{
  "id": 17452265,
  "title": "EPFO news: Pensioners can submit digital life certificates from home during November campaign | Details here",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/epfo-news-pensioners-can-submit-digital-life-certificates-from-home",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-31T18:38:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/epfo-news-pensioners-can-submit-digital-life-certificates-from-home-during-november-campaign-details-here-11793469888328.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is initiating a five-day nationwide campaign, from November 1 to 30, to promote digital life certificates for pensioners. This campaign, organized by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, aims to make it easier for pensioners to submit their annual life certificates digitally using a smartphone. The initiative will be carried out in collaboration with various government departments and institutions, including the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Unique Identification Authority of India. The campaign will focus on encouraging pensioners to use the digital life certificate and face authentication technology, making the submission process more convenient, especially for elderly pensioners, those who are unwell, or those living away from their pension records' city.",
  "summary": "EPFO's Agra regional office will promote digital life certificates among pensioners during a nationwide campaign from 1 to 30 November. Face authentication will allow eligible pensioners to submit their certificates using smartphones.",
  "key_points": [
    "EPFO launches 5-day campaign Nov 1-30 for digital life certificates",
    "Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare organizes initiative",
    "Collaboration with Ministry of Electronics and Unique ID Authority"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}