India, Aug. 31 -- The income tax department has extended the due date for filing income tax returns (ITR) for the financial year 2024-25 to 15 September 2025 from its earlier issued deadline of 31 July-generally the last date for ITR filing. Apart from these, a number of financial rules have been scheduled to come to effect from September 2025.

The deadline for opting for the unified pension scheme (UPS) has also been extended to September 30, 2025, pushing back the former deadline of June 30, 2025.

Under UPS, employees would receive an assured payout after their retirement. It is a 'fund-based' payout system which relies on the regular and timely accumulation and investment of applicable contributions (from both the employee and the em...