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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Suchitra Mandal

Can you stop NPS contributions for a few years? Know the impact before you take a break

Pausing retirement savings may become unavoidable when your finances are tight. A job change, a period of lower income, higher household expenses or an emergency can force you to put long-term investments on hold.

But what happens to your National Pension System (NPS) account when contributions stop? Do you need to contribute every month, or can you take a break and resume later? And, more importantly, what does a contribution break mean for the retirement corpus you are building?

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