7th Pay Commission: Government pensioners residing abroad must submit annual life certificates by November

7th Pay Commission latest: The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has issued an office memorandum (OM) asking Central government pensioners, family pensioners residing abroad to submit the annual life certificate. 

The OM mentioned that every Central Government pensioner/family pensioner must submit an Annual Life Certificate in the month of November for further continuation of pension/family pension. 

In the case of a pensioner/family pensioner residing abroad, the following methods are available for submission of life certificate — 

1.) In the case of a pensioner/family pensioner residing abroad and drawing his pension/family pension through any bank included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the life certificate may be signed by an officer of the Bank. A pensioner/family pensioner gets exemption from personal appearance subject to production of Life Certificate signed by the above-mentioned officer of the bank. 

2) A pensioner/family pensioner not residing in India in respect of whom his duly authorised agent produces a life certificate signed by a Magistrate, a Notary, a Banker, or a Diplomatic Representative of India is exempted from personal appearance. 

3) Pensioner/family pensioner can also provide Digital Life Certificate online through Aadhaar based biometric authentication system. https://jeevanpramaan.gov.in/ 

4) In the case of NRI pensioners/family pensioners who are unable to come to India for personal identification, pension/family pension may be allowed on the basis of a certificate to be issued by an authorised official of the Indian Embassy/High Commission of India or Consul of Indian Consulate in the country where the pensioner/family pensioner is residing. This certificate is to be issued on verification of Pensioner/Family Pensioner on the basis of photographs pasted in the PPO or on the basis of photograph pasted on the Passport or any other such document.

DoPPW issued OM dated 22.09.2021 regarding various methods for submission of Annual Life Certificate by pensioners/family pensioners residing abroad.@DrJitendraSingh @mygovindia @PIB_India @FinMinIndia @RailMinIndia @DoT_India #abroad pic.twitter.com/I5zZ6eOiPG

— D/o Pension & Pensioners' Welfare , GoI (@DOPPW_India) September 23, 2021

5) In case the pensioner/family pensioner is unable to visit the Embassy of India/Consulate, he/she may submit requisite documents by post to the Embassy/Consulate, including Doctor’s Certificate showing the pensioner’s/family pensioner's inability to present himself/herself in person. Embassy of India/High Commission/ Indian Consulate may also assist pensioners/family pensioners in the submission of the Life Certificate.

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