Key facts
- Launched
- 18 Sep 2024
- Rules
- Pension account for minors · minimum ₹1,000 a year · becomes a normal NPS account at 18
History and related schemes
An extension of NPS (2004; open to all citizens from 2009).
2026 notes from the PDF
PFRDA launched StAR NPS onboarding and a pension sandbox (Jun 2026).
Exam revision
Use the facts above to revise NPS Vatsalya. Keep dates, amounts and qualifying conditions together when reviewing an exam question.
Compare schemes in this sector
PMJJBY = life, 18–50, ₹436 · PMSBY = accident, 18–70, ₹20 · Stand-Up India = loans to SC/ST & women · Startup India = DPIIT start-up recognition.
Memory aid from the guide
9 May 2015, Kolkata: Jeevan Jyoti, Suraksha Bima, Atal Pension → “J-S-A”. April 2015–16: MUDRA (8 Apr 2015) and Stand-Up (5 Apr 2016).
Sector practice from the PDF
Atal Pension Yojana replaced which scheme?
- Swabhimaan
- Swavalamban
- Jan Dhan
- Varishtha Pension Bima
- PM-SYM
(B) Swavalamban NPS-Lite of 2010
Before applying
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