Govt extends gratuity benefits to those under NPS
The government on Friday extended the benefits of retirement gratuity and death gratuity to all the central government employees covered under the National Pension System (NPS). The order will benefit over 3,00,000 employees who were recruited after 2004 and covered by the NPS. The upper limit for the gratuity was recently raised from ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh.