The government has made some special rules for pensioners, due to which if you have not yet submitted the Life Certificate, your pension amount may be stopped. It is mandatory to submit life certificate.
The government has also made some special rules for pensioners, so that there can be no theft or irregularities in the pension amount. In view of this, the government has also made it mandatory to submit Life Certificate. If you have not submitted it yet then the pension amount may be stopped. According to government guidelines, all central and state pensioners have to submit Life Certificate every year from October to November.
Exemption to senior pensioners:
Senior pensioners, whose age is 80 years or more, have to submit life certificate from 1st October to 30th November. However, other pensioners are given time till the month of November to submit the life certificate. Life certificate can be submitted in many ways.
In how many ways can one submit the Life Certificate?
The government has provided many facilities for submitting the Life Certificate, so that people can do this work as soon as possible and they do not have to face any difficulties in any way. Here are some methods by which you can submit the life certificate.
With the help of the bank’s doorstep service, you can submit the life certificate from home.
You can also submit life certificate by visiting Common Service Center (CSC).
You can also submit the life certificate by going to the bank where your pension is coming.
More than 50 pensioners can also submit this certificate through the Welfare Association.
Life certificate can also be submitted digitally.
Pension will not be paid.
The government has made it mandatory for all pensioners to submit Life Certificate and it has to be submitted by 30th November every year. If a pensioner is not able to do this work till 30th November to get the pension, then his pension amount stops. However, if you upload the life certificate on the system next month, you will get the pension amount along with the arrears. However, if the life certificate is not submitted for three consecutive years, then approval will have to be taken from the concerned officer through CPAO.