How to restart your closed NPS account

If you also have a National Pension System ie NPS account, then definitely read this. NPS is a government retirement savings scheme. If your NPS account has become inactive, then you need to activate it again to take advantage of it. Let us know how you can activate your in-active NPS account.

Required documents
To activate an in-active NPS account, you must have some important documents.
1. PRAN (Permanent Retirement Account Number): You must have this unique 12-digit number as it identifies your NPS account.
2. KYC (Know Your Customer) Document: For this, you must have an identity card, address proof, and passport-size photograph.
3. Re-activation form: For this, you must have the subscriber re-activation form filled in carefully. (You can download this form from the official website of NPS.)

How to activate NPS account
– For this, contact the Point of Presence Service Provider (PoP-SP) with whom your account is registered.
– Give them your PRAN details and give them information to re-activate the account.
– Fill out the subscriber re-activation form correctly.
– After this, give necessary information like your PRAN, personal details, and reason for re-activation.
– Fill all the sections carefully and attach the required KYC documents and passport-size photographs in the form.
– Thereafter, visit the designated POP-SP office and submit the filled-in and signed form along with the required KYC documents.
– Here the POP-SP representative will verify your form and tell you the further process.
– A nominal fee has to be paid for re-activating the NPS account, deposit the same, and take the receipt or acknowledgment of the payment.
– After submitting the re-activation form and payment of the fee, your POP-SP will process the request.
– You will receive a confirmation message or email from the POP-SP once your re-activation is complete.