All retirees must submit a living certificate annually to continue receiving their pensions. The entry period opens today, November 1, for people under the age of 80. There are around 69.76 lakh central government pensioners.
Retirees must submit the certificate directly to banks, post offices or other designated locations. If the life declaration is not submitted by the end of November, pension benefits will be stopped from December.
Doorstep Banking (DSB) agent
Biometric devices at post offices
Physical life certificate forms at bank branches
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The certificate must be submitted directly to banks, post offices or other locations.
Last date for submission of life certificate
Life certificates can be submitted between November 1 and 30 for persons under the age of 80. Super seniors (80 years and older) may submit their life certificates from October 1, with the same deadline of November 30. In 2019, the Center directed banks to allow senior citizens to submit their life certificates from October 1 every year. instead of November.
Consequences of missing the filing deadline
If pensioners do not submit their life certificates within the stipulated period, pension payment will be stopped from the following month. However, payments will resume once the life certificate is submitted.
More than 1.8 million retirees benefit from the special campaign for digital life certificates: Centrum.
News agency PTI reported that over 1.8 million pensioners have generated their digital life certificates on the first day of a special campaign launched by the Center on November 1. The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has initiated its third nationwide Digital Living Certificate (DLC) campaign from November 1 to 30 in 800 cities and districts.
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