What is Jeewan Pramaan?

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What is Jeewan Pramaan?:

Jeevan Pramaan is a biometric enabled digital service for pensioners. Pensioners of Central Government, State Government or any other Government organization can take benefit of this facility.
The scheme was launched on November 10, 2014.
In order to get this life certificate the individual drawing the pension is required to either personally present oneself before the Pension Disbursing Agency or have the Life Certificate issued by authority where they have served earlier and have it delivered to the disbursing agency.
Using Jeevan Pramaan, a pensioner can now digitally provide proof of his/her existence to authorities for continuity of pension every year instead of requiring to present himself/herself physically or through a Life Certificate issued by specified authorities.
The Digital Life Certificate facility is not available to Remarried or Re-employed Pensioners. They are required to submit the Life Certificate the conventional way to their Pension Disbursing Authority.

Q1) What is CPAO?

Established on 1st January, 1990, The Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) is a subordinate office under the Office of the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, and Department of Expenditure, entrusted with the responsibility of administering the scheme of payment of pension to Central Government (Civil) Pensioners through authorised Banks.

Source: PIB