gives priceinformation.

    5. As pension funds will invest mostly in long-term asset classes; itwill give a fillip to development of bond market and help financinginfrastructure needs.

    6. The non-banking financial sector, deprived of deposit sources,will find an alternate route for raising resources through bonds.

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    LITERATURE REVIEW

    Research makes a man forward in search of truth. Every research begins from

    where the previous researches have left it and goes forward. Therefore everyresearch it is essential to acquire him with what has already been thought expressed

    and done about the problems under investigation. This is possible only if he studies

    review surveys, books, journals, newspapers, documentary. These abstracts and

    other sources of information directly or indirectly connected with this problem of

    investigation. For this research researcher has gone through different journals and

    other research works. The related studies are presented below:

    Joseph Mariathasan (2006) has told that India is starting a new pension systemwhich is used as a social security as all the people will be benefitted by this new

    pension system. Its growth and development is set to have a profound impact

    on India'scapital markets as well as providing security in old age to a population

    seeing unprecedented changes in social structures as economic growth takes off.

    Benjamin and Sachi (2006) discuss about new pension which consist of two tier

    account. They have forced savings advocated by World Bank by allowing cross

    subsidies. The Swiss and Australian retirement system is also based on the pensionsystem of the India.

    ARTICLE REVIEW

    1. Eves (2010) has discussed that the worldwide demographic problems ofincreasing longevity have made many state-sponsored schemes

    increasingly untenable on grounds of cost. This has been exacerbated by

    the effects of the worldwide economic crisis. In this article different issues,

    and different innovative approaches of countries such as Australia, India,

    Chile, and New Zealand are seen and different solutions are offered to

    these problems. Changes in pension age are the most common feature of

    reform packages. Recent reforms have reversed the trend to lower

    pension eligibility ages, with 10 countries introducing gradual increases in

    pension ages for both men and women. When studying pension systems,

    it is important to have knowledge of consumer attitudes -- particularly theirattitudes toward taking on risks. It is particularly important that insurers

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    continue to invest in skills to assess the future, identifying new and

    emerging risks. Consumers expect risk managers to understand what

    future risks look like and advise customers accordingly on what they need

    to do to prepare for it.

    2. Miksa (2008) says that a crucial development in Asian pensions has beenthe rise of DC plans. Since 2000, new DC schemes have been introducedfor various target groups in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Koreaand Taiwan; Thailand also plans to launch a DC systemin 2008. In Australia and Singapore, DC schemes have been in place forlonger. In Thailand and India, reforms were introduced to replacefinancially unsustainable schemes for civil servants with a more calculableDC system. In Japan and Korea, the newly introduced DC schemes aimedto increase employer choice and modernise the company pension system.

    The rise of funded pensions of the DC type has fuelled asset growth. AllianzGlobal Investors/Allianz Dresdner Economic Research projections foreseethat in coming years, pension assets in Asia- Pacific as a whole will seeannual growth of 9.2 per cent, from Euros 1,407.5bn to Euros3,116bn in 2015.

    3. Bonin (2009) discussed that the state of the German pension system after

    a sequence of reforms aimed at achieving long-term sustainability. Theyargue that the latest reforms have moved pension provision in Germany inprinciple from a defined benefit to a defined contribution scheme, and thatthis move has stabilised pension finances to a large extent. Theyfurthermore argue that the real economy consequences of the globalfinancial crisis create threats to the core success factors of the reforms cutting pension levels and raising mandatory pension age. Finallythe article discusses further possible reform measures, including the optionto install a fourth pillar, providing income in retirement through workingafter pension age.

    4. Lindquist and Wadenjso (2009) say that most countries including Swedenhave an ageing population. The costs of the welfare state increase with theold age share, leading to problems for public finances. If the number ofhours worked increases, tax revenues increase and less income transfersare paid out. A higher retirement age is one way to increase the numbersof hours worked in the economy. The age when people leave the labourmarket has already increased in Sweden. The new pensions system ispart of the explanation but improved health and changes in the educational

    level of the cohorts close to retirement are also important. The problem offinancing the welfare state is however not solved by that development. The

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    article is concluded by discussing changes in laws and collectiveagreements which may contribute to further increases in the actualretirement age.

