Digital Life Certificates cross 1 crore in DLC Campaign 3.0
On 26 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Digital Life Certificates generated under the nationwide DLC Campaign 3.0 had crossed the one crore mark.
Summary
On 26 November 2024, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh (Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions) announced that 100 lakh (1 crore) Digital Life Certificates (DLCs) had been generated by that date under the nationwide DLC Campaign 3.0 for pensioners. Of these, 30,34,218, or more than 30%, were generated through Face Authentication, a 202-fold increase in face-authenticated DLCs. The campaign runs in 800 cities and towns from 1 to 30 November 2024; 1,984 camps were held from 1 to 25 November with 1.8 lakh postmen deployed, and five mega camps were held â three in Delhi, one in Bengaluru and one in Hyderabad.
Key facts
- Milestone
- 1 crore DLCs by 26 Nov 2024
- Face Authentication
- 30,34,218 DLCs (>30%); 202x increase
- Campaign
- DLC 3.0, 1â30 Nov 2024, 800 cities/towns
- Mega camps
- 5 â Delhi (3), Bengaluru (1), Hyderabad (1)
- Postmen
- 1.8 lakh deployed
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under which edition of the nationwide Digital Life Certificate campaign did DLCs cross the one crore mark by 26 November 2024?
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Correct answer: D â DLC Campaign 3.0
PIB (DoPPW): the milestone was reached in the ongoing nationwide DLC Campaign 3.0, held from 1 to 30 November 2024.
Of the one crore Digital Life Certificates generated by 26 November 2024 in DLC Campaign 3.0, roughly what share was generated through Face Authentication?
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Correct answer: B â More than 30%
PIB (DoPPW): 30,34,218 DLCs, i.e. more than 30%, were generated through Face Authentication.