Pensioners Alert! Deadline to submit Life Certificate extended: Check details here

Life certificates can be electronically submitted through the Jeevan Pramaan website (https://jeevanpramaan.gov.in/) or the app.

New Delhi: In a recent notification, the central government informed that the deadline for submitting life certificates for retirees this year had been extended. According to the notification, the deadline for submitting life certificates has been extended until December 31. According to the government, this was done in light of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak and the resulting incapacity of senior folks to go out frequently due to the virus's elevated risk. The life certificate, also known as the Jeevan Pramaan Patra, is a vital document for retirees that serves as verification that they are still alive.

In most cases, retirees must submit their life certificates by November 30th of each year. This year was no different until the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW) announced the extension of the deadline to submit a life certificate in an office memorandum dated December 1. According to the DoPPW, a considerable number of retired central government personnel must physically visit bank branches to present their life certificates.

"In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in various states and the vulnerability of the elderly population to Corona Virus," the DoPPW wrote in the memorandum, "it has now been decided to extend the existing timeline for submission of Life Certificate for all age groups of pensioners from 30/11/2021 onwards." It was underlined that all pensioners will continue to receive their pensions from the Pension Disbursing Authorities throughout this time (PDAs).