Face Authentication Adoption Surges to 80% as DLC Campaign 5 Generates Nearly 40 Lakh Certificates in First Five Days: Dr. Jitendra Singh

Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the Nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 5, which generated nearly 40 lakh certificates in its first five days. Face authentication adoption surged to nearly 80%, reflecting growing pensioner confidence in digital pension services.

• The campaign generated nearly 40 lakh Digital Life Certificates in the first five days, a 60 percent increase over 25 lakh generated during the corresponding period last year.
• Face authentication adoption surged from 61 per cent to nearly 80 per cent during the first five days of the campaign.
• The number of central government pensioners has reached nearly 70 lakh against approximately 50 lakh working employees.
• The campaign covers nearly 3,000 locations through camps and provides doorstep services for pensioners unable to visit camps.
• Reforms include pension adalats, a dedicated grievance redressal mechanism through CPENGRAMS, and simplification of obsolete rules and procedures.