    5. Goswami (2002) discussed the current state of the Indian pension system.

    The Indian experience could potentially influence policy decisions in other

    developing countries, especially those with similar reliance on the national

    provident fund system. Institutional features of various retirement benefit

    schemes are highlighted and their deficiencies are discussed. It is argued

    that low coverage level, underperformance of provident fund schemes due

    to investment restrictions, and financial difficulties in administering

    unfunded public pension programmes have rendered the current system

    ineffective and unsustainable. The failed experiments with ad hoc reforminitiatives in the recent past further emphasize the need for a structural and

    lasting change. The paper concludes with some policy directions for

    reforming the Indian pension system.

    6. Shao (2010) says about the challenges facing the New Public ServicePension Fund System in Taiwan, China. After less than two decades ofoperation, this young system is facing financial imbalance and is embroiled

    in controversy regarding the generosity of its benefits provisions. Thearticle first introduces Taiwan's different systems for old-age security, witha focus on that for general public-sector employees. It then addresses thefinancial challenges facing the general public-sector pension system,including the rising cost of its benefits for all taxpayers. Finally, a numberof possible reform directions are suggested, including lowering benefitlevels, making qualifying criteria more stringent, or establishing a newsystem. With regards to the latter, any proposed new system must seek tosatisfy the goal of longer-term financial soundness while realizing optimalfairness among all stakeholders including taxpayers.

    7. Blake and Turner (2007) discussed a Social Security reform approach that

    creates substantially new structures such as voluntary carve-out accounts,

    it is important to apply what we already know about the functioning

    of pension systems and their effects on workers rather than analyzing an

    idealized form of the proposed system. This article describes the United

    Kingdom's experience with voluntary carve-out accounts, including

    the system's numerous difficulties. Among the many problems are "mis-

    selling," high administrative costs and fundamental difficulty determining

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    the appropriate offset between the reduction in the worker's payment to

    Social Security and the reduction in that person's Social Security benefits

    8. Culter (2003) discussed that one of the most detailed continuing surveys ofthe financial behaviour of American consumers is the Survey of ConsumerFinances (SCF) sponsored by the Board of Governors of the FederalReserve System. The survey is designed to provide detailedinformation on U.S. families' balance sheets and their use of financialservices as well as on their pensions, labour force participation anddemographic characteristics at the time of the interview. This article is

    based on the elaborate analysis of the SCF done by Craig Copeland,senior analyst at the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Tablesconstructed from EBRI's analysis of the 2001 SCF aptly demonstrate theneed for more, and more literate, financial planning. The financialcomplexities faced by today's middle class families, and their ownresponsibility for the future value of IRA and similar personal pension accounts, suggests that the involvement of financialprofessionals is not simply a matter of "having enough money to invest."

    9. Eeckhaut (2005) says that in Belgium, as in many other Europeancountries, declining birth rates and ageing populations are making thefinancing of pensions one of the most critical economic and politicalchallenges for the coming decades. In order to cope with this financialburden, the Belgian government has recently introduced measures, andwill introduce further measures, to widen the scope of pension financinginstruments. This article provides a general overview of the most importantchanges to the Belgian social and tax law aspects of supplementary pensions as introduced by the Law of 28 April2003 on supplementary pensions.

    10. Doman and Freeman (2006) discussed that in Britain, pension reform hasbeen a long-running political saga. In America, reform of social securityhas been on and off the political agenda. Increasing longevity has featuredin the debate just about everywhere. Unfortunately, most headlines have

    been negative. Pensions systems are seen to be in crisis. People are livinglonger but are also running out of savings and so cannot afford health

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    care. Companies are scrapping defined-benefit pensions and putting moreonus on individuals to provide for their own income in retirement.Governments are rolling back old-age welfare systems that have becomemore expensive as populations in the developed world have failed toreproduce. Responsibility for the financial risk of the lifecycle is being

    transferred back to the individual. It is a thoroughly gloomy picture andtempting to imagine there are no positives for financial companies.This article discusses several product and services strategies that are welladapted to the new retirement market and look set to alter companies'behaviour.

    COUNTRY-WISE COMPARISON OF PENSION SYSTEMS FOR SELECT SOUTHASIAN COUNTRIES

    India Pakistan Sri Lanka Bangladesh

    Scheme for

    Private Sector

    Workers

    Two schemes,

    namely the

    Employees' Pension

    Scheme and the

    Employees'

    Provident Fund

    scheme cater to this

    group.

