Important news for government employees! Will government employees get the benefit of Atal Pension Yojana? What the rules say

Various schemes are implemented for common citizens through central and state government. Some pension schemes have also been started for the general public through the central government.

A fixed pension is provided after the completion of 60 years of age through Atal Pension Yojana. But for this, some investment is required in the beginning. Citizens between 18 to 40 years of age are eligible to invest in this.

Suppose a citizen starts investing in this scheme at the age of 18, he has to deposit Rs 210 every month. If you invest Rs 210 every month in the eighteenth year, you will get a pension of Rs 5000.

If one invests in the scheme at the age of 40, the investor will have to deposit Rs 1454 per month, investing this much money, the investor will get a pension of Rs 5000 after completing the age of sixty.

However, to get pension from this scheme, it is necessary to invest continuously for at least 20 years. So far crores of people in the country have invested in this scheme. Many people have participated in this scheme and due to this scheme, a fixed amount is given as pension to the investors after the completion of 60 years of age.

This scheme was launched in 2015. That is, now this scheme has completed 9 years. But still many people have different questions about this plan.

Government employees are also asking different questions about this scheme. The question whether the government employees can benefit from this scheme or not is being raised continuously. Meanwhile, now we are going to see information about the same.

Will government employees get the benefit of Atal Pension Yojana?
Atal Pension Scheme launched by the Government of India is for all. Of course any citizen of India can apply and invest in it.

Government employees will also be eligible for pension by investing in this scheme. But only and only Indian citizens can invest in this.

Citizens between 18 to 40 years of age can invest in this. Aadhaar card of Indian citizens investing in this must be linked with the bank account.

Importantly, anyone can open an account in Atal Pension Yojana through net banking. Indian citizens can open an account in Atal Pension Yojana by visiting their bank branch.

But, if the government employees are availing EPF and EPS schemes, they will not get the benefit of Atal Pension Yojana. Of course government employees can invest in this scheme but the beneficiaries of EPF and EPS schemes cannot avail it.