The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) is conducting the Nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 4.0 during November 2025 to streamline the submission of Life Certificates by pensioners and family pensioners through digital modes, especially using Face Authentication technology. The campaign is a key initiative under the Government’s vision of Digital Empowerment of Pensioners, aligned with the Digital India and Ease of Living missions.
The DLC Campaign 4.0 aims to reach two crore pensioners across more than 2,000 cities and towns through a saturation-based outreach approach. It emphasizes the use of Aadhaar-based Face Authentication technology, enabling pensioners to submit their Life Certificates conveniently without requiring biometric devices. Special focus is being given to super senior citizens and differently-abled pensioners through the India Post Payments Bank’s doorstep DLC service.

Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in his Mann Ki Baat address (24th November, 2024) and Constitution Day address (26th November, 2024), highlighted how
Digital India initiatives like the Digital Life Certificate have simplified the pension process for senior citizens across the country.

Previously, pensioners were required to visit Pension Disbursing Authorities, often challenging for elderly individuals. In view of this, in 2014, DoPPW introduced Digital Life Certificates (Jeevan Pramaan), and in 2021, DLC using Face Authentication technology. This advancement eliminated the need for biometric devices, making the process more accessible.

In 2022, DoPPW conducted a campaign across 37 locations, generating 1.41 crore DLCs. The 2023 National wide DLC campaign expanded to 100 locations, with over 1.47 crore DLCs generated. In 2024, the Nation wise DLC Campaign 3.0 was held to cover 800 locations nationwide. 
Key partners in this initiative include Banks, India Post Payments Bank , Pensioners’ Associations, UIDAI, MeitY, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Railways, and Department of Telecommunications (DoT), all working collaboratively to promote the digital inclusion of pensioners. The NIC DLC Portal enables real-time monitoring of DLC generation by various agencies.
The campaign’s objective is to ensure even remote or limited-mobility pensioners’ benefit from this streamlined, accessible system.
As part of the 2025 campaign, camps are being organized across multiple locations in Cuttack by State Bank of India (SBI) at venues such as Cuttack City, SCB Medical College Campus, Bidyadharpur, and Naya Bazar, among others. Similar camps are also being organized by IPPB at the GPO and other post offices, as well as by other banks in their local branches.
As part of the nationwide campaign, Shri Sidheshwar Chakrabarti, Under Secretary, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare will visit the DLC Camps in Cuttack on 03.11.2025 to oversee the arrangements and interact with pensioners availing the DLC facility through Face Authentication and doorstep services. The officer will review coordination between Banks, India Post Payments Bank (DoP), UIDAI, NIC and local Pensioners’ Welfare Associations to ensure smooth functioning of the camps.
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