New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has postponed the implementation of revised charges that Points of Presence (PoPs) can collect from subscribers under the National Pension System (NPS) and NPS Lite. The new date is December 1, 2026, instead of October 1.

The revised structure, announced on August 28, 2026, provides for a one-time onboarding charge of Rs.200 per Permanent Retirement Account Number (PRAN) and an annual charge of 0.20% of assets under management (AUM) across all NPS schemes.

In its circular released on October 26, 2026, PFRDA mentioned that "the date of implementation of the revised charge structure specified therein, which was earlier prescribed as 01.10.2026, stands revi...