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Center-Right Owned by HT Media Ltd.Skip bank queues: Govt urges pensioners to submit digital life certificate from home using face scan | How it helps
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India’s Defence Accounts Department is running a month‑long campaign from 1 November to 30 November 2026 to enable defence pensioners to submit digital life certificates at more than 200 SPARSH centres. The scheme uses Aadhaar‑based face authentication and provides extra assistance for pensioners over 80 and those with disabilities. The initiative is under the guidance of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare and is being executed in collaboration.
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With face authentication technology, pensioners can generate their digital life certificates using smartphones from the comfort of their homes. This eliminates the need to depend on others or visit bank branches for routine pension verification.
