Digital Life Certificate Campaign 5 Launched Nationwide as Face Authentication Adoption Rises to 80% with 40 Lakh Certificates in Five Days

Key facts

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched the Nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 5 on 06 NOV 2026, with nearly 40 lakh Digital Life Certificates generated in its first five days against approximately 25 lakh in the corresponding period last year, a 60 per cent increase.
• Face authentication adoption surged from 61 per cent to nearly 80 per cent during the same period, reflecting growing confidence among pensioners in technology-enabled pension services.
• Out of 1.92 crore Digital Life Certificates generated last year, approximately 1.17 crore were through face authentication.
• The number of central government pensioners has reached nearly 70 lakh against approximately 50 lakh working employees.
• The campaign covers nearly 3,000 locations through camps, with doorstep services arranged for pensioners unable to visit camps.
• The campaign is led by the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, with participation from pension disbursing banks, Ministries of Railways and Defence, Department of Telecommunications, Department of Posts, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, UIDAI, State Governments and pensioners' associations.
• Pension-related reforms by the Department include pension adalats for resolving long-pending cases, a grievance redressal mechanism through CPENGRAMS, and simplification of obsolete rules and procedures.
• A Compendium Booklet and a Coffee Table e-book documenting Nationwide DLC Campaign 4.0 were released during the programme.