The Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 4.0 has surpassed 1 Crore DLCs. The campaign runs from November 1-30, 2025, in 2,000 cities/towns and 2,540 locations across India. As of November 12, 2025, over 35,000 DLC camps were held, with 75,000 more planned by November 30, 2025. Of the total 1 Crore DLCs, 59,13,073 (58%) were generated via Face Authentication, and 7 lakh DLCs for pensioners aged 80 and above. Union Minister of State, Dr. Jitendra Singh, highlighted the campaign as part of the Prime Minister's vision for Digital Empowerment of Pensioners, converting a challenge into an opportunity by using biometric and face authentication. Major stakeholders include Pension Disbursing Banks, DoPPW, CGDA, Railways, DoT, Department of Posts, IPPB, UIDAI, NIC, and Pensioners' Welfare Associations. The initiative aims for a 2 Crore saturation-based target for 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Digital Life Certificate Campaign 4.0: A nationwide campaign to provide digital life certificates to pensioners, aiming for saturation coverage across India.
Pension Disbursing Banks: Financial institutions responsible for disbursing pension payments, involved in the DLC campaign.
DoPPW: Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, a key stakeholder in the DLC campaign.
UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India, involved in enabling face authentication for digital life certificates.
New Delhi: Location where events and meetings related to the DLC campaign are held.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Digital Life Certificate Campaign 4.0 Crosses 1
Crore Mark
Posted On: 14 NOV 2025 3:03PM by PIB Delhi
The Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign has crossed the record One Crore mark in the ongoing
Nationwide DLC Campaign 4.0. The campaign is being conducted from 1-30 November 2025, across
2000 cities/towns covering 2,540 locations across the country. As on 12.11.2025, more than 35,000
DLC camps have already been held, and 75,000 additional camps will be organised by 30 November
2025 to ensure nationwide saturation.
A total of 100 lakh (1 crore) DLCs have been generated so far, including 59,13,073 (58%) through
Face Authentication and 7 lakh DLCs for pensioners aged 80 years and above. This has brought
significant ease and dignity to elderly, sick and incapacitated pensioners.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Personnel/DoPT/DARPG, Dr Jitendra Singh, said
this milestone reflects the Prime Minister’s vision of Digital Empowerment of Pensioners, as
highlighted in the 116th episode of “Mann Ki Baat”. He said the Government converted a long-
standing challenge into an opportunity by adopting biometric and face authentication technologies
that eliminate the need for physical presence.
All major stakeholders—Pension Disbursing Banks, DoPPW, CGDA, Railways, DoT, Department of
Posts, IPPB, UIDAI, NIC and Pensioners’ Welfare Associations—are working with a whole-of-
government approach to maximise outreach, including in remote areas.DLC 4.0 has achieved the one-crore milestone much earlier than DLC 3.0, indicating rapid digital
adoption among pensioners. With strong momentum and extensive field mobilisation, the Department
is on track to achieve the 2 crore saturation-based target for 2025, strengthening India’s digitally
empowered pension delivery system.
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