NPS Portability Features
Portability of PRAN across sectors is one of the core attributes of NPS. Unique PRAN is allotted under NPS to every subscriber which is portable. This unique PRAN is the same throughout the life of the NPS subscriber. Even if, the subscriber changes his location or sector of working, this unique PRAN allotted to him will remain same and he can use this number from any location in India to operate and access his NPS account during his lifetime.
NPS Portability Features
The following are the NPS portability features:
- NPS account can be operated from anywhere in the country irrespective of individual employment and location
- Subscribers can shift from one sector to another like Private to Government or vice versa or Private to Corporate and vice versa with the same Account
- The subscriber can shift within sector like from one POP to another POP and from one POP-SP to another POP-SP
- An employee who leaves the employment to become a self-employed can continue with his individual contributions
- If a self-employed joins an employment, he may continue to contribute and his employer may also contribute
- The subscriber can contribute to NPS from any of the POP/ POP-SP despite not being registered with them and from anywhere in India