Life Certificate: Crores of retired central and state government employees are required to give life certificate in the month of November. The last date for this has been fixed by the Central Government as 30th November. Earlier, for this the professionals had to go to the bank themselves and pay the money. Due to this he had to face problems. But now they are going to get relief from this problem. It is being told that the Central Government has directed all pension disbursing banks to make arrangements to send ‘doorstep executives’ to sick and hospitalized pensioners to help them submit life certificates. The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOPPW) has said in an order that all banks should make efforts to create awareness among very senior pensioners aged 80 years and above about getting life certificate made through digital medium. Digital life certificate of pensioners can be created using facial verification technology.
Central government has 69.76 lakh pensioners
To continue receiving their pension, all pensioners have to provide proof of their survival every year, which is called ‘Life Certificate’. At present there are about 69.76 lakh pensioners of the Central Government. In the year 2019, the Central Government had asked the banks to allow very senior pensioners to submit their life certificates from October 1 instead of November. Whereas pensioners below 80 years of age have to give their life certificate in November. In the order issued by DOPPW on September 25, it has been said that now every pensioner can submit the Digital Life Certificate (DLC), made through facial verification technology, from his home through his smartphone or in the bank branch.
Facility will be available through doorstep banking
According to the order, banks can provide the facility of submitting life certificates by appointing doorstep banking executives. Banks can instruct their branches to provide this facility to pensioners above 80 years of age from October 1. In this order, banks have been suggested to use various platforms to create awareness about the facility of making digital life certificate. Information about this can be given through posters at bank branches and ATMs.
You can submit the certificate online
The Central Government has taken the initiative to simplify it for the convenience of senior citizens. Now pensioners can submit their life certificate online sitting at home. To submit your life certificate online, a website https://jeevanpramaan.gov.in/ has been launched by the government. Here pensioners can update their life certificate directly. Apart from this, if pensioners wish, they can also use door step banking of banks. Many private and government banks provide their senior citizens the facility to submit life certificate sitting at home. In this, the bank employees go to the home of the pension holder and get the proof of his survival verified. Door step banking is different for every bank. According to the current rules, Door Step Life Certificate service can be availed by any senior citizen above 70 years of age who is unable to walk. For this, it is necessary for the customer to have KYC and the mobile number must be registered with the account. Door Step Life Certificate Service is currently being provided by State Bank of India. The charges for door step banking are different for different banks. However, for financial and non-financial transactions like submission of life certificate, a fee of Rs 70 plus GST has to be paid by the bank.
What is pensioners life certificate?
Pensioners’ Life Certificate is an official document that confirms a senior citizen’s senior citizen status. It is a special document that allows the person to properly utilize the services and schemes offered by the government.
Pensioners Life Certificate may contain the following information:
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Date of Birth: The date of birth of the pensioner is shown.
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Passport size photo: Pensioner’s photograph is included.
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Name and Address: Contains the full name of the pensioner and his/her permanent or permanent address.
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Information about schemes and facilities provided by the government: This may include what types of government schemes and facilities the pensioner is availing.
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Information about income and various attached certificates: Shows information about the income and other attached certificates of the pensioner.
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Pensioners Life Certificate allows the person to use the schemes and facilities provided by the government and other organizations recognizing them as an older person.