Life Certificate | Benefits, Validity, How to Apply and Download Life Certificate?

Life Certificate: A life Certificate or Jeevan Praman is an important document issued to the Pensioners by the Indian Government. It is a biometric-enabled service provided to pensioners in India. This certificate is applicable to only those who are an employee of the Central government, State government or any other government organisation. From the Jeevan praman website (https://ift.tt/1tQ069I) the Pension Disbursing Agency can check with the life certificate and download the same.

A digital life Certificate (DLC) is given to the pensioners based on their Aadhaar number and biometrics. It means the Jeevan Praman uses the Aadhar card details of pensioners for authentication. Once the verification is done, the Digital life certificate gets stored in a repository, that is accessible to government officials only. The pension releasing agencies will access the certificate online and disburse the pensions respectively.

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Life Certificate Benefits

In India, more than 1 crore families are based on pensions. The Pension disbursing agency disperse the pensions as income to such families by various government bodies to maintain sustainability. Around 50 lakhs pensioners are from central government bodies, and the rest of them are from the state government, Union Territories government, and many other government agencies. Also, army and defense personnel that get pensions are around 25 lakhs in the country.

Issuing a digital life certificate followed by the Pensioners Scheme by the Indian government known as Jeevan Praman is a method to digitize this whole process and make it secure and safe for pensioners. Through this digital certificate, the pension releasing authority will be able to disburse the monthly income to the pensioners at a single platform, just by knowing the pensioner ID (Jeevan Praman Certificate ID). Hence, it becomes much easier for pensioners to avail themselves the amount hassle-free.

Pensioners, who have digital life certificates, need not to stand in a queue in front of disbursing agencies or the certificate issuing officials. Few more benefits of DLCs are:

• It may be generated from anywhere including home if the Windows/Android based device is having an Internet and STQC certified Biometric device connected to it is available
• Auto SMS to pensioners regarding DLC
• Auto transfer of DLC to Pension Disbursing Agency
• Sending SMS by Pension Disbursing Agency after processing

How to Apply for a Life Certificate?

To apply for a life certificate, the pensioner has to download the application form from the official website. You can also get the life certificate hassle-free by reaching any of the nearby Jeevan Praman centers. These centers are operated by government offices, CSCs (Citizen service centers), banks. Also, pensioners have the option to download the life certificate application directly on their PC or mobile or tablet by reaching the official website.

The life certificate application can be downloaded on PC with Windows 7 and above OS. And on mobile with Android 4.0 and above. Follow the below steps to apply through mobile and PC:

• Go to the Jeevan Praman Official website (https://jeevanpramaan.gov.in/)

• Click on the Download tab, given on the home screen
• Mention your email id, captcha, and click on the I agree button to download

• An OTP (one-time password) will be sent to your mail id, enter the OTP
• A page to download the application will appear on the screen. Click on Download for Windows OS option.
• You will receive a downloadable link in your mail id
• Click the link, a zip file will appear containing the life certificate application form.
• Unzip the file and follow the instructions as per mentioned
• You need to mention your Aadhar number, pension payment order, bank account, bank name and mobile number to generate a life certificate

Jeevan Praman Center

To locate the map for the Jeevan Praman center, directly click on Offices (Central & State Government Offices). Mention your location details (location type, state, district). You also have the option to mention the Pincode of your area.

After the details, you will get the list of Jeevan pramaan centers with addresses or contact information.

Documents Required for Life Certificate

• Aadhaar card number
• Pension Payment Order
• Bank Account Details
• Valid Mobile number

Life Certificate Validity

A life certificate is not valid for a lifetime. The validity is specified by the Pension Sanctioning Authority as per government norms. After the validity period is over, a new Jeevan pramaan id needs to be generated.

Life Certificate Contact Details

Candidates who have any concern regarding life certificate can directly contact to the officials through the below contact details:

Phone number: 1800 111 555

Mail id: jeevanpramaan@gov.in

FAQ’s on Life Certificate

Question 1.
What is a life certificate?

Answer:
A life certificate or Jeevan Praman is a document given to the pensioners of India so that they can avail the benefits under the Pensioners Scheme by the Indian government in a hassle-free way.

Question 2.
How to get a Life certificate?

Answer:
There are two options to apply for a life certificate.

The applicant can directly download the application in their PC/Mobile/Tablet through the official website of Jeevan Praman (https://ift.tt/1tQ069I) and follow the instructions

Or else applicant can go directly to the nearest located centers such as CSCs, by finding the location of their current address on the website directly

Question 3.
How do you download the life certificate online?

Answer:
Go to the official website https://ift.tt/1tQ069I and provide your email id. A download link will be sent to your email address with a zip file. Open the file and download it.

Question 4.
What is Jeevan Pramaan?

Answer:
Jeevan Praman is a biometric Aadhar number based digital life certificate, issued to the pensioners of India to help them get hassled free monthly income as per their designation from which they retired. The Digital life certificate is generated based on the pensioner’s aadhaar number and biometrics. Once they have been verified as valid pensioners, the Pension Disbursing agency will process the monthly income and other benefits as per the government rules.

Question 5.
What is the validity of a life certificate?

Answer:
A life certificate is not valid for a lifetime. The validity is specified by the Pension Sanctioning Authority as per government norms. After the validity period is over, a new Jeevan pramaan id needs to be generated.

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