Jeevan Akshay-VII Plan offered by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is a non-linked, non-participating, individual immediate annuity plan. This market-independent plan offers fixed annuity rates, 10 annuity options, multiple annuity payment modes, and both online and offline purchase options. Here is all you need to know about this pension scheme.
Under this scheme, an individual can avail themselves of 10 different types of annuity options. Here is the list of annuity options offered by LIC:
Note: Annuity option cannot be altered once chosen.
Options | Immediate Annuity For: |
A | Lifetime |
B | Five years and life thereafter |
C | 10 years and life thereafter |
D | 15 years and life thereafter |
E | 20 years and life thereafter |
F | Lifetime with purchase price return |
G | With an increasing rate of 3.00% p.a. for life |
H (Joint Life) | Lifetime with 50% annuity on death of primary annuitant to the secondary annuitant. |
I (Joint Life) | Lifetime and as per the provision, as long as one of the annuitants survives, 100% annuity will be paid. |
J (Joint Life) | Lifetime and as per the provision, purchase price will be returned on death of the last survivor and 100% annuity will be paid as long as one of the annuitants survives. |
Note: Annuity option cannot be altered once chosen.
The following are some of the significant features of this retirement plan offered by LIC:
Category | Features |
Mode of annuity payment | Monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and annually from the date of commencement of the policy |
Surrender value |
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Death benefit | Under the annuity option F and J, annuitants can choose three options for the payment of death benefit to the nominee(s):
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Loan |
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Free look Period | 30 days |
The benefits of LIC’s Jeevan Akshay-VII Plan are:
Option | Benefits |
A | 1. As per the chosen mode of payment, annuity will be paid in arrears as long as the annuitant is alive. 2. Annuity payment will cease on death of annuitant. |
B, C, D, and E | 1. Annuity will be paid in arrears as per the chose mode of payment as long as the annuitant lives. 2. Annuity will be paid to the nominee(s) on the death of annuitant. 3. Annuity payment will be continued till the end of the guaranteed period if the annuitant dies during the guaranteed period (5, 10, 15, or 20 years). 4. Annuity will cease if annuitant dies after the guaranteed period. |
F | 1. Annuity will be paid as per the chose mode of payment in arrears as long as the annuitant survives. 2. Annuity payment will cease on death of the annuitant. 3. The purchase price will be paid to the nominee(s) as per the option chosen. |
G | 1. Annuity payment will be made in arrears as long as the annuitant survives. 2. For each completed policy year, the annuity payment will increase at a rate of 3.00% p.a. 3. Annuity payment will cease on the death of annuitant. |
H | 1. As long as primary annuitant survives, annuity payment will be made in arrears. 2. As long as the secondary annuitant lives, individual will be paid 50% of the annuity on death of the primary annuitant. 3. If the secondary annuitant dies before the primary annuitant, then the latter will continue to receive annuity. 4. On death of the both the annuitants the payment will cease. |
I | 1. As per the chosen mode of payment, 100% of the annuity will be paid in arrears as long as either of the annuitants or both remains alive. 2. Annuity payment will be ceased on death of the last survivor. |
J | 1. As long as either of the annuitants or both remains alive, 100% of the annuity will be paid in arrears. 2. Annuity payment will cease upon death of the last survivor. 3. As per the option chosen by the primary annuitant, the purchase price shall be returned to the nominee(s). |
The eligibility criteria to apply for Jeevan Akshay-VII plan offered by LIC are:
1. Monthly: Rs.1000
2. Quarterly: Rs.3000
3. Half-yearly: Rs.6000
4. Yearly: Rs.12,000
Note:
Yes, you can consider your grandparents as one of the annuitants for joint life annuity.
The minimum instalment amount for monthly quarterly, half-yearly, and yearly payments is Rs.5000, Rs.15,000, Rs.25,000, and Rs.50,000.
The interest rate for the loan against the policy will be 9.50% p.a. compounding half-yearly and commencing from 1 May 2022 to 30 April 2023.
From the range of Rs.10 lakh to Rs.24,99,999 incentive receivable is Rs1.85 per Rs.1000 for yearly annuity payment.
The plan number for this scheme is 857.
Yes, the annuity or the pension will be taxed as per the Income Tax slab rate.
You can provide your pension passbook, last income tax return, or form 16 as income proof.
The corporation will deduct the charges for annuity paid and stamp duty before returning the purchase price.

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