Central Govt. Asks Pensioners To Register Aadhaar Numbers With Banks

06 April, New Delhi

The central government has asked its pensioners to register their Aadhaar numbers with banks to avoid any problems faced by them in getting pension.

In its order, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said that the pensioners should complete this exercise at an early date to avoid inconvenience at the time of submission of life certificate in November this year.

The move is a part of initiatives being taken by the Centre to ensure hassle free disbursal of pension to pensioners.

The order also said that this is an important step in realising the vision of Digital India.

In November last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched an Aadhaar-based biometric verification system Jeevan Pramaan to enable pensioners to submit a digital life certificate on-line.