In a major step to support elderly pensioners, the postal department will now offer doorstep services for the submission of digital life certificates (DLCs), as announced in an official statement on Friday.
This new service is part of the upcoming DLC Campaign 3.0, scheduled to run from November 1-30, 2024. The campaign will be held across all district headquarters and major cities in India.
A preparatory meeting for the campaign, conducted on September 12, 2024, was attended by key officials including V Srinivas, Secretary (DoPPW); Sanjay Sharan, Director General of Postal Services; Rajul Bhatt, Deputy Director General of Posts; and R Viswesvaran, MD & CEO of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). It was agreed that district post offices would collaborate with pensioner welfare associations, pension disbursing banks, and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for effective implementation of the campaign.
Pensioners will be able to submit their Jeevan Pramaan (DLC) at district post offices using face authentication via an Android smartphone. Additionally, the postal department will provide doorstep services to ensure pensioners can complete the submission process with ease.
The campaign will be promoted through banners, social media, SMS, and short videos to reach as many pensioners as possible. UIDAI and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will offer technical support throughout the campaign.
This initiative aims to enhance digital accessibility for pensioners and significantly improve their quality of life. The previous DLC Campaign 2.0, held in 2023, saw over 1.45 crore pensioners successfully submitting their DLCs across 100 cities.