Rule 35 — RPR

35. Submission of life certificate and other certificates.–(1) The pensioner or family pensioner shall be required to furnish life certificate each year in the format prescribed by the Government.

(2) The pensioner or family pensioner may submit the life certificate as well as other certificates to any branch of the bank through which his or her pension or family pension is being disbursed.

(3) A life certificate issued online by a Government agency (Jeevan Praman) as a result of Aadhaar Biometric Authentication shall also be accepted as a valid certificate.

(4) A pensioner who produces a life certificate signed by any person prescribed by the Government is exempted from personal appearance.

(5) Retired Central Government, Group ‘A’ officers are required to furnish a declaration in the form prescribed regarding acceptance and non-acceptance of commercial employment within one year from the date of retirement and also about acceptance or non-acceptance of any employment under any Government outside India.

(6) Pensioner shall be required to furnish a non-employment certificate once in a year. (7) Pensioner or family pensioner shall be required to furnish marriage or re-marriage certificate, nonearning certificate, disability certificate, as the case may be.

(8) The detailed procedure to be observed by the pensioner or family pensioner for furnishing various certificates shall be as specified in the Subsidiary Instructions.

Note: The pension including dearness relief for November onwards may not be credited by the bank in case the pensioner fails to submit requisite certificate except non-employment certificate or employment or reemployment certificate on due date.