‘Face Recognition Expertise’ used to generate Pensioner’s Life Certificates: Dr Jitendra

Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Division of Pension & Pensioners Welfare (DoP&PW) is presumably one of many first departments within the Govt sector to have began utilizing the most recent “Face Recognition Expertise” for establishing Aadhar based mostly identification of aged pensioners to generate “Digital Life Certificates”.
Disclosing this right now whereas addressing a press convention at Nationwide Media Centre right here, Union Minister of State (Impartial Cost) Science & Expertise; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Vitality and House, Dr Jitendra Singh mentioned, the Authorities led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is thought to make optimum use of know-how in direction of bringing about ease of residing and dignity for the aged.
The Minister additionally briefed the media in regards to the progress of the Digital Life Certificates (DLC) Marketing campaign 2.0 of the DoP&PW.
Dr Jitendra Singh mentioned that the Banks are offering doorstep service for submission of Digital Life Certificates (DLC) yearly to retired staff. As a consequence of such applied sciences, the senior residents would not have to undergo the tedious strategy of submitting the life certificates. Many of the functioning has been transformed on-line and as a way to herald transparency, accountability and citizen participation, the human interface has been diminished to the naked minimal, he mentioned.
The DLC Marketing campaign 2.0 sought to Enhance Pensioners Welfare, Digital Life Certificates (Jeevan Pramaan), by use of Biometric and Iris based mostly on Aadhar database and the face authentication know-how. In 2021, the Division of Pension and Pensioners Welfare had adopted Face Authentication Expertise for era of DLCs utilizing Android Mobiles.
“This was an enormous step in direction of enhancing Ease of Residing of pensioners as they may now additionally submit Life Certificates by digital modes from the consolation of their residence, as an alternative of solely within the conventional mode of bodily Life Certificates by visiting Banks and Submit Places of work,” he mentioned.
Below the DLC Marketing campaign 2.0, DoP&PW collaborated with Pension Disbursing Banks, Ministries/ Departments, Pensioners’ Welfare Associations, UIDAI, MeitY from November 1-30, 2023. The DLC Marketing campaign was carried out at 597 places in 100 cities throughout India. 297 Nodal Officers from Pension Disbursing Banks, 44 Pensioner Welfare Associations labored assiduously to efficiently implement the DLC Marketing campaign 2.0.
Dr Jitendra Singh mentioned that because of the Marketing campaign, a complete of greater than 1.17 crore DLCs throughout pensioners of all classes have been generated within the month of November, 2023, out of which, the variety of DLCs generated utilizing Face Authentication Method is greater than 19.52 lakh.
“Of this, a complete of 38.99 lakh Central Authorities Pensioners generated DLCs, out of which, the variety of face authenticated DLCs is 9.76 lakh,” he mentioned.
Dr Jitendra Singh mentioned, greater than 24,000 pensioners above the age of 90 years used digital mode to submit Life Certificates for drawal of pension.
As per the devoted DLC Portal created by the Division, the main States for DLC era are Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, having generated 5.07 lakh, 4.55 lakh and a pair of.65 lakh DLCs respectively. The main Banks for DLC era are State Financial institution of India and Punjab Nationwide Financial institution that are additionally the main Pension Disbursing Banks, with 7.68 lakh and a pair of.38 lakh DLCs respectively.
Dr Jitendra Singh mentioned, the Modi Authorities has additionally completed away with about 2,000 out of date or redundant guidelines in direction of bringing about Ease of Residing for all residents.
“Household pension has been enabled with no service length bar of 10 years and divorced or separated daughters are additionally now enabled to obtain household pension,” he mentioned.
Dr Jitendra Singh mentioned, a number of steps have been taken for realising Prime Minister Modi’s imaginative and prescient for Bettering Pensioners Welfare with far-reaching Pension Reforms by notification of Pension Guidelines and Digital Empowerment of Pensioners.
“This consists of the BHAVISHYA portal for well timed processing and sanction of Pension circumstances, DIRGHAYU app for well timed pension funds, Built-in Pensioner Portal for improved coordination with Banks and CPENGRAMS grievance portal for well timed redressal of Pensioner Grievances, ANUBHAV Awards for documenting administrative experiences, Pension Adalats are being periodically organised and Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshops are being held each quarter,” he mentioned.
In his tackle, Secretary, DoP&PW V. Srinivas, mentioned the nationwide DLC Marketing campaign 2.0 represents a big milestone within the initiatives taken by the Division of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare in direction of making certain Ease of Residing of pensioners.