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Obtaining of Life Certificate by Banks from the door step of the pensioners Life Certificate, the total number of Pensioners who have not given their Life Certificate,

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD)

RBA No. 54 /2020

No. 2020/AC-II/21/3 New Delhi dated: 02.7.2020

General Manager, All Zonal Railways/Production Units

Sub: Obtaining of Life Certificate by Banks from the door step of the pensioners.

Ref:- D/o Pension &Pensioners Welfare’s Circular No. 12 /4/2020- P&PW(C)-6300, dated 17.01.2020 HHH

A copy of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. no. 12/4/2020-P&PW©-6300 dated January,17, “a (17.1.2040) on the above subject is enclosed for information, guidance and compliance.

DA: 1 letter as cited as above.

XK Prakash) Joint Director Accounts Railway Board

Copy to: 1. PFAs and PCPOs of all Zonal Railways/PUs,

2. All PSBs paying Railway pension, RBI, DFS

a 12/4/2020-P&PW(C)-6300 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 8th Floor, Janpath Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi-01.

Dated: January 17, 2020

CIRCULAR

Subject: Obtaining of Life Certificate by Banks from the doorstep of the pensioners

The undersigned is directed to say that instructions have been issued from time to time, for

submission of Life Certificate by pensioners, in the month of November every year. Attention is also drawn to the following circulars, meant to facilitate submission of Life Certificate by Pensioners and ensure Ease of Living for them:

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CPAO/Tech/Grievances/2010-11/531, dated 30.06.2011, issued by Central Pension Accounting Office, New Delhi, which provides for exemption from personal appearance by Pensioners submitting Life Certificate, if the prescribed form in Annexure-XVII of Para

15.2(i) of Scheme Booklet, is signed by certain specified authorities.

CPAO/Tech/Life Certificate/2014-15/31-32, dated 30.01.2015, issued by Central Pension Accounting Office, New Delhi, which highlights the Digital Life Certificate mode of submission as part of Prime Minister’s “Digital India” scheme.

RBI/2014-15/587, dated 07.05.2015, issued by the Reserve Bank of India, prescribing mandatory issue of acknowledgement to Pensioners on submission of Life Certificates and promoting the use of Digital Life Certificates among Pensioners, which would eliminate the need for their physical presence at branches.

RBI/2017-18/89, dated 09.11.2017, issued by Reserve Bank of India, directing Banks for enabling Ease of submitting Life Certificate, whereby a Pensioner can submit Life Certificate in any branch of the pension paying Bank and the same is uploaded promptly in CBS by the receiving branch itself. It also directs all Banks to ensure Door-step submission of Life Certificate facility, along with Banking facility to all senior citizens of more than 70 years of age and differently abled or infirm persons, including pick up of cash and delivery of cash against withdrawal.

OM No. 1/20/2016-P&PW(E), dated 14.11.2017, issued by Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, which re-iterates RBI's concern w.r.t. old/infirm pensioners, for whom Banks should make concrete efforts to provide the facility of obtaining Life Certificate from their premises/residence and exempt personal appearance.

OM No. 1/20/2018-P&PW (E), dated 18.07.2019, issued by Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, which prescribes that pensioners aged 80 years and above may be allowed to give their Life Certificate w.e.f. 1st‘ October every year, which would be valid till 30% November of the subsequent year, in order to provide Senior pensioners with an exclusive window at Banks, for the activity and avoid the general rush.

(2) In spite of detailed instructions, as brought out above, it has been observed that a

large number of pensioners (around 8-10 percent) are unable to submit their Life Certificate by the stipulated date, i.e. 30% November every year on account of various reasons. The pension disbursing authorities/banks are constrained to discontinue disbursement of their monthly pension, in such cases, due to non-submission of t

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