Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare issues guidelines for Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 3.0
The Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare notified the guidelines for the 3rd Nation-wide Digital Life Certificate campaign which will be held in 800 cities/ Districts across India from November 1-30, 2024.
Pensioners have to submit Life Certificate every year in the month of November for continuation of pension., for digital empowerment of pensioners to submit digital life certificates using bio-metric devices, iris scanner, video-KYC, through the Gramin Dak Sevaks using the IPPB App and door step delivery of service by Public Sector Banks for Super Senior Pensioners.
The Nation-wide Campaign will be coordinated by Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare in collaboration with Ministries/ Departments, Pension Disbursing Banks, Pensioners’ Welfare Associations, CGDA, UIDAI & MeitY.
The DLC 1.0 campaign was held in 37 cities in the month of November 2022, under which 35 lakh Central Government Pensioners submitted DLC’s across India. The DLC Campaign 2.0 was held at 597 locations in 100 cities in November, 2023 under which 45.46 lakh Central Government Pensioners submitted their DLC’s. The DLC Campaign 3.0 will be the largest ever campaign and seeks to achieve higher digital empowerments of pensioners with a saturation approach.
The DLC Campaign 3.0 will be monitored on the DLC campaign portal on real-time basis. All Pension Disbursing Banks will formulate the Campaign plans including Camp locations/ dates/ nodal officers which will be shared on the DLC campaign portal. The Pensioner Welfare Associations will coordinate with the Pension Disbursing Banks for dissemination of information to all Pensioners. Central Government Pensioners, Defence Pensioners and EPFO Pensioners can submit the DLC’s under the DLC Campaign 3.0.
File No. 1 (2)/2023-P&PW(H)-8869
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department to Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi
9th August, 2024
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Comprehensive Guidelines for the Nation-wide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 3.0, November 1st to 30th, 2024
The undersigned is directed to say that Central Government Pensioners have to submit a Life Certificate in the period 1-30 November every year for continuation of pension. Digital Life Certificate i.e Jeevan Pramaan can also be submitted by Face Authentication from an Android smart phone. This is in addition to other modes of submitting Digital Life Certificate, such as through bio-metric device/iris scanner, Video KYC, LC through the Gramin Oak Sevaks by using the App of India Post Payments Bank and Door-step service by the consortium of Public Sector Banks.
In order to conduct this Campaign, DoPPW shall obtain the support of the following stake-holders:
2. In 2014, Government launched the Digital Life Certificate (Jeevan Pramaan) based on Aadhar Database. There is a special provision for pensioners aged 80 years and above to submit their Life Certificates in the month of October to ensure continuity of their pension.
3. With a view to spread awareness amongst all the Central Government pensioners as well as the Pension Disbursing Authorities for use of DLC through Face Authentication Technology, DoPPW had organized two Nation-wide Campaigns in collaboration with Banks, Pensioners’ Welfare Associations, DoT, CGDA, UIDAI & MeitY. The first such campaign was held in 37 cities in the month of November 2022, resulting in use of DLC by approximately 35 Lakh Central Government Pensioners across India. The second campaign was held at 600 locations in 100 cities in November, 2023 and resulted in DLC submission by more than 45.46 lakh Central Government pensioners.
4. DoPPW shall now be conducting the Nation-wide DLC Campaign 3.0 in 800 cities and towns covering all district HQs, from 1st to 30th November, 2024. The objective of this Campaign is to promote increased use of Face Authentication Technology and other DLC modes with a target of reaching out to all pensioners, including those in the remotest corners of the country. The SOP regarding the technique of ·ssuing DLC through Face Authentication is attached for reference.
5. In order to conduct this Campaign, DoPPW shall obtain the support of the following stake-holders:
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