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Atal Pension Yojana: guaranteed pension for unorganised workers

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  1. Facts

    APY provides a guaranteed monthly pension of ₹1,000–₹5,000 from age 60 for workers in the unorganised sector. You choose the pension amount; contribution depends on age at joining and pension level chosen.

  2. Provisions and law

    • PFRDA | APY scheme 2015 | Sec 124 (old 80CCD(1))

  3. Analysis

    Contribution examples (₹5,000/month pension): Join at 25 → ₹376/month. Join at 30 → ₹577/month. Join at 35 → ₹902/month. Join at 40 → ₹1,454/month. Every year you delay costs significantly more. Tax benefit: Contribution deductible under Sec 124, Income-tax Act 2025 (old Sec 80CCD(1)), part of the ₹1.5L Sec 123 (old Sec 80C) limit. Govt co-contribution (₹1,000/year for 5 years) available if you enrolled before March 2016 and were not an income tax payer. Who it's for: Domestic workers, auto drivers, shopkeepers, street vendors, agricultural labourers, anyone without organised sector pension.

  4. Conclusion

    1. Visit your bank branch (Savings Account required) or open via net banking/mobile banking
    2. Alternatively: Post offices participate via India Post Payments Bank
    3. Auto-debit set up from savings account, monthly or quarterly
    4. Nomination mandatory, spouse gets full corpus/pension on death
    5. Can upgrade pension level once per year in April-July window

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