DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE - JEEVAN PRAMAN
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DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE - DOORSTEP SERVICE THROUGH POSTMEN
LIFE CERTIFICATES - ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS : TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE 28.02.2021 TO HAVE THE PENSION FOR MARCH 2021
More than One Crore families in India can be classified as pensioner families, where the pension disbursed by the various government bodies forms the basis for their income and sustainability. There are about Fifty Lakh pensioners of the Central Government and a similar number of the various State and UT Governments and various other government agencies. This includes pensioners from the various public sector enterprises. In addition to this Army and Defence Personnel drawing pension exceeds Twenty-five lakhs.
One of the major requisite for the pensioners post their retirement from service, is to provide life certificates every year , normally in the month of November , to the authorized pension disbursing agencies like Banks,Post offices etc., following which their pension is credited to their account. In order to get this life certificate the individual drawing the pension is required to either personally present oneself before the Pension Disbursing Agency or have the Life Certificate issued by authority where they have served earlier and have it delivered to the disbursing agency.
PROBLEMS FACED BY PENSIONERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR :
Because of the spread of pandemic Covid -19 , Government of India has issued advisory to senior citizens , especially of age 65 years and above , to not to venture out of their homes unless it is necessary . Hence if service is available to collect such life certificates from the home , Pensioners need not visit banks / pension disbursing authorities to get their life certificates .
In this direction , Government of India has brought out the service of digital Life Certificate ( DLC ) using the network of Post Offices / postment through India post Payment Bank . Postman will visit your place , do the bio-metrics and generate Digital life certificate for you
To book the service from IPPB , a pensioner can go either to a post office or simply fill a form available on-line
( CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE FORM )
One has to fill basic details like , name , address , e-mail address , mobile number and request the service as " IPPB - JEEVAN PRAMAN - Digital Life Certificate " . The pensioner will get an OTP to confirm the transaction .
Dated 08.12.2020 : Now pensioners who are customers of public sector banks have one more option of submitting Digital Life certificate through DSB ( Door Step Banking ) and to know about their service CLICK HERE
WHO CAN USE DLC SERVICES ?
The pensioners of Central Government , State Governments , Defence , banks and various public sector undertakings can avail the facility of Doorstep Digital Life certificate services . Some of the Rural bank are also participating in the scheme .
To have complete list of institutions whose pensioners can use the services of DLC , CLICK HERE .
WHO CAN USE DLC SERVICES ?
The pensioners of Central Government , State Governments , Defence , banks and various public sector undertakings can avail the facility of Doorstep Digital Life certificate services . Some of the Rural bank are also participating in the scheme .
To have complete list of institutions whose pensioners can use the services of DLC , CLICK HERE .
PRE-REQUISITE FOR AVAILING DLC SERVICE
1. Pensioner must have an Aadhaar Number and a Mobile Number .
2. Aadhaar number should have been registered with Pension Disbursing Authority .
3. Pensioner must provide following information when postmen visit your premises :
a. PPO Number
b. Type of pension
c. Sanctioning Authority
d. Disbursing Agency
e. Bank account number relating to pension
( For central Government staff , sanctioning authority is the central government and disbursal agency is the concerned bank . For banks , both sanctioning authority and disbursal agency is the concerned banks . You may go through the list to know who is your sanctioning authority and who is your disbursal agency .
For complete details , visit IPPB website by Clicking Here
2. Aadhaar number should have been registered with Pension Disbursing Authority .
3. Pensioner must provide following information when postmen visit your premises :
a. PPO Number
b. Type of pension
c. Sanctioning Authority
d. Disbursing Agency
e. Bank account number relating to pension
( For central Government staff , sanctioning authority is the central government and disbursal agency is the concerned bank . For banks , both sanctioning authority and disbursal agency is the concerned banks . You may go through the list to know who is your sanctioning authority and who is your disbursal agency .
For complete details , visit IPPB website by Clicking Here
CHARGES FOR ISSUE OF DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATES
IPPB collects a charge of Rs 70 ( Inculsive of GST ) whether you obtain through nearby post office or through Postman at your door . There is no additional charge to be paid for the Doorstep service . Charges will be collected only on successful generation of DLC .
WHAT IS JEEVAN PRAMAN ?
As a Digital India initiative to facilitate Pensioners, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has launched Jeevan Pramaan portal. Now the pensioner need not visit office of Disbursing Agency for physical submission of Life Certificate and may use the Aadhaar enabled Biometric authentication mechanism to generate Digital Life Certificate.
Advantages of Digital Life Certificate (DLCs):
1. It may be generated from anywhere including home if the Windows/Android based device is having an Internet and STQC certified Bio metric device connected to it is available.
2. Auto SMS to pensioners regarding DLC.
3 . Auto transfer of DLC to Pension Disbursing Agency.
4. Sending SMS by Pension Disbursing Agency after processing
Jeevan Praman services can be obtained normally through Jeevan Praman centres or Common Services Centres . Now you can obtain the certificate at the comfort of your house using IPPB / Postman service .
Advantages of Digital Life Certificate (DLCs):
1. It may be generated from anywhere including home if the Windows/Android based device is having an Internet and STQC certified Bio metric device connected to it is available.
2. Auto SMS to pensioners regarding DLC.
3 . Auto transfer of DLC to Pension Disbursing Agency.
4. Sending SMS by Pension Disbursing Agency after processing
Jeevan Praman services can be obtained normally through Jeevan Praman centres or Common Services Centres . Now you can obtain the certificate at the comfort of your house using IPPB / Postman service .
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT LIFE CERTIFICATES - EXTENDED
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING LIFE CERTIFICATE : Government of India has extended deadline for submitting life certificate to December 31 , 2020 in the current year , keeping in view of the spread of the pandemic Covid -19
Dated 29.11.2020 : EPFO ( Employees Provident Fund Organization ) extends time limit for Pensioners up to 28th February 2021 for submission of Jeevan Pramaan Patra ( Life certificate ) in respect of the Pensioners drawing pension under EPS 1995 . Already Central government has extended time limit to their pensioners to submit Life Certificate till 28.02.2021 .
For EPFO Press release , CLICK HERE . For Office memorandum of Department of pension & Pensioner's welfare , CLICK HERE
Dated 29.11.2020 : EPFO ( Employees Provident Fund Organization ) extends time limit for Pensioners up to 28th February 2021 for submission of Jeevan Pramaan Patra ( Life certificate ) in respect of the Pensioners drawing pension under EPS 1995 . Already Central government has extended time limit to their pensioners to submit Life Certificate till 28.02.2021 .
For EPFO Press release , CLICK HERE . For Office memorandum of Department of pension & Pensioner's welfare , CLICK HERE
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