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<table cellpadding="2" width="400"><tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td bgcolor="#95acb3" width="407" height="5">*WHO'S WHO*</td></tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td bgcolor="#e4eaed" width="407" height="4">*REGULATOR:* Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority</td></tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td bgcolor="#e4eaed" width="407" height="50">*NPS TRUST:* A trust, set up under the Indian Trusts Act, that is responsible for taking care of the funds under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and protect subscriber interests</td></tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td bgcolor="#e4eaed" width="407" height="50">*POINTS OF PRESENCE(PoPs):* It is the first point of interaction. The 22 registered PoPs have authorised branches to act as collection points and extend services to customers</td></tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td bgcolor="#e4eaed" width="407" height="26">*CENTRAL RECORDKEEPING AGENCY (CRA)*: The back office for maintaining records, administration and customer service functions. National Securities Depository Ltd has been designated the CRA</td></tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td bgcolor="#e4eaed" width="407" height="1">*PENSION FUND MANAGERS*: At present, there are six fund managers</td></tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td bgcolor="#e4eaed" width="407" height="50">*TRUSTEE BANK:* Bank of India is the designated agency to facilitate fund transfers across various entities such as subscribers, the fund managers and the annuity service providers</td></tr></tbody></table>
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