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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

 PRESS NEWS

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE FOR PENSIONERS, ELDER CITIZENS CROSSES RECORD ONE CRORE MARK:

DR JITENDRA SINGH SAYS “PM’S VISION OF DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT OF PENSIONERS BEING FULFILLED THROUGH DLC CAMPAIGN 3.0”

MASSIVE RESPONSE ACROSS ALL STATES IN NATIONWIDE DLC CAMPAIGN 3.0

100 LAKH DLCS GENERATED BY 26.11.2024 WITH 30,34,218 DLCS I.E. MORE THAN 30% OF DLCS GENERATED THROUGH FACE AUTHENTICATION

Posted On: 26 NOV 2024 7:38PM by PIB Delhi

Digital Life Certificate (DLC) introduced for convenience of Pensioners and elder citizens has crossed the record One crore mark in the ongoing campaign "DLC 3.0"

Disclosing this here today, Union Minister Incharge Personnel/DoPT/ DARPG Dr Jitendra Singh said, this landmark will go a long way in bringing ease of living for elder citizens and live up to the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as expressed by him in the recent episode of "Mann Ki Baat" last Sunday.

 PM Shri Narendra Modi in 116th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 24.11.2024 had said, “Now, by enabling the Digital Life Certificate, things have become very simple; the elderly do not have to go to the bank. Elderly do not face any problem on account of technology. Making the elderly tech savvy. Today, with such efforts, the number of people receiving Digital Life certificates has crossed the 80 lakh mark. Among these, more than 2 lakhs are such elderly people whose age has crossed even 80.”

Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said, “The vision of Prime Minister Modi for Digital Empowerment of Pensioners being achieved through successful implementation of DLC Campaign 3.0. All key stakeholders – Pension disbursing banks, Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare, Controller General of Defence Accounts, Ministry of Railways, Department of Telecom, Department of Posts, IPPB, UIDAI and Pensioners Welfare Associations are working with whole of government approach to realise the vision of Digital Empowerment of Pensioners.”

Dr Jitendra Singh had launched the Nation-wide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 3.0 for Digital Empowerment of Pensioners from National Media Center, New Delhi. The DLC Campaign 3.0 is being held in 800 cities/ towns of India from November 1-30, 2024.1984 camps have been held from November 1-25, 2024, in 800 cities/districts, 1.8 lac postmen deployed across the country.

100 lakhs DLCs generated by 26.11.2024, 30,34,218 DLCs i.e more than 30% of DLCs generated through Face Authentication. There is 202 times increase in DLCs submitted through Face Authentication under DLC Campaign 3.0. As part of the Campaign, 5 Mega camps have been organized, 3 in Delhi, 1 in Bengaluru and 1 in Hyderabad involving all stakeholders.

During the camps, Pensioners and Pensioners’ Welfare Associations conveyed that the development of Digital Life Certificates was a huge step towards making life easy for pensioners, particularly the old, disabled and those hospitalized.

Dr Jitendra Singh said that this achievement is a testament to Government of India’s unwavering commitment to harnessing digital tools for the benefit of every pensioner. NKR/KS (Release ID: 2077641) 


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