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21/06/22 13:52 PM IST

Bankers’ Awareness Programme

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  • Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has started a series of Awareness Programme for Central Pension Processing Centres and field functionaries handling pension related work in the bank. 
About the programme 
  • The objective of these programmes is to spread awareness of the various rules and procedures regarding disbursement of pension to Central Government pensioners as well as to update the field functionaries about the changes that take place from time to time through various amendments in the policy and procedures.
  • The purpose of the programme is also to understand issues faced by Bank officials in handling these processes and pensioners’ grievances.
  • Digital life certificate and face authentication technology would be a game changer for pensioners and banks in submission of life certificates.
  • These awareness programmes would serves as huge capacity building exercise for bank officials.
  • Face authentication technology was launched in November, 2021 which will transform the way pensioners submit their life certificate. Use of fintech in much larger way will enable quality of life for pensioners.
Source- PIB 

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