Overview
- The month‑long drive runs from November 1 to 30 across nearly 2,000 locations through about 2,500 camps coordinated by the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare with banks and allied agencies.
- Early uptake reports conflict, with one official citing more than 21 lakh certificates in the first four days and the minister’s statement putting the figure at over 55 lakh.
- EPFO has partnered with India Post Payments Bank to provide free doorstep submission of Digital Life Certificates for EPS’95 pensioners through IPPB’s postal network.
- State Bank of India held a mega camp that generated 500 certificates and will host face‑authentication camps in 115 cities across 575 branches, plus additional events at 2,400 high‑pensioner branches.
- Western Railway is running November‑long seminars, workshops and camps with banks and pensioners’ groups to help railway retirees generate their certificates.