Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS’95) beneficiaries are required to submit Jeevan Pramaan Patra (JPP) / Digital Life certificate (DLC) each year to continue drawing pension. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has facilitated multiple options for EPS pensioners to submit their DLC, as easy as possible. JPP submitted through all these modes/agencies are equally valid.
With the existing 135 regional offices and 117 district offices of EPFO, the beneficiaries can now submit DLC at pension disbursing bank branch and nearest post offices, at the 3.65 lakh Common Services Centers (CSC) and digitally using the UMANG app. To facilitate this scheme, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has launched the doorstep Digital Life Certificate (DLC) service for pensioners.
EPS pensioners can now submit DLC at any time during the year, as per their convenience. The pensioners who have been issued Pension Payment Order (PPO) in 2020 need not upload JPP till completion of one year. Senior citizens are at a higher risk of Corona virus, EPFO stands with its beneficiaries 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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