The contributions are guaranteed, but the final corpus depends on investment returns. PFRDA regulates the investment norms to ensure a reasonable balance between safety (85% fixed income) and growth (15% equity).
Source: NPS Rule 5
Is the NPS corpus guaranteed?
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