{
  "id": 18507264,
  "title": "India Posts Payment Bank and Dept of Pension join hands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/india-posts-payment-bank-and-dept-of-pension-join-hands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T13:50:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/india-posts-payment-bank-and-dept-of-pension-join-hands/article71674624.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India Posts Payments Bank and the Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare have teamed up for the Digital Life Certificate Campaign 5.0. This collaboration aims to simplify the process of generating Digital Life Certificates (DLCs) for pensioners and individuals residing in remote regions. The campaign encourages the use of facial and biometric authentication methods for the creation of DLCs.\n\nDLCs can now be produced via Aadhaar-based face or fingerprint authentication, enabling pensioners to bypass the need for in-person visits to pension-disbursing authorities. This initiative is accessible at post offices, designated camps, and through the Indian Post Payment Bank’s (IPPB) doorstep service facilitated by postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks.\n\nThe Digital Life Certificate service is open to all pensioners, with a nominal fee of ₹70. However, pensioners belonging to the Employees' Pension Fund Organization (EPFO), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), and Defence pensioners are eligible for the service at no cost.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "India Posts Payments Bank partners with Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare.",
    "Digital Life Certificates (DLCs) generated via facial and biometric authentication.",
    "Service available at post offices, camps, and through IPPB’s doorstep service."
  ],
  "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."
}