<h1>Unified Pension Scheme option: deputation employees may submit physical Form A2 to enable migration through nodal office.</h1> Central Government employees on deputation or foreign service to non Central Government organisations who cannot apply online may physically submit a duly filled Form A2 to their parent organisation's nodal office; that nodal office will process migration to the Unified Pension Scheme through the Central Recordkeeping Agency system. The scheme applies to new recruits joining Central Government service on or after commencement and permits existing NPS employees and eligible past retirees to opt into UPS under PFRDA operational regulations.