Disbursement of Jeevan Pramaan Patra through Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks: Rajya Sabha QA

Disbursement of Jeevan Pramaan Patra through Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks: Rajya Sabha QA

Disbursement of Jeevan Pramaan Patra through Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks: Rajya Sabha QA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
EPARTMENT OF POSTS

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

DISBURSEMENT OF JEEVAN PRAMAAN PATRA THROUGH POSTMEN AND GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

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

 

Source: Rajya Sabha