India’s central government has extended the deadline for eligible employees seeking to transition from the National Pension System (NPS) to the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) until November 30. Multiple administrative and documentation complexity related escalations resulted in this relief extension. The move ensures adequate compliance completion time while enabling employees to address verification gaps and reduce error rate friction during form submission and validation. Pension policy advisors said beneficiary readiness mapping and department level coordination alignment will play a decisive role in preventing future relief extensions. This adjustment provides short-term flexibility but reinforces the importance of final mandatory timeline adherence.