Himachal govt introduces face recognition tech for pensioners

With this initiative, pensioners can get their faces biometrically verified and submit their life certificates from their Android devices without any hassle.

A certificate will be automatically sent to the e-pension software of the state, which will be confirmed to the pensioner by SMS from e-pension. (Representational Photo)

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The Directorate of Treasuries Accounts and Lotteries, Himachal Pradesh, has decided to introduce face recognition technology for the pensioners of the state government. Now they can easily submit their life certificate through ‘Jeevan Pramaan Face Application’, Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena said on Thursday.

“This initiative shows the commitment of the state government towards enhancing the convenience of the pensioners and is a step towards technological advancement,” he said, adding that the pensioners will no longer have to travel to submit their life certificates.

A spokesperson of the department said that to avail this facility, the pensioners need to install “Jeevan Pramaan Face App” and “AadhaarFaceRd App” from Google Play Store on their Android device. The detailed information for using these apps is also available at https://himkosh.hp.nic.in/treasuryportal/epension/epensionkhoj.asp.

After installing the app, the pensioner will have to enter his/her Aadhaar number and mobile number (any) in the Jeevan Pramaan Face App for verification. Any mobile number can be entered in this as it is not mandatory to enter mobile number linked to Aadhaar only, he added. By clicking on submit, an OTP will be sent to the mobile number, which has to be entered in the app.

Thereafter, the details such as full name in Aadhaar, type of pensioner, sanctioning authority (State Government of Himachal Pradesh), disbursing agency (Himachal Pradesh State Treasury), treasury / sub-treasury etc are to be filled to obtain online life certificate.

With this initiative, pensioners can get their faces biometrically verified and submit their life certificates from their Android devices without any hassle, he said.

The spokesperson said that on filling the above information on the app, a message will appear asking the pensioner to scan his/her face and blink his/her eyes. Once the image is successfully captured, a certificate ID will be generated and an SMS will also be sent to the mobile number. This certificate will be automatically sent to the e-pension software of the state, which will be confirmed to the pensioner by SMS from e-pension.

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