Every Central Government Pensioner/Family Pensioner is compulsorily required to submit his annual life certificate in the month of November. Those aged 80 years or more get an additional month to submit life certificates – they can submit it between October 1 and November 30. One has to deposit it physically at a bank or post office, or avail doorstep services. It can also be done online.

Life certificate can be submitted physically if you are living in the country, but how do pensioners living abroad submit their life certificate?

Department pension and Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW), through an office memorandum dated September 22, 2021, provided information about the various methods used for submission of life certificate by a pensioner residing abroad.

Here are five ways in which pensioners living abroad can submit their life certificates.

1) As per the circular, in the case of a pensioner/family pensioner residing abroad and receiving pension/family pension through any bank included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934, Jeevan Pramaan The letter can be signed. by an officer of the bank. The pensioner/family pensioner is exempted from personal appearance subject to production of life certificate signed by the above officer of the bank.

2) A pensioner/family pensioner not resident in India is exempted from personal appearance if his/her duly authorized agent produces a life certificate signed by a Magistrate, Notary, Banker or diplomatic representative of India.

3) Pensioners/Family pensioners can also provide digital life certificate online Aadhaar based biometric authentication system. Description of this method is available at Jeevan Proof Portal.

4) In case NRI pensioners/family pensioners 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 authorized officer of the Embassy of India/High Commission of India or Consul. The Consulate General of India in the country where the pensioner/family pensioner is residing. This certificate is to be issued on the basis of the photograph affixed in the PPO of the pensioner/family pensioner or the photograph affixed on the passport or such other document.

5) Lastly, in case the pensioner/family pensioner is unable to visit the Indian Embassy/Consulate, he/she may submit the required documents by post to the Embassy/Consulate, including the doctor’s certificate showing the pensioner/family pensioner shown inability to present himself. himself in person. Indian Embassy/High Commission/Indian Consulate may also assist pensioners/family pensioners in production of Life Certificate.