If someone in your family draws a pension under the Unified Pension Scheme, there's a small job due this month.
Every year, pensioners must prove they're still around by submitting a Digital Life Certificate — and this year's deadline is November 30.
Miss it, and the pension payment can pause until the certificate is submitted, with no new date to count on — which can mean scrambling to cover a parent's monthly groceries, medicines, or bills in the meantime.
What this means for you
- If your parents or in-laws are pensioners, this is the one thing worth checking on with them this week.
- The pension itself doesn't reduce — it just stops landing in the account until the certificate is filed, which could strain monthly expenses for a parent who relies on it.
- The whole process takes under 5 minutes using face scan on a phone, no bank visit needed.
What you can do
- Open the Jeevan Setu or UMANG app and complete the Digital Life Certificate using face authentication before November 30.
- If a parent isn't comfortable with the app, sit with them this weekend and do it together — it's quicker than it sounds.
A five-minute task today keeps a pension your family already counts on arriving right on time.
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