The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare will conduct a nation-wide digital life certificate campaign from November 1-30, 2026. The campaign will involve 2000 cities/districts across India and aims to reach pensioners in remote areas through a 'Whole of Government' approach. It will focus on promoting Face Authentication Technology for seamless DLC generation.
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) is set to conduct a nation-wide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) campaign from November 1-30, 2026, in 2000 cities/districts across India. According to the Press Information Bureau, this campaign is the biggest-ever DLC Campaign undertaken by DoPPW. The guidelines for the campaign have been notified through O.M. dated 13 August, 2026. A Whole of Government approach will be adopted for the campaign through coordination with Pension Disbursing Banks, India Post Payments Bank, Pensioners’ Welfare Associations, CGDA, DoT, Railways, EPFO, State Governments, UIDAI & MeitY. The focus is majorly on promoting Face Authentication Technology for DLC generation. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will provide technical support during this Campaign. The campaign will offer a bouquet of services such as health check-ups, Aadhar updation for pensioners, and doorstep services where required. Grievance officers will handle grievances regarding DLCs with an immediate resolution approach. The campaign will be monitored by senior officials from DoPPW who will carry out on-ground reviews in identified states. Mega Camps will be held by stakeholders in areas having high concentration of pensioners and these Mega Camps will be attended by Senior officials from DPPW.
DD, AIR and PIB teams are actively geared up to provide full support to this campaign for Audio, Visual and Print publicity. Outreach efforts will be further complemented by SMSs, tweets (#DLCCampaign5), Jingles and Short films to spread awareness about the campaign.
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Press Information Bureau
