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Dimapur, Nov. 28(EMN): The government of India has extended the time limit for submission of Life Certificate (Jeevan Pramaan Patra-JPP) for pensioners under Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) 1995, up to February 28, 2021.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India has stated that in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the vulnerability of elderly population to coronavirus, they have extended the time limit up to February 28, 2021 for submission of life certificate (JPP) in respect of the pensioners drawing pension under EPS 1995 and whose life certificate is due in any month till February 28, 2021, according to a PIB report.
At present, a pensioner can submit JPP anytime during the year up to November 30, which is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue. All such pensioners can submit life certificate till February 28, 2021, it stated.
Multiple modes for submission of JPPs including 3.65 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs), branches of pension disbursing banks 1.36 lakh post offices, postal network of 1.9 lakh postmen and Grameen Dak Sevaks under the department of Post can be availed by pensioners, it stated.
Pensioners can use link for locating the nearest CSCs (https://locator.csccloud.in/) and link for placing online request to post offices for submission of JPPs from comfort of their home or elsewhere (http://ccc.cept.gov.in/covid/request.aspx). During this extended period, pension will not be stopped in respect of such 35 lakh pensioners who could not submit JPP during November, 2020, it informed.