Pensioners: digital life certificate camps planned for November 1–30
A nationwide November campaign will help pensioners generate digital life certificates, with camps planned across 2,000 cities and districts, the pension department says.
The story in brief
Pension department: The October 30 announcement describes coordination with banks, post offices and pensioners’ associations. The department plans to promote face authentication on Android and iOS devices.1 Pension department: It also plans doorstep assistance where required and officers to handle certificate-related grievances. These are announced services; individual local arrangements still need checking.1
Context: A digital life certificate records that a pensioner is alive. The November 1–30 dates describe the campaign; they should not be assumed to replace the submission rules of every pension scheme.
Who this matters for: Pensioners and families arranging certificate assistance
Not yet known
The release does not list individual camp addresses.
Sources
- 1Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 5 from 1st to 30th November 2026 ↗Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare / PIB · 30 October 2026
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