SBI Digital Life Certificate Drive for Pensioners
Why in the news
State Bank of India started a countrywide drive to make life certificate submission digital for pensioners, saving them from repeated trips to a branch.
Key facts
- Campaign: Digital Life Certificate (DLC) drive by the State Bank of India.
- Technology: no physical biometric device is needed to submit the certificate.
- Reach: camps in 115 cities and towns.
- Authentication: relies on Aadhaar for secure, paperless pension services.
Significance
- Supports digital inclusion and ease of living for pensioners, especially elderly ones.
- Cuts the need to visit bank branches in person.
- Backs the government’s Digital India push.
Exam angle
- Bank: State Bank of India; beneficiaries: pensioners.
- Linked initiative: Digital India; key technology: Aadhaar authentication.
- Number to recall: 115 cities and towns.