Every year, state and central government pensioners have to submit Jeevan Pramaan or Life Certificate to continue their pension. Pensioners can submit Life Certificate from 1 November 2024.
Pensioners who are 80 years of age or above can now submit their Life Certificate from 1 October. Currently, there are many options available for submitting Life Certificate, so that you do not have to visit the bank.
Many options like door step banking, post office and face authentication are given to the people. According to the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), if a pensioner does not want to appear before the Pension Disbursing Agency (PDA), he can submit the life certificate by staying at home.
What pensioners have to do For this, the signature of a designated official is required on the life certificate. According to the CPAO (Central Pension Accounting Office) scheme booklet, pensioners need to be physically present. A list of designated officials has been released, whose signature life certificates are valid.
According to paragraph 14.3 of the scheme booklet issued by the CPAO, a pensioner who submits a life certificate in the format of a life certificate with the signature of the officials does not need to appear personally. To submit a life certificate, first of all you have to download the performa of life certificate prescribed for state or central government pensioners from the pension site.
After this, you will have to fill your complete details including PPO number in this performa and get it signed by the nominated officer. Signatures of these officers are valid: 1- A person exercising the powers of a magistrate under the Criminal Procedure Code 2- A registrar or sub-registrar appointed under the Indian Registration Act 3- A gazetted government servant 4- A postmaster, a departmental sub-postmaster or post office inspector 5- A police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector in charge of a police station 6- A Class-I officer of the Reserve Bank of India, an officer of the State Bank of India or its subsidiary company (including grade II officer) 7- A block development officer, tehsildar or naib tehsildar 8- Members of Parliament, members of state assemblies or assemblies of Union Territory Governments/Administrations and trade officers Life certificate is submitted every year so that banks know whether the pensioner is alive or not. The process for senior citizens aged between 60 and 80 years will start from November 1, 2024.
