Millions of pensioners in Rajasthan have been informed of important news. Those receiving social security pensions are required to undergo physical verification before December 31, 2024, to prevent any delay or withholding of their pension in the upcoming year.
In fact, the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in Rajasthan is mandating that pensioners who are elderly, widowed, or disabled must undergo physical verification by December 31 to ensure uninterrupted pension payments. If there is no in-person verification, the pension will not be paid. As per the Security Pension Rules, every eligible pension recipient is required to undergo annual physical verification in the months of November and December.
These methods can be utilized for conducting verification:
The senior citizen can get their fingerprints recorded at e-Mitra kiosks and Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra centers for their annual physical authentication.
Facial recognition of the beneficiary can be used on the Android mobile app (Rajasthan Social Pension and Aadhar FaceRD) for the annual physical verification process.
Elderly individuals who are unable to go outside due to age or illness can have their annual physical verification done at home by authorized officers through a mobile app.
In case pensioners face issues with biometric verification using their fingerprints, they can go to the sub-division office with their PPO, Aadhaar card, or JanAadhaar card for their annual verification.
Retirees who cannot use finger prints can also have their identity verified through an iris scan.
Once the pensioner appears in front of the pension sanctioning officer, they can verify their identity through the OTP received.