There has been a lot of improvement with the initiative of the Central Government to issue Digital Life Certificate for pensioners. With the advent of DLC the entire pension process has changed. Now pensioners have got a big relief with the availability of digital life certificate.
A senior official of Punjab National Bank said that the bank started a special campaign this month to promote technology for pensioners. Under this, the processing of 2.15 lakh DLCs has been completed in the first 20 days. PNB Chief General Manager Sanjay Varshney said that the introduction of digital life certificate (Jeevan Pramaan) has changed the pension verification process.
Big change came from DLC- Sanjay Varshney
He said that the DLC has made a huge difference as it gives a user-friendly experience apart from reducing the delays related to processing. This also ensures that pensioners can maintain their independence and avoid dependence on others for logistical support. He said that big camps are being organized in other places including Delhi, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Shimla, Ludhiana and Jammu, where the bank has the highest number of pensioners. He said that doorstep banking for pensioners to submit their life certificate is also free till December 31, 2024.
The Prime Minister had started
Pensioners have to submit life certificate annually to continue their pension. Earlier these life certificates were submitted only in physical form, which was complicated for the pensioners. After this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started online submission of digital life certificate in November 2014 to ensure transparency in the system and to facilitate pensioners to submit the life certificate at their convenience.
