Union Cabinet has decided to indefinitely extend the Atal Pension Scheme, which lapsed in August 2018. It also has broadened its scope by keeping it open-ended.
To further incentivize people’s participation in the scheme, the age criterion for participation has been revised. Enrolment age has been relaxed further to 65 years from 60 years.
Also, all accounts opened after August 2018 will have accident insurance limit of Rs 2 lakh, which is double than the earlier Rs 1 lakh limit.
Overdraft facility of the scheme was also increased from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000.