Senior citizens can use Jeevan Pramaan, a biometrically enabled digital service, to track their finances and health. This service is available to retire federal, state, and local government employees. The Jeevan Pramaan, or Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners Scheme, of the Government of India, aims to solve this issue by fully digitalising the life certificate application and verification processes.
The program’s ultimate goal is to make obtaining this certificate much simpler and less time-consuming for retirees. These new measures will greatly aid retirees by eliminating the need for them to personally appear before the disbursing agency or the certification authority.
Life certificate for pensioners: Applying for the certificate
- You may sign up through the computer/mobile app, or you can go to a local Jeevan Pramaan Centre.
- Put in your Aadhaar number, pension payment order, bank account number, bank name, and mobile phone number.
- Input some kind of biometric identification, such as a fingerprint or an Iris scan, to prove your identity. The Aadhaar Platform is used by Jeevan Pramaan to provide online biometric authentication.
- Once your authentication is complete, an SMS confirmation will be issued to your cell phone with your Jeevan Pramaan Certificate ID.
- The Pension Disbursing Agency and the retiree will always have access to the certifications they need, thanks to the Life Certificate Repository.
- By entering the Jeevan Pramaan ID, a PDF copy of the certificate may be downloaded from the Jeevan Pramaan website.
- A life certificate may be downloaded from the Jeevan Pramaan website and submitted to the Pension Disbursing Agency.
- The Pension Disbursing Agency may also receive the life certificates online, eliminating the need for human handling.
- The Pension Distribution Agency may get in contact with us to set up the electronic distribution system.
See also: Life certificate for pensioners 2023
Life certificate for pensioners: Renewal
If you are receiving a pension from the central government, you must renew your eligibility each year by submitting your Jeevan Pramaan, or yearly life certificate, to the Pension Disbursing Agency (PDA). Having this certificate as confirmation of your very existence is crucial. It’s important to note that the Central government granted an extension until October 1 for senior pensioners aged 80 and above to submit their certificates.
Life certificate for pensioners: Proof of life
Pensioners have two options for submitting their certificates: they can physically deliver them to the Pension Disbursing Agencies (banks, post offices, state/UT government offices, etc.), or they can submit them digitally. The pensioner need not personally come before the PDA to present the life certificate; instead, they need just get it signed by an authorised authority and submit it in the appropriate format.
Through the Jeevan Pramaan Portal, pensioners may submit their life certificates online. A senior citizen may access the Jeevan Pramaan site and download the app there. A retiree is also required to submit fingerprints using UIDAI-approved technology. An OTG cable may be used to connect a fingerprint device to a mobile phone. There is a list of required UIDAI devices available on the Jeevan Pramaan website.
Life certificate for pensioners: Services provided
The Alliance, made up of 12 public sector banks, also offers “Doorstep Banking” to its customers in 100 major cities around the country. PSB Alliance has made accessible, under the pretence of doorstep banking, a service for collecting life certificates. A DSB representative will make house calls to assist seniors. The senior citizen may schedule a service by any of the three accessible mediums: a mobile application, a website, or a toll-free number.
Pensioners may now submit life certificates using the UIDAI Aadhaar-based Face Authentication technology system. By snapping a live snapshot of the retiree and submitting it to the Jeevan Pramaan app on the cloud, a digital life certificate may be generated from any Android-based smartphone.
If the pensioner submits a life certificate form that has been signed by a “designated authority,” then they do not have to present in person. A retiree who provides a life certificate in the proper format and with the requisite signatures is exempt from personal attendance, as stated in paragraph 14.3 of the Scheme Booklet published by the CPAO. The CPAO scheme manual includes, as Annexure-I, a list of authorised signatories for life certificates.
In 2020, the Department of Posts and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) unveiled the Doorstep Service, which allows citizens to submit their digital life certificate applications directly to the Postal Service through the mail carrier. Pensioners may use this service by downloading the Postinfo App from the Google Playstore.
FAQs
What proof of identity is needed to file a life certificate?
The pension recipient must submit their Aadhaar number, name, mobile phone number, and other self-declared pension-related information such as their pension account number, bank information, the name of their pension's sanctioning and disbursing authorities, and so on. A fingerprint or iris scan must also be submitted by the retiree.
Is there a place where seniors may upload their life certificates online?
The Jeevan Pramaan Portal allows pensioners to digitally submit their certificates. To use the Jeevan Pramaan site, a pensioner must first download the app. It is mandatory for a pensioner to submit fingerprints using UIDAI-approved equipment.
