Pension may stop if you miss this deadline: How to submit your Annual Life Certificate?
New Delhi: Senior central government pensioners aged 80 and above can now submit their Annual Life Certificate (ALC) starting from October 1, instead of the usual submission date of November 1. The government has provided this extended window to ease the process for senior pensioners.
All central government pensioners are required to submit their ALC annually in November to continue receiving their pensions. If the life certificate is not submitted by the stipulated date, pension payments will be halted until the certificate is provided.
What is Jeevan Pramaan?
Jeevan Pramaan is an Aadhaar-based and biometric-enabled Digital Life Certificate recognized under the IT Act. It allows pensioners to authenticate their existence for the pension authority without physically visiting the office.
How to submit the Digital Life Certificate using face authentication
1. Ensure you have a smartphone with a front camera (minimum 5MP) and internet connectivity.
2. Verify that your Aadhaar number is registered with your pension disbursing authority, such as a bank, post office, or other relevant institution.
3. Download and install the ‘AadhaarFaceRD’ and ‘Jeevan Pramaan Face App’ from the Google Play Store.
4. Perform the operator authentication and scan the operator’s face.
5. Fill in the pensioner’s details.
6. Capture a photograph with the front camera and submit it.
An SMS with a link to download the Jeevan Pramaan Digital Life Certificate will be sent to your registered mobile number. Download it and submit it to the concerned authority.
Last date to submit Annual Life Certificate
The usual deadline for submitting the ALC is November 30 unless extended by the government. For pensioners aged 80 and above, the certificate submitted from October 1 will remain valid till November 30 of the following year.
Consequences of missing the submission deadline
If the ALC is not submitted by November, pension payments will be stopped. However, if the certificate is submitted later within a three-year period, pension payments will resume along with arrears. If the certificate is not submitted for over three years, pension disbursement will require the approval of the competent authority through the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO).
Advantages of digital life certificate through face authentication
- Compatible with most Android smartphones.
- Can be done from home, avoiding external biometric devices.
- Eliminates the need to visit the bank.
This solution provides convenience and accessibility for senior pensioners.
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Assam CM flays Cong for 'not verifying' documents before making charges against his family
Sivasagar/Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday slammed the Congress for “not verifying” the documents based on which it brought allegations against him and his family.
Congress leader Pawan Khera had on Sunday alleged that Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, has multiple passports and foreign property, which were not declared in the chief minister’s election affidavit.
Sarma also hit out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, claiming that he was “speaking like a madman” due to old age, after the latter put the onus on central agencies to probe the charges.
The CM asserted that Khera had “run away” to Hyderabad, but the Assam Police will “hunt him down even from ‘pataal’ (netherworld)”.
“‘Assam Police ko nahi jante hain.. Pataal se bhi ukhar ke le ayega’ (They don’t know the Assam Police... they will hunt him down even from the netherworld),” asserted Sarma.
An Assam Police team had earlier in the day visited the Delhi residence of Khera for questioning him in connection with the case.
“If they didn’t know the truth, why did they put it out in public? They should have asked the foreign minister first,” Sarma told reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign, when asked for his reaction to Kharge’s assertion that the Union government should probe the allegations now.
Kharge, at a presser in Guwahati on Tuesday, said all agencies are under the central government, which should probe the charges.
"They have already filed an FIR against Khera. Let them probe the matter. We will face the case as it progresses. We have sought probes by the ED or CBI into the allegations," he said.
Sarma added: “Kharge is ageing and is speaking like a ‘pagal’ (madman). You insult the people first and then say will ask the foreign minister (for verification)? Is he your ‘damad’ (son-in-law),” the chief minister said.
“I think Rahul Gandhi had given these documents to Khera, and if that is so, the case will then include Gandhi,” he added.
