NPS Account Opening charges & Fees: As Low as 0.50% of the Contribution Amount*
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National Pension System (NPS) Fees and Charges

Fee Paid To Nature of Fee Fee Payable Frequency Method Of Deduction
POP i.e., Kotak Mahindra Bank (No Fee & Charges will be directly be collected by Kotak) NPS Account opening –

One Time Onboarding charge for Individual NPS & NPS Vatsalya
₹200/- per new account ( units equivalent of Rs. 50/- on quarterly basis will be deducted through cancellation of units by CRA’s and payable to PoP in the month after the quarter in which on-boarding is completed). Quarterly Through cancellation of units by CRA
Common Scheme (Tier 1 & Tier 2)*
Annual Charges for Individual, NPS Vatsalya & Corporate NPS -
0.20% p.a. of the AUM Daily Adjustment Through NAV adjustment by PFM
Multiple Scheme Framework (MSF)
Annual Charges for Individual, NPS Vatsalya & Corporate NPS -
Up to 0.30% p.a. of the AUM Daily Adjustment Through NAV adjustment by PFM
CRA
(Protean e-Gov)
PRAN opening charges ₹40/- Physical PRAN One-time Through cancellation of units by CRA
₹18/- ePRAN
Reprint of PRAN card & Re-issue of PIN mailer ₹40/- As per request
Account Maintenance Charge per Account (AMC)
AUM Category (in Rs.) AMC (p.a.) -Amt. in Rs. Annual
Nil
1 – 2 lakhs
>2 lakhs <=10 lakhs
>10 lakhs <= 25 lakhs
>25 lakhs <= 50 lakhs
>Above 50 lakhs
0
100
150
300
400
500
Pension Fund Manager Slabs of AUM (₹) Fees Annual Through NAV adjustment
Up to 25,000 Cr
25,001-50,000 Cr
50,001-1,50,000 Cr
Above 1,50,000 Cr
0.12%
0.08%
0.06%
0.04%
NPS trust Reimbursement of Expenses 0.003% Annual Through NAV Adjustment
Custodian Asset Servicing charges 0.000000001770% per annum for Electronic segment & Physical segment Annual
Trustee Bank NIL
*exclusive of GST or other Govt. taxes as applicable
** Persistency fee is payable to such POPs to which the subscriber is associated for more than 6 months in a financial year
Please note - There are no additional CRA charges for the maintenance of Tier - II account. Also, please note that the fee structure may change from time to time as may be decided by PFRDA.
i. Charges mentioned above exclude applicable taxes.
ii. There are no separate charges for transactions such as contribution, scheme preference change, rebalancing of portfolio, withdrawal etc.
iii. Charges for Reprint of PRAN card request initiated by Subscriber will be recovered from Subscriber’s PRAN by way of unit deduction.
iv. Vendor Charges such as Penny drop, e-sign charges etc., will be recovered from PRAN by way of unit deduction.

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