    Currently three

    schemes exist

    catering to the

    group. The

    Employee Old AgeBenefit Institution

    (EOBI) scheme

    applies to

    companies

    employing more

    than 10 workers.

    The two other

    schemes are

    Pension and

    provident fund

    benefits for othercompanies and

    Voluntary pension

    scheme.

    In the formal private

    sector schemes like

    Employee PrivateFund, Employee

    Trust Fund and

    Approved Private

    Sector Provident

    Fund exist. The self

    employed workers

    have Farmer's

    Pension Scheme,

    Fisherman's Pension

    Scheme and Pension

    Schemes for SelfEmployed Workers

    No uniform

    retirement benefit

    scheme

    Indexation

    Formal pensions are

    inflation indexed in

    the form of

    Dearness Allowance

    and/or Dearness

    Pay.

    Discretionary rules

    applyNot applicable Not applicable

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    Average

    Earnings in the

    Economy

    Rs.41811 (PCI in

    2004-05 prices)

    ($1=47 Indian Rs.

    approx)

    Rs. 43748 (PCI in

    market prices)

    ($1=60 Pakistan Rs.

    approx.)

    USD 3141 (PCI in

    2002 prices)

    USD 363 (PCI in

    2002 prices)

    Qualifying

    Conditions

    For the Civil Service

    Pension Scheme

    and the Public

    Sector Bank

    Pension Schemes

    the normal age for

    retirement is 60

    years. In

    comparison, the

    qualifying age for

    the Employees'

    Pension Scheme isa little lower at 58

    years and higher

    under the National

    Old Age Pension

    scheme at 65 years.

    The normal pension

    age for civil service

    pension and EOBI is

    60 years.

    Retirement age is

    voluntary for the

    other two schemes.

    For all schemes the

    the normal pension

    age stands at 60

    years. However, the

    earlier Public sector

    pension scheme has

    been replaced with

    Contributory Pension

    Fund(CPF) for publicsector employees

    joining after January

    2003

    The scheme

    caters only to civil

    servants and

    railway

    employees. A

    government

    employee retires

    at 57 or voluntarily

    after the

    completion of 25years of service,

    whichever comes

    first.

    First Tier

    Schemes

    1) BasicPension

    N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

    2) Minimum

    Pension

    The minimum levels

    of pension per

    month are Rs. 1275

    under the Civil

    Service pension

    scheme. For other

    schemes either no

    minimum level

    exists or is entirelybased on the date of

    retirement.

    Under the EOBI a

    minimum of Rs.

    1000 a month is

    paid

    A minimum pension

    level of 40% of last

    salary exists for

    government

    employees who have

    served for more than

    10 years.

    N.A.

    3)Targeted

    schemes/

    social

    assistance

    The National Old

    Age Pension

    Scheme pays

    Rs.200 to the

    poorest 30% of the

    BPL aged poor.

    N.A. N.A.

    Old age allowance

    pension is paid to

    10 oldest and

    poorest members

    of each ward of

    the country.

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    2nd Tier

    Scheme

    1)Defined

    benefit

    The Civil Service

    Pensions,

    Employees' Pension

    Scheme and the

    Public Sector

    Pension Scheme

    falls under this

    group

    Prevailing defined

    benefit schemes are

    Civil service

    pension, Private

    sector pension and

    EOBI. The accrual

    rate of benefits

    depends upon age,

    years of service and

    average monthlywages earned in the

    last 12 months of

    service.

    The prevailing

    schemes of this

    nature are Public

    Sector pension

    scheme, Farmer's

    pension scheme,

    Fisherman's pension

    scheme and pension

    scheme for the self

    employed workers.

    The number of years

    served and the salary

    at at retirement form

    the basis on whichpublic sector

    pensions are given.

    Pensions for the self

    employed are, on the

    other hand, based on

    the age at enrolment.

    The scheme

    applies only to

    government civil

    servants. The

    accrual rate for

    pension benefits

    depend primarily

    on the number ofyears served.

    2) Point

    schemeN.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

    3) Notional

    account

    The General

    Provident Fund and

    the Contributory

    Provident Fund

    belong to this

    scheme type.

    General provident

    fund for civil service

    employees (federal

    government and

    provincial

    government) exists.

    N.A.

