Implementation of digital signed pension revision authorities in all banks.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF FINANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE 

CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE 

TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, 

NEW DELHI-110066 

PHONES : 26174596, 26174456, 26174438

CPAO/Tech/e-PPO/2015-16/719

Dated 11/01/2016

Office Memorandum

Subject: Implementation of digital signed pension revision authorities in all banks.

After the implementation of paperless movement of digitally signed e-Revision authorities with four banks i.e. SBI, Chandani Chowk, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Canara Bank, paper authorities for these four banks have been dispensed with. In the meeting held with eight major banks on 05.11.2015, it was decided to roll out e-revision authorities for all remaining banks w.e.f. 01.01.2016 alongwith parallel run of physical authorities for one month.

In this context all remaining banks were earlier already advised to complete their preparatory work and other formalities by the end of July, 2015 vide this office OM No.CPAO/Tech/e-PP0/2015-16/440-511 dated 03.07.2015. It is expected that all the banks are ready to accept the digitally signed e-authorities received from CPAO.

In respect of the 14 CPPCs of SBI pilot run has been over and physical movement of papers have been stopped w.e.f. 01.01.2016.

For remaining 25 banks the trial run will be effective from 01.02.2016 to 15.02.2016. during this period physical authorities will also be sent to the CPPCs parallel with electronically authorities. With effect from 16.02.2016 sending of physical authorities to CPPCs to remaining banks will also be stopped.

All Heads of Government Account Departments and CPPCs of the all the authorised banks are requested to ensure the implementation of e-Revision authorities as per schedule indicated above. All the Heads of CPPCs are requested to alert their Technical teams for making necessary provisions in their software, if not already done.

Sd/-

(Vijay Singh)

Sr. Accounts Officer (IT & Tech)

Source: http://cpao.nic.in/

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No Proposal to do away with the existing procedure of Submitting Annual Life Certificate

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

No Proposal to do away with the existing procedure of Submitting Annual Life Certificate

Delay in giving pension benefits

There is no such proposal to do away with the existing procedure of Submitting annual life certificate by the pensioner to renew their pension payment.

Yes Madam. Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare has implemented an online system called ‘BHAVISHYA’ for retiring Central Government Civil employees. The system provides for on-line tracking of pension sanction and payment process. Tracking can be done by the individual as well as the administrative authorities for all actions preparatory to grant of pension and other retirement benefits. Facility also exists for tracking payment of subsequent monthly pension. This is in line with the priorities of Government to ensure transparency and accountability in systems and processes.

At present, Bhavishya is implemented in main Secretariat of 83 Ministries/Departments & 23 attached offices involving 794 DDOs. This Department has also given on-site training to all the Drawing Disbursing Officers/Head of Offices/Pay & Accounts Offices and the dealing hands of main Secretariat of all the Ministries/Department.

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Satav Rajeev & others in the Lok Sabha today.

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No proposal to discontinue the Digital Life Certificate for the Pensioners

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

No proposal to discontinue the Digital Life Certificate for the Pensioners

There is a report in a section of press that while inaugurating an Awareness Workshop on the online Pension Sanction and Payment Tracking System “BHAVISHYA”, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the practice of submitting Digital Life Certificate for continuation of pensions will soon be done away with.

Strongly rebutting the report, it is stated that Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has never ever expressed any opinion on the issue at any platform and, therefore, the question of having made such a statement does not arise at all.

It is clarified that, as of now, the government has no proposal to discontinue the Digital Life Certification for the pensioners.

It is to be stated that “Jeevan Pramaan” – a facility for submission of digital of life certificates by pensioners has been launched in November 2014. This is a voluntary facility provided in addition to existing provisions available for submission of life certificates. Till date 9,62,910 Digital Life Certificates have been furnished by pensioners.

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Implementation of “Digital Life Certificate Programme”

Implementation of “Digital Life Certificate Programme” in respect of Defence civilians and Defence civilian pensioners

SPEED POST

Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Central Command)

Cariappa Road, Cantt., Lucknow, Pin Code – 226002

Office Phone No. 0522-2451547

Office Fax No. 0522-2451993

No. PT/3088/DLCP/Vol-I

Date: 26/10/2015

To,

1) The Area Accounts (CC)

Allahabad

2) The Area Accounts Office (CC)

Kanpur

3) All AO GE

4) AAO/SO(A)

Pay I,II,III (Local)

Sub:- Implementation of “Digital Life Certificate Programme” – regarding.

Ref:- HQrs Office letter AT/II/2666/NDA-X dated 24/04/2015.

To implement the Digital Life Certificate Programme in respect of Defence civilians and Defence civilian pensioners, it is necessary to get all the pensioners enrolled for Aadhar Card.

It is therefore requested to obtain confirmation from the formations/ units whether Defence civilians under their juridictions have been enrolled for Aadhar Card. Please get the data from the units under you jurisdiction and a weakly report may be submitted showing total number of employee enrolled with UIDAI for Aadharr Similar procedure may be adopted for pensioners under their jurisdiction.

Desired information may please be forwarded to this office by speed-post/ return fax immediately, to enable this office to submit the information to CDA (IDS) who is a Nodal Office to act as a registrar with UIDAI.

Sr. Accounts Officer (PT)

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Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners; More Than One Crore Pensioners May be Benefitted by the Scheme

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Finance 

Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners; More Than One Crore Pensioners May be Benefitted by the Scheme 

Under the ‘Digital India Mission’, Government has launched ‘Jeevan Pramaan – an Aadhaar based Digital Life Certificate’ for pensioners on 10.11.2014. This facility provides an option to the pensioners to submit their life certificate digitally by authenticating biometrically using UIDAI Database. The pension disbursing agencies integrated with the Jeevan Pramaan Portal will get access to digital life certificate. The pensioners need not go to the pension disbursing agency in person. 

Aadhaar numbers is used for bio-metric authentication of pensioners. All pensioners having Aadhaar number may avail this facility. More than one crore pensioners may be benefitted by the scheme. 

Government has taken a number of steps to bring awareness among the pensioners regarding the digital life certificate scheme such as publicity through leading newspapers, organization of camps for pensioners, regular meetings with pension disbursing agencies etc. 

This was stated by Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State in Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. 

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