AIS officers asked to apply for shifting to UPS by Sept 30

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 17: All India Service (AIS) Officers serving in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory and covered under the New Pension Scheme, have been asked to submit the Option Forms for the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) by September 30, 2025, which is the last date for exercising the option for shifting from AIS to UPS.
According to a notification in this regard, issued by the Finance Department, Government of J&K, only 35 officers have submitted their Option Forms till date.
“In order to facilitate timely compliance and compilation of details to be forwarded to PERDA/CRA, all left out AIS officers desirous of shifting to UPA are requested to submit the completed Option Form to respective Treasuries,” reads the notification, adding that failure to submit the Option Form within stipulated period may result in non-inclusion of the officer’s details in the UPS implementation process, the responsibility for which shall be exclusively on the concerned officer.