The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday said pensioners of its Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) could submit life certificates closer to home, at any of the 3.65 lakh common service centres. By leveraging the last mile network of over 3.65 lakh CSCs, EPFO provides its 65 lakh pensioners facility to submit Digital Jeevan Pramaan closer to their residence,” an EPFO statement said. The pensioners are required to submit the certificates every year to continue receiving pension. Any time“A key policy change has been to allow EPS pensioners to submit Digital Jeevan Pramaan at any time during the year as per their convenience. Earlier, the pensioners were required to submit the Jeevan Pramaan in the month of November,” the EPFO said.

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2020 16:30 UTC