Over 20.48 lakh defence pensioners have submitted Digital Life Certificates (DLC) under DLC Campaign 5.0 as of November 11. The nationwide initiative promotes Aadhaar-based face authentication, ensuring hassle-free pension verification and convenient digital services for elderly and differently-abled pensioners.
More than 20.48 lakh defence pensioners have successfully submitted their Digital Life Certificates (DLCs) under the nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 5.0, highlighting the growing adoption of technology-driven pension services across the country. According to an official statement, the achievement was recorded as of November 11, 2026, following extensive outreach by the Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA).
The month-long campaign, being conducted from November 1 to November 30 in coordination with the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, aims to make the annual life certificate submission process simpler, faster and more accessible for defence pensioners and family pensioners.
A major objective of the initiative is to ensure that elderly, super-senior and differently-abled pensioners can complete their annual identification without facing procedural difficulties or the inconvenience of travelling to government offices and bank branches.
To strengthen physical outreach and provide assistance at the grassroots level, the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) has mobilised 194 SPARSH Service Centres across the country. These centres are equipped to help pensioners generate Digital Life Certificates and access various services available through the SPARSH pension platform.
In addition, 4.63 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs), 13 partner banks and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), along with 29 nodal officers, are supporting the campaign. These facilities are assisting pensioners through 80 outreach programmes being organised at different locations nationwide.
As part of the initiative, a Mega Digital Life Certificate camp will be organised in Kochi on November 23. The camp will provide on-the-spot assistance to defence pensioners and family pensioners in generating their digital certificates, further expanding the campaign’s reach.
One of the key highlights of DLC Campaign 5.0 is the promotion of Aadhaar-based Face Authentication Technology through the Jeevan Pramaan portal and mobile application. According to the official statement, more than 80 per cent of the Digital Life Certificates generated during the campaign have been completed using Face ID authentication.
The technology enables pensioners to verify their identity and submit life certificates using a smartphone without requiring external biometric devices. This has significantly improved convenience, particularly for elderly pensioners who may experience difficulties with traditional fingerprint-based authentication.
The facility is especially beneficial for super-senior pensioners whose fingerprints may have faded due to ageing, making conventional biometric verification challenging. It also provides greater accessibility to differently-abled veterans and pensioners with limited mobility.
Through smartphone-based authentication, beneficiaries can complete the entire process from their homes, reducing travel expenses, saving time and eliminating the need for repeated physical visits to banks or defence offices.
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The Defence Accounts Department has appealed to all defence pensioners and family pensioners to visit their nearest SPARSH Service Centre, partner bank or any of the 80 outreach programme locations during November 2026 to complete their annual digital life certification.
With more than 20.48 lakh successful submissions already recorded, DLC Campaign 5.0 is advancing the government’s efforts to modernise pension administration through digital technology while ensuring that veterans and their families receive accessible, convenient and hassle-free services.
