According to a tweet on the official Twitter account of EPFO, “EPS’95 pensioners can now submit Life Certificate at any time which will be valid for 1 year from the date of submission.”
EPS’95 pensioners can now submit Life Certificate at any time which will be valid for 1 year from the date of submission… https://t.co/yLOop7Z4Wu
— EPFO ​​(@socialepfo) 1636621762000
According to an EPFO ​​circular regarding submission of life certificate or life certificate issued in December 2019, “Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 replaced by the system of submission of life certificate or life certificate by pensioners in the month of November every year Submission of life certificate/ life certificate after one year from the date of last life certificate/ life certificate submission. Accordingly, pensioners should submit life certificate/ life certificate in the same month during the next year Failure to do so will result in suspension of pension. Next month.”
This means that an . In form of eps 1995, pensioner If you submitted your Annual Life Certificate on November 27, 2020, then for 2021 you must ensure that you submit your Life Certificate on or before November 27, 2021. If you do not submit it before this date then you will stop receiving pension from December 2021
Amarpal S. Chadha, Partner and India Mobility Leader – People Advisory Services, EY says, “For those government employees who are receiving pension or are family pensioners of deceased government employees, the last date for submission of life certificates is November 30 every year (Senior pensioners, aged 80 years and above, can submit life certificate between October 1 and November 30. However, for those receiving pension from EPS, for one year from the date of submission of life certificate Thus, it is important that the EPS pensioner remember the date of submission of Life Certificate and submit the next one in the same month of the next year.”
As mentioned above, the pensioners are required to submit their Annual Life Certificate before the deadline every year to continue receiving the pension, i.e., if they do not submit it before the last date, they can proceed to the next Will stop receiving pension from the month.
How to submit life certificate / life certificate
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare issued a circular in September 2021 providing information about the various ways a pensioner can submit his/her Annual Life Certificate. One can submit his/her life certificate through physical routes such as visiting the bank, post office, availing door-to-door service or using digital means. This is applicable for both government and EPS pensioners.
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Dorothy Thomas, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. says, “The last date for submission of life certificate is different for government pensioners and those covered under EPS, 1995. Practically, it has been observed that the Jeevan Pramaan portal People submitting life certificate through Jeevan Pramaan portal can submit it at any time during the year, whether you are a pensioner of EPS, 1995 or a government pensioner. Once submitted through Jeevan Pramaan portal, shall be valid for one year from the date of
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