US should permit repatriation of social security benefits: CII study

[Trillo]

NEW DELHI: India should push for a "totalisation" agreement with US, which would enable Indians returning from US to repatriate their social security benefits, according to a corporate study. The call for an agreement comes at a time when India is putting up a free-trade proposal on services with US.

"A totalisation agreement should be finalised as soon as possible," says a CII study called ‘India and US: Economic Analysis and Trade Strategy'. This pact will enable Indian workers to avoid double contribution and will also make entitlement to social security benefits easier.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/807351.cms

Double contribution?

[Joy Anne]

1. double contribution

Maybe this means they have to pay into both countries' systems.

As a self-employed person, I pay what could be called a double contribution because I'm responsible for both the employee's part and the employer's part.

[Trillo]

2. Another thing I wonder about:

if I, a U.S. citizen, decide to move to India, do I get to take my Social Security with me in lump sum?

on edit:
When an India citizen comes here, do they bring their retirement from India with them?