The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Monday said pensioners of the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 could submit their life certificates to continue drawing pension through the Umang app, the EPFO’s regional and district offices, pension disbursing banks and post offices. Earlier, the pensioners would have to submit their certificates in November but now they can submit it at any time of the year, the EPFO said. “In the current scenario of COVID-19 pandemic, the EPFO has facilitated multiple options for EPS pensioners to submit their DLC [digital life certificate], close to their home or at their door step...In addition to the 135 regional offices and 117 district offices of EPFO, EPS pensioners can now submit DLC at pension disbursing bank branch and nearest post offices. “The pensioners can now submit online request for availing doorstep DLC service on payment of a nominal fee. About 67 lakh EPS pensioners would benefit from these initiatives, it said.

Source: The Hindu November 16, 2020 13:36 UTC