Disbursement of Jeevan Pramaan Patra through Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks

 Disbursement of Jeevan Pramaan Patra through Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
EPARTMENT OF POSTS

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 698
TO BE ANSWERED ON 03RD DECEMBER, 2021

698. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR:

Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state:

(a) whether Jeevan Pramaan Patra have been disbursed by Government using the network of Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks in the country, if so, the details including quantum thereof, State-wise; and

(b) whether Government plans to use their network to offer more doorstep facilities in the future, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) Yes Sir, Jeevan Pramaan Patra is being offered by India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at the doorstep, through the network of Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS). More than 7 lakh pensioners have availed this service. State-wise quantum thereof is placed at Annexure.

(b) Yes Sir, several doorstep facilities through the network of Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks are already being provided. Some of the facilities include Paperless Account Opening, Cash Deposit/Withdrawal, Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS), Domestic Money Transfer (DMT), Government to Citizen (G2C) Payments, Bill Payments Services, Digital Life Certificate (DLC), Doorstep services for Mobile Number update for Aadhaar in association with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Life Insurance & General Insurance services.

Annexure

S.No.	State/UT Name	Jeevan Pramaan Patra Count
1	ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS	52
2	ANDHRA PRADESH	66,238
3	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	88
4	ASSAM	6,123
5	BIHAR	14,629
6	CHANDIGARH	2,429
7	CHHATTISGARH	4,202
8	DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU	145
9	DELHI	16,711
10	GOA	5,398
11	GUJARAT	36,072
12	HARYANA	7,490
13	HIMACHAL PRADESH	7,025
14	JAMMU AND KASHMIR	3,780
15	JHARKHAND	2,819
16	KARNATAKA	60,991
17	KERALA	62,306
18	LADAKH	125
19	LAKSHADWEEP	1
20	MADHYA PRADESH	17,819
21	MAHARASHTRA	96,548
22	MANIPUR	267
23	MEGHALAYA	651
24	MIZORAM	369
25	NAGALAND	79
26	ODISHA	12,315
27	PUDUCHERRY	1,375
28	PUNJAB	9,619
29	RAJASTHAN	7,036
30	SIKKIM	326
31	TAMIL NADU	90,929
32	TELANGANA	76,950
33	TRIPURA	1,279
34	UTTAR PRADESH	47,336
35	UTTARAKHAND	7,655
36	WEST BENGAL	38,387
	Total	705,564