In ‘life certificate’ month, how Govt’s Jeevan Pramaan has been faring

Sub : Schemes

Sec: Governance

Context:

Every November, retirees from various sectors, including government services must submit a life certificate to continue receiving their pensions.
Since 2014, the government introduced a digital alternative to this process known as Jeevan Pramaan or Digital Life Certificate (DLC), which allows pensioners to generate their life certificates online without the need to visit the pension disbursing authorities.

Jeevan Pramaan Campaign:

The third annual DLC campaign began on November 1 and will run until November 30. During this period, pensioners can visit one of the 1,900 camps organized across the country to generate their Jeevan Pramaan digitally.
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions organises the camps. Separately, post offices and banks are holding their own camps.
The campaign aims to help pensioners avoid the need to physically visit the pension disbursing agencies (banks, post offices) by facilitating the online generation of the life certificate.
However, pensioners who prefer to physically go to post offices or banks to submit their life certificates can continue to do so.

How Jeevan Pramaan works:

The Jeevan Pramaan portal uses Aadhaar for biometric authentication. If the pensioner is using the Jeevan Pramaan app or website on their own, they must have access to a biometric device (for fingerprint authentication).
From 2021, face authentication has been added as an option.
The pensioner must have an Aadhaar number linked with a mobile number. The Aadhaar must be registered with the pension disbursing authority (bank, post office, etc.).