There is, at present, no proposal to make Aadhaar seeding mandatory for release of pension to the Central Government pensioners.
Eighty-seven
percent of Central Government pensioners of all age categories have
seeded their bank accounts with Aadhaar number. The remaining thirteen
percent, including those Government pensioners of the age of 80 and 90
years have not yet seeded their bank accounts with Aadhaar number. The
Government has made efforts to seed accounts of all Central Government
pensioners with Aadhaar numbers so as to enable them to benefit from the
additional facility of submission of Digital Life Certificate. Public
Sector Banks are authorised to enroll pensioners for issue of Aadhaar
number, including old and infirm pensioners.
This
was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr.
Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question by Shri Natubhai Gomanbhai
Patel in the Lok Sabha today.
Source:-PIB
