Pensioners can show Aadhar Card as life certificate from 1st April
Posted on: 20/Mar/2017 10:40:05 AM
A new facility for the pensioners is being introduced from 1st April, they can register their Aadhar card details online as a life certificate. Henceforth, they need not have to go in person to the treasury to prove that they are alive.
A brief on the press release by the Tamil Nadu State Government in this regard.
As per the existing procedure, the pensioners have to go in person to present themselves in the district treasuries or sub-treasuries as a proof of being alive to receive the monthly pension. Those who cannot come in person will have to obtain a certificate for being alive and send it as proof to treasury offices.
In this scenario, under the Jeevan Pramaan Life Certificate scheme, the facility to register their Aadhar card particulars as a proof they are alive to be sent to all treasury offices via the Government e-service centres is being introduced in this year. The website to register the Aadhar card particular: www.jeevanpramaan.gov.in.
Until now, the pensioners who have not submitted their particulars regarding Aadhar card, PAN for the Income Tax, and Family Card, needed to submit copies of the same to the treasury office mentioning the EPO (Pension Number). When visiting the concerned office to draw the pension, they had to carry the pension book and savings bank account number.
The pensioners who are not in a position to visit the treasury office have to send the copies of the pension book, bank savings account number, Aadahr card, PAN card, and Family card also with proof of being alive. The certificate for proof of living can be downloaded from the website: www.tn.gov.in/karuvoolam.
After downloading, the details have to be filled up and this certificate is to be attested by any one of the following persons - the branch manager where the savings account is kept. A gazette officer from state or central government offices, Taluk Officer, Assistant Taluk Officer, or Revenue Inspector.
Pensioners living abroad have to get the attestation from the local magistrate, Notary, Bank Manager, or the Indian Embassy Officer on the copy of the certificate for proof of living and submit the same to the treasury office where pensions is disbursed along with copies of pension book, the bank savings account number, Aadhar card, PAN card, and Family card. Pensioners have to register their Aadhar card details in the treasury office and use the online facility.
The pensioners and family pensioners living abroad can have to apply and get the Aadhar card and register the particulars in Jeevan Pramaan Portal. By this, they can get the proof of living certificate through the internet.
Further, the family pensioners (both those visiting in person and those who are not in a position to make the personal visit) need to submit the promise that they have not remarried.
The pensioners have to furnish other details such as the present residential address, cell number, and e-mail address.
In case the pensioners fail either to make a personal visit or sending the attested copy of the proof of living, the pension payment will be stopped from the month of August.
The pensioners who have not applied for the new medical insurance coverage can now do it by registering in the treasury office.
The procedure explained above will not apply to the pensioners and family pensioners who draw their pension from the public sector banks. The pensioners from TANGEDCO (TNEB), Railways, Postal Department, EPFO (Employment Provident Fund Organisation) Central Government Employees, and Local Administration Councils.
