Digital Life Certificate Campaign 4.0 generates 1.91 crore DLCs
The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare said on 6 April 2026 that over 1.91 crore Digital Life Certificates were generated in 2025-26 under DLC Campaign 4.0, with over 1.16 crore made through face authentication.
Summary
Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 4.0 was described by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) on 6 April 2026 as the largest-ever campaign for pensioners' welfare in India. Over 1.91 crore DLCs were generated between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, and over 1.16 crore of them (more than 60%) used face authentication technology, a 220-fold rise over DLC Campaign 3.0. Over 14 lakh super-senior pensioners availed doorstep services. Launched on 5 November 2025 by Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh, the campaign ran from 1 to 30 November 2025 with 75,000 camps in 2,000 cities and districts, involving 19 banks, India Post Payments Bank, the Controller General of Defence Accounts, the Department of Posts, Railways, EPFO, UIDAI, MeitY and 57 pensioners' welfare associations. DoPPW has run DLC campaigns since November 2022.
Key facts
- DLCs generated
- Over 1.91 crore (1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026)
- Face authentication
- Over 1.16 crore (60%+); 220x DLC 3.0
- Campaign
- 1–30 November 2025; launched 5 Nov 2025
- Camps
- 75,000 in 2,000 cities/districts
- Doorstep
- Over 14 lakh super-senior pensioners
- Department
- DoPPW
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many Digital Life Certificates (DLCs) were generated between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, as reported for DLC Campaign 4.0?
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Correct answer: D — Over 1.91 crore
DoPPW said over 1.91 crore DLCs were generated in this period; 1.16 crore is the number made using face authentication.
Consider the following statements about Digital Life Certificate Campaign 4.0: 1. More than 60% of DLCs in the period were generated using face authentication technology. 2. The campaign was held from 1 to 30 November 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per DoPPW: over 1.16 crore DLCs (more than 60%) used face authentication, and the campaign ran from 1 to 30 November 2025.