Jeevan Pramaan Facility - Digital Life certificates
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding Jeevan Pramaan?
1) ‘Jeevan Pramaan’ is an Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate for pensioners.
2) Digital Life Certificates cannot be submitted by pensioners from personal computers and laptops at home.- Published on 06 Jun 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Only 1
- ‘Jeevan Pramaan’ is an "Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate" for pensioners.
- It is an initiative launched by the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, especially for the benefit of the aged and infirm Pensioners/Family Pensioners.
- Under the scheme Digital Life Certificates can be submitted by Pensioners from personal computers and laptops at home or by visiting a conveniently located Common Service Centre or the nearest branch of any Pension Disbursing Bank. Submission of Digital Life Certificate also ensures authenticity of Pension Payments.
- The proposed digital certification will do away with the requirement of a pensioner having to submit a physical Life Certificate in November each year, in order to ensure continuity of pension being credited into his account.
- The Department of Electronics and IT has developed a software application which will enable the recording of the pensioner's Aadhar number and biometric details from his mobile device or computer, by plugging in a biometric reading device.
- Key details of the pensioner, including date, time, and biometric information will be uploaded to a central database on real-time basis, ultimately enabling the Pension Disbursing Agency to access a Digital Life Certificate. This will conclusively establish that the pensioner was alive at the time of authentication.
- The earlier requirement entailed that a pensioner either personally presents himself before the Pension Disbursing Agency, or submits a Life Certificate issued by authorities specified by the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO).
