Sunday, April 19, 2015

Government Introduces Digital Certificates for Pensioners in UT

PUDUCHERRY:The territorial administration has decided to implement Digital Life certificate - Jeevan Pramaan - for pensioners of the government of Puducherry.

According to a government order issued on April 15, the digital certification would 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 getting credited into his account. The Department of Electronics and IT has developed a software application which enables recording of the pensioner’s Aadhaar and bio-metric details from his mobile device or computer. Key details of the pensioner including bio-metric information will be uploaded to a central database on a real-time basis. The details are stored in the life certificate repository, 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.

All that a pensioner has to do is get himself registered in Jeevan Pramaan website (www.jeevanpramaan.gov.in) by providing his Pension Payment order, Bank Account number and Aadhaar Number. This can be done by visiting the nearest Jeevan Pramaan centre located in National Informatics Centre (NIC), PSU banks, Directorate of Accounts and Treasuries or even from his home if he has a computer and a bio-metric reader.

Once the data provided is authenticated, he will receive a one time password (OTP) on his registered mobile number. With this, he can log in and generate a digital life certificate by providing his bio-metrics, either a finger print or Iris through a bio-metric reader and authenticate himself. The bio-metric reader of both thumb or iris will authenticate the bio-metric data online in the UIDAI database. Once the authentication is successful, his digital life certificate will be generated (PDF format) and stored in the repository. The pensioner can download and use it anytime.

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