It has been decided to additional extend the current timeline for submission of Life Certificate.
All pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS’95) are necessary to submit Jeevan Pramaan Patra (JPP) or the Digital Life Certificate (DLC) each and every year to continue drawing pension. In the existing situation of COVID-19 pandemic, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has facilitated a number of selections for EPS pensioners to submit their DLC, close to their house or at their doorstep. JPP submitted by means of all these models or agencies are equally valid.
In addition to the 135 regional offices and 117 district offices of EPFO, EPS pensioners can now submit DLC at pension disbursing bank branch and nearest post offices. DLC can also be submitted at a nation-wide network of more than 3.65 lakh Common Services Centers (CSC). Apart from this, EPS pensioners can also submit DLC working with the UMANG app.
Recently, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has launched the doorstep Digital Life Certificate (DLC) service for pensioners. EPS pensioners can now submit an on line request for availing doorstep DLC service on payment of a nominal charge. A postman from the nearest Post Office will go to a pensioner and full the procedure of producing DLC at the house of the pensioner only.
As per fresh recommendations, EPS pensioners can now submit DLC at any time in the course of the year, as per their comfort. The life certificate will stay valid for one particular year from the date of submission of DLC. The pensioners who have been issued Pension Payment Order (PPO) in 2020 have to have not upload JPP till completion of one particular year. Earlier, all EPS pensioners had been necessary to submit the DLC in the month of November. This resulted in issues faced by pensioners due to extended queues and generated a rush for submission of Digital Life Certificate. This pro-pensioner step has been taken to give hassle-free of charge social safety cover to EPS pensioners.
Senior citizens are at a larger threat for extreme illness from Coronavirus. During this tough time of Covid-19 pandemic, EPFO stands with its pensioners by making sure timely release of pension and bringing solutions at their doorstep. These initiatives will advantage about 67 lakh EPS pensioners out of which about 21 lakh are widow/widower, youngsters and orphan pensioners.