Pensioners can submit life certificates till Feb 28: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
In a major relief to central government pensioners, the deadline for submission of life certificates has been extended till February 28, 2021. “This decision has been taken considering all the sensitivities to avoid pandemic risk emanating from gathering of crowds at the pension disbursing banks,” Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.
In addition to this, he said, the pensioners above the age of 80 years were given an exclusive window from October 1 onward to submit their life certificate so as to avoid rush likely to happen from the opening date of November 1.
Singh said that while the annual life certificate is mandatory for the continuation of pension, the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) recently took an innovative decision to rope in Indian Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to facilitate digital life certificate (DLC).
