Sunday, 05 November 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, government of India has launched a nation-wide campaign for digital life certificates (DLC) of pensioners. The campaign is being held from November 1 to 30 in 500 locations in 100 cities across the country, targeting 50 lakh pensioners in collaboration of 17 Pension disbursing banks, Ministries, departments, Pensioners’ Welfare Association, UIDAI, and MeitY. With a view to ensure that the benefit of digital modes of Life Certificate submission reaches pensioners in the remotest corners of the country and also benefits senior, sick and incapacitated pensioners, the department has issued a comprehensive circular with detailed guidelines defining roles and responsibilities of all the stakeholders.
These guidelines include nomination of nodal officers by the stakeholders, for the campaign, spreading awareness, providing due publicity to DLC-Face Authentication technique through banners/posters placed strategically in offices and bank branches/ ATMs, use DLC/Face Authentication technique as far as possible where doorstep banking services are availed, equipping dedicated staff at bank branches with an Android phone to use this technology when pensioners visit the branch for submission of Life Certificate, holding of Camps to enable pensioners to submit their DLCs without delay and home visit in case of bed ridden pensioners.
Under the campaign the Pensioners’ Welfare Associations have also been sensitized to hold camps for pensioners for DLC submission. The officials from the department will be visiting major locations through-out the country to assist pensioners in use of various digital modes to submit their Life Certificates.
The submission of DLCs using biometric devices started in the year 2014. Subsequently, the department engaged with MeitY and UIDAI to develop a face authentication technology system based on Aadhar database, whereby it is possible to submit LC from any android based smart phone.
Sr officer of DoPPW to visit SBI’s pension awareness camps in Doon
PNS | DEHRADUN
In connection with the one- month National Digital Life Certificate Campaign 2.0 being held from November 1 to 30, the under secretary, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) Government of India, Madhu Mankotia will be visiting five identified locations of SBI Dehradun on November 6 and 7 to attend the new technology awareness camps being organised for pensioners by the SBI.
