The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has introduced the “NPS e-shramik (Platform Service Partner) Model” to extend the National Pension System (NPS) to gig and platform workers. The model operates similarly to the Corporate NPS model, allowing contributions to be made jointly (by the Aggregator and the Partner), by the Partner only, or by the Aggregator only, with no fixed minimum or maximum thresholds. Points of Presence (PoPs) will actively onboard the partners, using a quick, two-phase process for PRAN generation based on Aadhaar e-KYC, but they will be fully responsible for all regulatory compliance.