Jitendra Singh stated the choice was taken in view of the pandemic and vulnerability of senior residents
New Delhi:
Amid the continued COVID-19 pandemic, all central authorities pensioners can submit life certificates from November 1 to December 31, Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated on Friday.
Earlier, life certificates was once submitted solely in November for sustaining continuity of pension, he stated.
Mr Singh stated the choice was taken in view of the pandemic and the vulnerability of the aged inhabitants to COVID-19.
“All central authorities pensioners can submit life certificates from November 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020,” the minister of state for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions stated.
“Nevertheless, the pensioners within the age group of 80 years and above can submit life certificates from October 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020. Throughout this prolonged interval, the pension might be continued to be paid by the pension disbursing authorities (PDAs) uninterrupted,” in accordance with an announcement issued by the Personnel Ministry.
Mr Singh stated the federal government’s determination to chill out the prevailing timeline for submission of life certificates will act as a significant aid to aged individuals.
Pension disbursing banks have additionally been requested to discover video-based buyer identification course of (V-CIP) for acquiring a life certificates from the pensioner to the extent permitted by the RBI’s tips to keep away from the push on the branches, the assertion stated.
The central financial institution had on January 9 issued a notification allowing V-CIP as an alternate technique of creating buyer’s id, the assertion added.
Pensioners can submit life certificates by visiting the financial institution branches, nevertheless, the Division of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare has been selling the digital life certificates which could be given from the consolation of 1’s dwelling, the assertion stated.
The division had final yr issued orders enabling pensioners within the age group of 80 years and above to submit life certificates from October 1 onward as a substitute of November 1 in order that they might keep away from the overall rush, it added.
