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Special Report
Jeevan Pramaan

BIOMETRIC-ENABLED

DIGITAL SERVICE

FOR PENSIONERS

Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners
Scheme, known as Jeevan Pramaan,
digitises the entire process of securing

life certificate, making it hassle-free for
pensioners

aking lives of senior citizens easy has
been the priority of the Government.
MMore than one Crore families in India can
be classified as pensioner families, where the
pension disbursed by the various Government
bodies is the main source of income. However,
pensioners have to provide life certificate every
year to the authorised pension disbursing
agencies like banks, post offices etc., following
which their pension is credited to their respective
accounts.
In order to get life certificate, the pensioners are
required to either personally present themselves

ADVANTAGES OF DIGITAL PENSION DISBURSING AGENCIES
LIFE CERTIFICATE Pension Disbursing Agency Offices
l It can be generated from means the Life Certificate l Autonomous bodies /
anywhere, including home processing agency for statutory organizations /
lAuto SMS to pensioners the pensioner. Following societies / PSUs of Central
regarding DLC Disbursing Agencies may be Government
lAuto transfer of DLC to eligible for on-boarding: l Autonomous bodies /
Pension Disbursing Agency l Banks PSUs of State Government
lSending SMS by Pension l Post Offices l Bodies created through
Disbursing Agency after l State/UTs Government Parliament / State
processing Offices (Treasuries) Legislation
l Central Government l Judicial Organizations

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