EPF vs NPS: Which is the better long-term investment solution?

The EPF or Employees’ Provident Fund and the NPS or the National Pension System are two long-term, retirement-oriented products. While the EPF is mandatory for many employees, the NPS is not. But is it sufficient to invest in the EPF or should you complement it with the NPS? How do EPF and the NPS compare? If you had been planning to invest in the Voluntary Provident Fund, should you consider the NPS instead? We compare the EPF and the NPS across 5 key buckets so that you can decide which works better for you. Related links: Explore ET Money's Loan Against Mutual Funds (LAMF): https://etmoney.onelink.me/unJQ/1hiwnham Explore FDs on ET Money: https://www.etmoney.com/fixed-deposit Explore NPS on ET Money: https://www.etmoney.com/nps Playlists on the EPF and NPS:    • PPF & EPF - Public Provident Fund & Employ...      • NPS - National Pension System   Know more about the EPF:    • Employee Provident Fund (EPF) -  How it wo...      • A step-by-step guide to your EPF online an...   Know more about the NPS:    • NPS guide | Aapka NPS contribution kaha in...      • Save tax in the new regime with the corpor...      • Central & State Government NPS | Features,...      • These NPS changes will surprise you | What...   EPF withdrawal rules:    • A step-by-step guide to your EPF online an...   Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:47 Battleground 1: Contribution & structure 05:30 Battleground 2: Risk & returns 09:02 Battleground 3: Pension benefits 11:55 Battleground 4: Tax benefits 13:15 Battleground 5: Withdrawal rules 16:41 Conclusion #ETMoney 👉 To invest in Direct Plans of top Mutual Funds for free, download the ET Money app: https://etmoney.onelink.me/unJQ/5ca1ae3b 👉 Subscribe to ET Money Hindi    / @etmoneyhindi   👉 5 Minute Finance channel    / @5-minute-finance   👉 Learn about stock investments: https://www.etmoney.com/learn/stocks/ 👉 Follow us on: ► Facebook:   / etmoney   ► Twitter:   / etmoney   ► Instagram:   / etmoney_official   ► LinkedIn:   / et_money   ► WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaB4...