# PFRDA enables UPS Jeevan Setu for pensioners’ life certificates 2026-10-31T22:01:49+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has enabled the ‘UPS Jeevan Setu - Digital Life Certificate (DLC)’ facility for pensioners under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). The mobile application-based facility allows pensioners to generate and submit their Digital Life Certificates through Aadhaar-based authentication. According to a PFRDA circular dated 30 October 2026, the facility is available through the NPS by Protean eGov mobile application. All UPS pensioners must submit their Digital Life Certificate annually by 30 November to ensure uninterrupted monthly assured payouts. PFRDA has advised all nodal offices to widely communicate the facility’s availability and the prescribed timeline among eligible pensioners to avoid disruption in payouts. The certificate is generated after successful Aadhaar and face authentication. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The circular shifts the burden of compliance onto pensioners and nodal offices, with a hard deadline of 30 November for submission. Pensioners who miss the date risk a break in monthly assured payouts, making awareness campaigns critical. The facility relies entirely on Aadhaar and face authentication, which may exclude pensioners without a registered mobile number or those unable to complete biometric verification. PFRDA has not outlined any alternative process for such cases. The next step is for nodal offices to reach all eligible pensioners before the deadline. ## Coverage - upstox.com Straight procedural reporting, no government or policy critique This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Aadhaar, PFRDA, Unified Pension Scheme Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pfrda-enables-ups-jeevan-setu-for-pensioners-life-certificates/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pfrda-enables-ups-jeevan-setu-for-pensioners-life-certificates/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/