NPS drives record investment in government bonds to 4.4%, totaling ₹4.67 lakh crore. Shift towards debt, influenced by market performance, particularly in fixed-income, reflects security-focused investment decisions amidst changing yield dynamics and retirement strategies.
Latest data published by the Reserve Bank of India showed that the ownership of government bonds by pension funds was at a high of 4.32% of the outstanding stock of ₹103 lakh crore, or ₹4.48 lakh crore, in the quarter ended September. In the quarter ended March 2023, the ownership of government bonds by pension funds was at 3.50% of outstanding stock or ₹2.98 lakh crore.
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The proposed tax on PF incomes has its logic, but operational details need a revisit
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed that Budget 2021-22 raises resources to push the economy without increased taxation. However, one change to the income tax law proposed in the Finance Bill, 2021, has triggered anxieties for the salaried class: withdrawing tax exemption on interest income accrued into Provident Fund accounts arising out of employee contributions exceeding ₹2.5 lakh ‘in a previous year in that fund,’ on or after April 1, 2021. The rationale some employees are contributing huge amounts into their PF accounts and getting tax-free incomes. Subsequently, the Revenue Department has pointed out the tax will only affect a small group of ‘high net-worth individuals’ (HNIs); the 100 largest employees’ PF (EPF) accounts had a combined balance of over ₹2,000 crore. It can be no one’s case that a social security scheme for formal sector workers should become an