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Why and How NRI Should open NPS (National Pension Scheme) Account

In my last post, can NRI invest in National Pension Scheme, I told you that NRIs are now allowed to open NPS accounts, it's time to share more information about NPS e.g. why an NRI should invest in National Pension Scheme. One of the main reason NRI should open NPS account is to build their retirement or pension corpus in India. Since many NRI working abroad don't have any kind of social security, especially those who are working in middle east and gulf country. For all Non-resident Indians, this is now a golden chance to plan for their old age income.
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