Life Certificate
Life Certificate is an essential document for pensioners which must be submitted to the pension disbursing authority or bank every month as a proof that the pensioner is alive.
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Submission of Life Certificate for Pensioners from Smartphone
Introduction of Submission of Life Certificate from Home by using only a Smartphone through Face Authentication for the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners Drawing Pension from Treasuries of West Bengal.
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Extension of Last Date for Submission of Life Certificate
In view of the ongoing COVID – 19 pandemic and the vulnerability of the elderly persons to Corona virus, the Governor has now been pleased to order that in the current year all the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners may submit Life Certificate to the Treasuries/ Pension Disbursing Banks, as the case may be, till 28.02.2021.
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Acceptance of Life Certificates submitted through Messenger/ Post
All the Pension Disbursing Authorities are requested to accept the duly verified Life Certificates submitted through messenger/ post and should not insist upon the physical appearance of the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners in the Bank branches/ Treasuries.
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Who are authorized to Verify Life Certificates?
As per West Bengal Treasury Rule the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners are required to submit Life Certificates duly verified by authorized persons in the month of November every year to the pension disbursing Bank/ Treasuries.
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Facility for Submission of Life Certificate through Digital Mode
Introduction of facility for submission of Life Certificate through Digital mode for the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners drawing Pension through the Treasuries of West Bengal.
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Last Date of Submission of Annual Life Certificate
Last date of submission of life certificate by all categories of pensioners/ Family pensioners is hereby extended from 15th November, 2016 to 15th January, 2017.
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Life Certificate of a Pensioner/ Family Pensioner under SED
A Pensioner/ Family Pensioner is required to attend personally at least once in a year unless he/she is incapacitated on account of bodily illness or infirmity in which case production of a “LIFE-CERTIFICATE” is necessary.
LIFE CERTIFICATE