Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) facilitates multiple options for submission of Digital Life Certificate by EPS pensioners
Ministry of Labour & Employment
EPFO
facilitates multiple options for submission of Digital Life Certificate by EPS
pensioners
Posted On: 16 NOV 2020 3:47PM by
PIB Delhi
All
pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS’95) are required to submit
Jeevan Pramaan Patra (JPP) / Digital Life certificate (DLC) each year to
continue drawing pension . In the current scenario of COVID-19 pandemic, the
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has facilitated multiple options
for EPS pensioners to submit their DLC, close to their home or at their door
step. JPP submitted through all these modes/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 nation-wide network of over 3.65
lakh Common Services Centers (CSC). Apart from this, EPS pensioners can also
submit DLC using 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 online request for
availing doorstep DLC service on payment of a nominal fee. A postman from the
nearest Post Office will visit a pensioner and complete the process of
generating DLC at the home of the pensioner only.
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As
per fresh guidelines, EPS pensioners can now submit DLC at any time during the
year, as per their convenience. The life certificate will remain valid for one
year from date of submission of DLC. The pensioners who have been issued
Pension Payment Order (PPO) in 2020 need not upload JPP till completion of one
year. Earlier, all EPS pensioners were required to submit the DLC in the month
of November. This resulted in difficulties faced by pensioners due to long
queues and generated rush for submission of Digital Life Certificate. This
pro-pensioner step has been taken to provide hassle free social security cover
to EPS pensioners.
Senior
citizens are at a higher risk for severe illness from Corona virus. During this
difficult time of Covid-19 pandemic, EPFO stands with its pensioners by
ensuring timely release of pension and bringing services at their doorstep.
These initiatives will benefit approximately 67 lakh EPS pensioners out of
which about 21 lakh are widow/widower, children and orphan pensioners.
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Source: PIB
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