Jeevan Pramaan is a biometric enabled Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certificate for pensioners. Jeevan Pramaan that is DLC is generated for individual pensioner using his/her Aadhaar number and Biometrics.
If you want to get a Jeevan Pramaan or Digital Life Certificate (DLC) and do not have much information about the same then here is what you need to know.
Jeevan Pramaan is a biometric enabled Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certificate for pensioners. Jeevan Pramaan that is DLC is generated for individual pensioner using his/her Aadhaar number and Biometrics.
However, you need to note that the Pramaan ID or Jeevan Pramaan is not valid for life. The validity period of the certificate is as per rules specified by the Pension Sanctioning Authority. Once the validity period is over a new JeevanPramaan Certificate that is a new Pramaan Id needs to be obtained.
Who is eligible for Jeevan Pramaan?
A pensioner whose Pension Sanctioning Authority (PSA) is onboarded on to Jeevan Pramaan is eligible for Jeevan Pramaan. List of onboarded PSA, can be found under ‘Circulars’ tab on the https://jeevanpramaan.gov.in portal.
A pensioner who is re-employed or re-married is not eligible to make Digital Life Certificate.
From where to obtain a DLC?
A DLC can be obtained from:
1. various Citizen Service Centre (CSC ) located across India.
2. office of Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDA) such as Post Office, Banks, Treasury etc.
3. It can also be generated from home/any location on a Windows PC/Laptop( ver 7 & above) or Android Mobile ( KitKat & above ).
What is the procedure for generating a JeevanPramaan from a CSC/office of PDA?
Step 1: Visit a CSC or office of PDA.
Step 2: Provide the required information to the operator. The operator feeds/enters this information into the system i.e JeevanPramaan Application.
Step 3: Then provide your biometrics by placing your finger on the finger print scanner or eye in front of the Iris scanner.
Step 4: On successful aadhaar based biometric authentication, JeevanPramaan is generated with a unique id called Pramaan Id.
Step 5: An acknowledgement message quoting the Pramaan Id will be sent as an SMS to the mobile number.
However, you need to note that the JeevanPramaan/DLC thus generated is subject to approval of the Pension Sanctioning/Disbursing Authority as provided by the pensioner.
