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Updated · Business Today · Aug 11EPFO Warns 82.1 Million EPS-95 Pensioners to Renew Life Certificates Within 12 Months
3 articles · Updated · Business Today · Aug 11Summary
- 82,11,182 EPS-95 pensioners must keep their Jeevan Pramaan, or Digital Life Certificate, valid to avoid any break in monthly pension payments.
- The certificate does not follow a single annual deadline; it remains valid for 12 months from the date each pensioner submits it.
- If no fresh certificate is filed before that validity expires, EPFO can stop pension from the next payment cycle.
- Payments can restart after a new certificate is submitted and processed, with the delayed pension amount released later.
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