Government Issues Revised SOP for Migration of NPS Pensioners to Old Pension Scheme (OPS)

Government Issues Revised SOP for Migration of NPS Pensioners to Old Pension Scheme

The Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), under the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the migration of National Pension System (NPS) pensioners to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in cases involving the death or disability of government servants.

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The Office Memorandum, dated 19 October 2026, has been issued to address challenges encountered during the migration process and to facilitate the smooth transition of eligible legacy NPS-AR pension cases to the Old Pension Scheme. The revised SOP supersedes the earlier procedure issued on 17 September 2025.