West Bengal - Obtain a Life Certificate

ProcedureEdit

Apply in Person

To obtain a Life certificate the applicant has to approach in-person to the nearest Pay and Accounts Office.
In the Pay and Accounts office the applicant is required to place their signature in a register and an application form for Life Certificate will be provided.
If the applicant is not in a position to physically appear to sign in the register, Applicants relative on his behalf can represent.
The applicant has to complete the Life Certificate application form and get it attested from a gazette officer (a person working in government organization and has the authority to attest) near your location.
The gazette officer attested Life Certificate application form is used as a Life Certificate.
Following link provides contact details of Pay and Accounts office in West Bengal: Link for contacts

Through Jeevan Pramaan

One can register in Jeevan Pramaan to get access for Digital Life Certificate for Pensioner
Link for Jeevan Pramaan: Online Link
Jeevan Pramaan uses the Aadhaar platform and biometric authentication of the pensioner.
A successful authentication generates the Digital Life Certificate which gets stored in the Life Certificate Repository. The Pension Disbursing Agencies can access the certificate on-line

Apply through Centres:

To apply through centres, the applicant has to approach the respective “CSC” centre in their area. Refer the following link for location: CSC Locator link
- NOTE: The applicant has to select the state, district and block name from the drop-down menu, or the applicant has to click on their respective district to find nearby centres.
Please visit the centre and consult with the centre operator for your requirement.
If the operator issues an application form, then collect it and pay the requisite fee. Please complete the application form.
Now, submit the completed application along with the required documents as per the “Required Documents” section of this page. It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
The operator will process the application online. On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement. The applicant will also get a transaction number as a text message on their registered mobile number.
Applicant has to make necessary payment as centre operator quotes and don’t forget to take the receipt.
This application will be forwarded to the respective department for further processing.
”SMS” triggered update on application status will be sent to the applicant’s mobile. Please keep track of the notification.
The submitted application will be processed by the department. A designated authority will verify the submitted documents and inspect the area of the applicant to clarify the applicant’s details.
Based on the outcome of the above-mentioned steps and other internal processing, the designated issuing authority will issue the certificate.
The status, viz. Approval or Rejection will be conveyed to the applicant through an “SMS” or applicable norms.

Required DocumentsEdit

Aadhaar card
ID card of the applicant
Proof of age
Residential Proof
Pan card (For Monthly Pension above Rs.15,000 per month)
Application form Template : Application form link

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Principal Accountant General (A & E) - West Bengal,

Treasury Buildings, 2, Govt. Place (West),
Kolkata - 700 001, India.
Phone : (033) 2248 1714 / FAX : (033) 2248 7849
Email : [email protected]

Pay and Accounts : Link for Contacts

EligibilityEdit

Those who benefits the government schemes through government and other agencies Pensioners of Central Government, State Government or any other Government organizations can take benefit of this facility.

FeesEdit

For getting attestation from gazette officer / medical officer one has to pay the applicable charges as claimed

ValidityEdit

Valid for one year and has to be renewed every year

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Processing TimeEdit

Once the application is filled in, the attestation can be obtained on the same day

InstructionsEdit

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

This certificate is normally used as a proof to make sure the person mentioned in the Life Certificate is alive.
Pensioners and those who are benefiting from schemes provided by the government and government agencies need to prove that they are alive.

For Instance…

Pensioners have to appear before the Pension Pay Officer/ Treasury Officer for mustering from 1st April to 30th June of every year on all Government working days.
Pensioners who are unable to appear for mustering may produce Life Certificate

Information which might helpEdit

Life Certificate can be signed by Revenue Inspector, Deputy Thaasildhaar, Thaasildhaar, Gazette Officers of State and Central Government, Bank Managers of the Banks where the pension is drawn

NOTE : It is a punishable offense to try with fraudulent documents to get a Life certificate

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