More than 300 pensioners benefit from digital life certificate drive

Panaji: More than 300 life certificates were generated for pensioners at the digital life certificate (DLC) campaign organised by the department of pension and pensioners’ welfare (DoPPW) at the Panaji Secretariat and Mapusa branch of the State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday. The campaign’s objective was to ensure even remote or limited-mobility pensioners benefit from this streamlined, accessible system.

Authorities aimed to streamline submission of life certificates for pensioners through face authentication technology. This method allows pensioners to submit certificates via Aadhaar-based recognition on Android smartphones. Deepak Gupta, under secretary of DoPPW, visited these camps to assist pensioners in using various digital modes to submit their life certificates.

Previously, pensioners were required to visit pension disbursing authorities, which was often challenging for the elderly.

In 2014, DoPPW introduced digital life certificates (Jeevan Pramaan), and in 2021, face authentication technology. This advancement eliminated the need for biometric devices, making the process more accessible. In 2022 DoPPW organised a campaign across 37 locations, generating 1.41 crore DLCs. The 2023 campaign expanded to 100 locations, with over 1.47 crore DLCs generated.


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