Public sector India Post Payments Bank will provide digital life certificate services to EPFO pensioners at their doorstep. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the two organizations for this.
Under this collaboration, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) will leverage its extensive network of over 1.65 lakh post offices and three lakh postal service providers (postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks) equipped with banking devices. These devices are used for the digital process of facial recognition technology and ‘fingerprint’ biometric verification to help EPFO pensioners submit their digital life certificates.
Verification is required every year
“India Post Payments Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to provide doorstep digital life certificate services to its pensioners under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995,” an official statement said. Digital Life Certificate (DLC) helps pensioners to get their life certificates verified online instead of visiting the office every year. This eliminates the need for them to visit bank branches or EPFO offices to submit traditional paper-based certificates.
Doorstep service launched in 2020
India Post Payments Bank launched the Digital Life Certificate Doorstep Service in 2020 to generate Life Certificate for pensioners using Aadhaar enabled biometric verification to reduce the time taken in issuing Life Certificate. To avail this service, EPFO pensioners need to contact their postman or Gramin Dak Sevak or visit their nearest post office, provide Aadhaar number and pension details for Aadhaar linked face authentication or fingerprint biometric verification.
