e-KYC Setu

This one is not written up yet

The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.

Written up from the same chapter

• Active ChoiceThe NPS investment option under which the subscriber sets the split across the E, C, G and A asset classes personally, subject to a 75 percent cap on equity and 5 percent on alternatives.
• Atal Pension YojanaA government-guaranteed defined-pension scheme for unorganised-sector workers, paying a fixed Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 a month from age 60 for contributions started between ages 18 and 40.
• Central Recordkeeping AgencyThe intermediary that holds every NPS subscriber record — it issues the PRAN, unitises contributions at scheme NAV and sits between the subscriber, the pension funds and the trustee bank.
• Multiple Scheme FrameworkThe PFRDA framework, effective 1 October 2025, that lets non-government NPS subscribers hold branded pension-fund schemes alongside the existing Common Schemes under a single PRAN at each CRA.
• Net Asset ValueThe net assets of a mutual fund scheme divided by the number of units outstanding — what one unit of the scheme is worth on a given day, after every liability except the unitholders' own.
• NPS VatsalyaA saving-cum-pension scheme introduced in Budget 2024 under which a parent opens and operates an NPS Tier 1 account in a minor child's name until the child turns 18.