Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh today formally launched the Nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 4.0, marking a significant step in the government’s ongoing drive to simplify life certification for pensioners.
The month-long DLC campaign 4.0, which began on November 1 and will continue till November 30, has already seen over 55 lakh Digital Life Certificates generated within the first four days, against the month-long target of two crore.
Dr. Jitendra Singh informed that last year notably, 52.73 lakh DLCs were submitted using face authentication, while 72.64 lakh were from EPFO pensioners.
The present Campaign 4.0, covering nearly 2,000 districts, cities and towns across the country through 2,500 camps and coordinated by 1,250 nodal officers, is being implemented with the participation of major banks, India Post Payments Bank, and Pensioners’ Welfare Associations.
The DLC Campaign 4.0 is being conducted in collaboration with 19 Pension Disbursing Banks, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), Pensioners’ Welfare Associations, UIDAI, MeitY, EPFO, Railways, CGDA, and the Department of Telecommunications, with the aim of reaching every pensioner across the country, including those in remote and rural areas.
