Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 26: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir has extended the last date for furnishing mandatory Life Certificate by pensioners and family pensioners to the concerned Bank/Treasury.
According to a circular in this regard, the date for submission of LCs by the pensioners has been extended till December 31, 2020. All the pensioners shall, therefore, furnish their Life Certificate to the concerned Bank/Treasury by or before 31st December, 2020, failing which their pension shall not be disbursed, reads the circular, issued today by the Finance Department.
Pertinent to mention that as per rules, the pensioners drawing pension through Treasury/Bank are required to produce life certificate once in a calendar year. However, it was brought to the notice of finance Department by J&K Bank Ltd as well as the pensioners that most of the pensioners are not in a position to produce their mandatory Life certificate by the cut-off date viz ending November 2020 due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and vulnerability of elderly population to Corona Virus.
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