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NPS annuity surrender rules ease so critical illness and older policies can exit
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Published on 14 May 2026

Critical illness cases now qualify for annuity surrender
PFRDA has relaxed National Pension System annuity surrender rules. Subscribers who are dealing with critical illness can now request surrender. The regulator also allows exit under certain conditions for older annuity contracts that include an express surrender clause, giving policyholders more flexibility than before and changing how late-stage liquidity works in NPS.
- PFRDA revised NPS annuity surrender norms
- Critical illness now enables surrender requests
- Older annuity contracts with surrender clauses qualify
- Changes increase liquidity options for NPS holders
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