DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICAT
The
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched “Jeevan Pramaan” –
an “Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate” for pensioners, in a move
that could eventually benefit over a crore pensioners. The Prime
Minister said that after the push towards self-certification, this
digital life certificate was another enabling mechanism which would
benefit the common man.
The
proposed digital certification will do away with the requirement of a
pensioner having to submit a physical Life Certificate in November each
year, in order to ensure continuity of pension being credited into his
account. The Department of Electronics and IT has developed a software
application which will enable the recording of the pensioner`s Aadhar
number and biometric details from his mobile device or computer, by
plugging in a biometric reading device. Key details of the pensioner,
including date, time, and biometric information will be uploaded to a
central database on real-time basis, ultimately enabling the Pension
Disbursing Agency to access a Digital Life Certificate. This will
conclusively establish that the pensioner was alive at the time of
authentication.
The
earlier requirement entailed that a pensioner either personally
presents himself before the Pension Disbursing Agency, or submits a Life
Certificate issued by authorities specified by the Central Pension
Accounting Office (CPAO).
At
present, 50 lakh individuals draw pension from the Central Government
alone. A similar number draw pension from State and Union Territory
Governments. Several PSUs also provide pension benefits. Over 25 lakh
retired personnel draw pension from the Armed Forces. The Aadhar-Based
Digital Life Certificate will go a long way in reducing hardship which
so many senior citizens have to go through to produce a Life Certificate
every year.
The
software application system will be made available to pensioners and
other stakeholders on a large scale at no extra cost. It can be operated
on a personal computer or a smartphone, along with an inexpensive
biometric reading device. This facility will also be made available at
Common Service Centres being operated under the National e-Governance
Plan, for the benefit of pensioners residing in remote and inaccessible
areas.http://www.narendramodi.in/pm-launches-jeevan-pramaan-digital-life-certificate-for-pensioners/
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