    There are two

    types of notional

    accounts, namely,

    General Provident

    Fund and

    Contributory

    Provident Fund

    4) Defined

    contribution

    plans

    The Employees'

    Provident Fund

    (12%), the New

    pension scheme

    (10%) and various

    occupational

    pension schemes

    are of the nature of

    defined contribution.

    The Contributory

    provident fund

    scheme run byprivate companies

    are of this nature.

    Employees are

    required to

    contribute 5% to

    10% of their basic

    salary.

    Prevailing plans of

    this nature are

    Employee Providentfund (8%), Employee

    Trust Fund,

    Approved Private

    Provident Fund (8%)

    and Contributory

    Pension scheme

    (8%)

    No mandated

    contribution plan

    Early and Late

    Retirement

    For the Employees'

    Pension scheme the

    age for earlyretirement is 50

    The eligibility age for

    early retirement is

    55 for men and 50

    N.A. Early Retirement

    criterion requires

    25 years of

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    years. Other

    schemes are not

    age specific.

    for women. service

    Personal

    Income Taxes

    and Pension

    Contributions

    Taxes on Pension

    Funds are of the

    nature of EET i.e.,

    all contributions and

    investment incomes

    are exempted and

    all fund withdrawals

    are taxed.

    Certain tax creditsare given in respect

    of contributions or

    premium paid

    towards an

    approved pension

    fund under the

    Voluntary Pension

    System Rules,

    2005.

    While employees

    contribution to

    Provident funds is

    deductible up to a

    maximum limit of

    25000 p.a., the

    employer's

    contribution is

    exempted up to a

    maximum of 25% of

    taxable wages.

    Pension Income

    fully exempted

    from taxes.

    Additional

    standard reliefs

    are given for older

    people.

    According to the above articles it has been shown that in different countries thereare different pension systems. Like in different countries longevity has increasedmeans age of both men and women have increased for the retirement.

    In Germany, pension plan is shifted from defined benefit to defined contributionscheme.

    In Sweden, as financial position is not good so they cant pay their employeespension. So they have increased the age of retirement of the employees.

    In Taiwan, there are different systems for old-age security, with a focus on thatfor general public-sector employees and it has financial challenges facing thegeneral public sector pension system, including rising cost of its benefits for alltaxpayers.

    In Belgium, there is also financial burden. They are taking steps and wideningtheir pension instruments such that employees can be paid relevant pension.

    In Britain, there is no better pension system that of India. Pension system is incrisis. People have to put their own income for the time of retirement as there isless finance.

    In Pakistan there are three schemes for private sector workers and in India thereare only two schemes.

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    HYPOTHESES

    With the help of above discussion it can be said that India has the best pensionsystem in comparison with other countrys pension system as in other countriesthere is the lack of finance. Finance is also lacking also in India but then also

    employees are paid pension, so that they can also survive after finishing off theirjobs. It can also be seen that still is importance is given to the employees whogot retire.

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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    Research is an indispensable and innovative tool in leading society to progress and

    advancement without a systematic research, there would have been no or little

    progress. No progress can be made by trial and error method. But a systematic

    research and only those who are equipped with the related knowledge can conduct

    research. Research is valuable only when it brings an improvement of human spirit,intellectual force and moral fibre of those who search for advantages of knowledge. It

    is necessary to adopt and evaluate a systematic plan and procedure to collect

    essential data. Plan and procedure is very essential to collect factual material

    relevant, data, unknown and untapped so far, adequate in quantity and quality to

    save it from becoming heap of jumbled ideas gathered from here and there. It is the

    path which is followed by researcher to research the target.

    The scope of my study restricts itself to the new pension system of different

    countries. This study tells about the pension system of different countries and how

    Indias pension system is better than the pension system of other countries.

    TIME PERIOD OF STUDY

    The present study was undertaken during the month of April, 2010.

    RESEARCH TYPE

    This research is a descriptive one. As in this research it has been described about

    the new pension system of India and how this is helpful as the social security of India

    as in India there is not a better security system. Pension system of other countries

    has also been described with the help of some articles. Benefits and disadvantages

    have also been given.

    DATA COLLECTION

    The data which is collected for the study is SECONDARY DATA. The data has been

    collected from different journals and from different sites like PROQUEST and SSRN

    (Social Science Research Network).

    CONCLUSION

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