Centre asks banks to collect annual life certificates of its Pensioners for continued pension

Centre has
decided that pensioner’s life certificates will be collected from their
doorstep, saving them from hassles of visiting pension disbursing banks.

Department
of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare has taken this landmark step to make life
easier for senior citizens to submit their Annual Life Certificate for
continued pension.

An official
statement said an amount not exceeding 60 rupees will be charged for the
service. Pensioners are required to give proof of them being alive to banks
every year in order to ensure continued pension.

The
statement said directions have been issued to all pension disbursing banks to
send SMS or emails to all their pensioners on 24th of October, 1st of November,
15th of November and 25th of November every year reminding them to submit their
annual life certificates by 30th November.

The banks
will also ask such pensioners through SMS and email if they are interested in
submission of life certificate through a chargeable doorstep service.