Jeevan Pramaan Patra (JPP): Pensioners alert! Still not submitted Life Certificate? EPFO has this important development for you

It's a big development from retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for over 35 lakh persons who could not submit the Jeevan Pramaan Patra (JPP) document by November due to coronavirus pandemic. In the latest development, EPFO has extended the deadline for submission of life certificates by pensioners till February 28. The pensioners who could not submit their life certificates till November 30 deadline, would get pension every month till February.

What Ministry of Labour & Employment said?

Ministry of Labour & Employment in a statement said, "In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the vulnerability of elderly population to Corona Virus, EPFO has extended the time limit up to 28th February 2021 for submission of Life Certificate (Jeevan Pramaan Patra-JPP) in respect of the Pensioners drawing pension under EPS 1995 and whose Life certificate is due in any month till February 28, 2021. Presently a Pensioner can submit JPP anytime during the year upto 30th November,  which is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue."

"All such pensioners can submit Life Certificate till February 28, 2021. Multiple modes for submission of JPPs including 3.65 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs), Branches of Pension Disbursing Banks 1.36 lakh post offices, Postal Network of 1.90 lakh Postmen and Grameen Dak Sevaks under the Department of Post can be availed by pensioners," the statement by Ministry of Labour & Employment added.

As per Ministry of Labour & Employment, pensioners can use link for locating the nearest CSCs (https://locator.csccloud.in/) and link for placing online request to Post Offices for submission of JPPs from comfort of their Home or elsewhere (http://ccc.cept.gov.in/covid/request.aspx).

RELIEF for 35 lakh pensioners

Santosh Gangwar, Union Minister of Labour & Employment while lauding the efforts of EPFO said that organisation has done a commendable work in helping pensioners by way of simplifying procedures and giving Big Push to Digital india drive and has also extended time limit upto 28th February 2021, for submission of  Jeevan Pramaan Patra  by EPFO to benefit 35 Lakh pensioners.

Gangwar added, "During this extended period, pensions will not be stopped in respect of such 35 Lakh Pensioners who could not submit JPP during November, 2020."

Multiple modes for submission

Multiple modes for submission of JPPs including 3.65 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs), branches of pension disbursing banks, 1.36 lakh post offices, postal network of 1.90 lakh postmen and Grameen Dak Sevaks under the Department of Post can be availed by pensioners.