PFRDA to Launch Health-Linked NPS Swasthya and Expand Pension Coverage Digitally
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) plans to launch NPS Swasthya, a health-linked pension product, by mid-October, allowing subscribers to allocate part of their retirement corpus for medical expenses with added super top-up health insurance. Axis Pension Fund has introduced the Axis NPS Swasthya scheme offering coverage for various healthcare costs while maintaining investment growth. PFRDA aims to add 3 crore NPS subscribers in two years through UPI-based digital onboarding and is exploring direct investments in large infrastructure projects to diversify pension fund portfolios.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (52–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
mint broke this story on 30 Sept, 05:56 pm. Other outlets followed.