Life certificate for pensioners: The Centre has requested that all pension-paying banks deliver life certificates to hospitalised and bedridden retirees at their doorstep. According to a directive from the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), all banks are required to provide life certificates for super senior citizens, or those above 80 years old, digitally using face authentication technology.
The Mandatory Annual Life Certificate for Pensioners Goes Digital
To get their pension, all pensioners must produce a life certificate every year. By submitting the life certificate, you are certifying your survival. The Central Government now has 69.76 lakh pensioners. A Digital Life Certificate can be issued using Face Authentication technology, according to the ruling from September 25. Every citizen will now be able to submit their Digital Life Certificate at a bank branch or from their home using an Android smartphone.
Banks Utilize Social Media and Doorstep Services for Digital Life Certificates
In the government decision, it was also stated that banks could use social media to inform the public about the possibility of acquiring a life certificate through face authentication technology. By designating bank doorstep banking officers, the service of submitting a life certificate can be offered. According to rumours, they can also spread awareness by posting information on posters at ATMs and bank branches. Pensioners can receive the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) link from banks by SMS, email, or WhatsApp message. Senior citizens who are pensioners can use their Android phones to authenticate their faces and submit their life certificates using this technology. Additionally, DoPPW has requested that banks encourage their respective authorities to submit life certificates via face authentication through email.
Early Submission of Life Certificates for Senior Pensioners from October 1st
In accordance with a government regulation, all bank branches may be given the appropriate instructions to make the necessary preparations for the submission of life certificates for super senior pensioners or family pensioners who are 80 years of age or older starting on October 1st of each year. The Centre has requested banks in 2019 to permit senior retirees 80 years of age and older to submit their life certificates beginning on October 1 of each year rather than in November. In November, the remaining pensioners who are under 80 must submit their life certificates.
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