PENSION SCHEME IN
CASE OF AN EMPLOYEE JOINING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OR ANY OTHER EMPLOYER ON OR
AFTER JANUARY 1/4/2004
             New pension
scheme (NPS) is applicable to new entrants to Government service or any other
employer.   As per the scheme, it is mandatory or persons who come under
this scheme, to contribute 10 per cent of salary every month towards their
pension account.   A matching contribution is required to be made by the
employer to the said account.   The tax treatment under the new scheme is
as follows -
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- 1. Contribution by the
     employer to NPS is first included under the head "Salaries" in
     hands of the employee. 
 - 2. Such contribution is
     deductible (to the extent of 10 per cent of the salary of the employee)
     under section 80CCD.
 - 3. Employee's contribution to
     NPS (to the extent of 10 per cent of the salary of the employee) is also
     deductible under section 80CCD. And the Employer’s Contribution to the
     Pension Fund will be goes to U/s 80 CCD(2) as per the New CBDT Notificate.
 - 4. When pension is received
     out of the aforesaid amount, it will be chargeable to tax in the hands of
     the receipient.  
 

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