November is the month in which senior citizen pensioners must submit their annual life certificate by November 30, 2023. Super senior pensioners have time from October 1 to November 30, 2023 to submit life certificate. Senior citizens between the ages of 60 and 80 have time from November 1 to November 30, 2023.
Digital Life Certificate: 7 ways pensioners can submit annual life certificate (Jeevan Pramaan Patra) online
The Digital Life Certificate is a legitimate certificate that is recognised under the IT Act. This service saves the pensioner from having to appear before the Pension Disbursing Authority to prove that he or she is still alive.
The Government of India’s Jeevan Pramaan Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners Scheme aims to solve this exact issue by digitising the entire life certificate application procedure. It attempts to expedite and simplify the process for retirees to obtain this certificate, making it hassle-free and much simpler. The program aims to eliminate the need for pensioners to appear in person before the certifying authority or the disbursing agency.
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6 simple steps to submit Digital Life Certificate using face authentication
Step1: Use any Android smartphone with 5MP front camera and internet
Step 2: Keep Aadhaar number registered with pension disbursing authority (bank, post office, other) read.
Step 3: Download and install ‘AadhaarFaceRD’ and’ Jeevan Pramaan Face App’ from google store.
Step 4: Carry out operator authentication and scan face of operator.
Step 5: Fill in pensioner details.
Step 6: Submit after capturing photograph from front camera.
SMS with link to download Jeevan Pramaan will be sent to the mobile number.
Note that Aadhaar number or VID is a must for generating/obtaining the JeevanPramaan i.e Digital Life Certificate.
What is Jeevan Pramaan?
Jeevan Pramaan is a biometric enabled Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certificate for pensioners. Jeevan Pramaan i.e DLC is generated for individual pensioner using his/her Aadhaar number and Biometrics.
How is this different from traditional Life Certificate issued by Govt Officers/ Agencies?
For JeevanPramaan (DLC) the pensioner is not required to present himself/ herself personally before the Pension Disbursing Officer. DLC does not have to be submitted physically to the Pension Disbursing Agency ( Bank/Post Office etc ) as it is available to them digitally and. is automatically processed by the Pension Disbursing Agency. Also each DLC has a unique id called the Pramaan-Id.
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Is the Pramaan ID / Jeevan Pramaan i.e DLC valid for life ?
The Pramaan ID/Jeevan Pramaan is not valid for life. The validity period of the certificate is as per rules specified by the Pension Sanctioning Authority. Once the validity period is over a new JeevanPramaan Certificate i.e a new Pramaan Id needs to be obtained.