Dear Friends,
LIFE CERTIFICATE
Members may be aware that pensioners are required to submit Life Certificates every year during November to their banks/treasuries to enable them to continue draw pension without any interruption. The rule applies to all pensioners like State, Central, Railway, Telecommunication, etc. I have searched the inter net and find varying formats of Life Certificates designed by various authorities.
After introduction of pension in banks for their employees, obtaining of Life Certificates for them also became a practice. The Banks’ Pension Regulations are silent about it, except the following:
“…..54. Manner of payment of pension:-
A pension fixed at a monthly rate shall be payable monthly on or after the first day of the following month.
55. Power to issue instructions:-
The Chairman and Managing Director of the Bank may from time to time issue instruction as may be considered necessary or expedient for the implementation of these regulations……”
So, many banks have issued internal instructions to obtain such life certificates. Some over enthusiastic officials in the Pension Departments of banks have stopped pension temporarily in absence of such certificates (This happened in SBM last year and after intervention of the Unions the matter settled and pension restored immediately).
Most of the bank pensioners are personally known to most of the serving employees of his pension drawing branch in small places and the Branch Manager or any authorized official can straight away sign the life certificate, without the signature/personal appearance of the pensioner, if at all it is needed by the bank. After all, Life Certificate is to be certified by an authorized official and not by a pensioner. The pensioner’s signature is being insisted as a proof of personal appearance and for certain declarations such as non-employment certificate (this is for 2 years after retirement for officers and not applicable to award staff, I suppose) or non-marriage or remarriage (applicable to only to family pensioners). In big cities and in case of the pensioner not frequently visiting the branch or settled in a foreign country, this cannot be done easily, I agree.
If, say life certificate is not available for a pensioner for a year, sky will not fall. In case of an unfortunate death of the pensioner, while fixing the family pension, excess pension paid can be recovered. Also at the time of claim settlements, such excess payments can also be recovered. This is a very rare case. Hence, obtainment of Life Certificate for all is not required.
Do banks insist on Life Certificates from its employees every year for disbursement of wages? Pension is also a deferred wage. For the time being let this issue be only for a discussion.
K. MOHANDAS RAO, SBM-SVRS 2001
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Thereis a point in the contention of Mohandas. The life certificate
should be certified by a responsible officer of the branch for having
seen the pensioner and is very much alive. It is ridiculous and
harassing to with held the pension on the grounds of non submission of
the life certicate by the pensioner. Reemployment certificate should
be signed by the pensioner only for 2 years from the retirement date
and the remarriage certificate apllies only to the family pensioners.
our Bank (State Bank of Mysore) has insisted for life certificate
during October itself this time and I had submitted the same to the
branch manager during my last visit to the branch a few days ago.
Sincerely.
Ramesh Megaravalli.
On 10/10/11, MOHANDAS RAO <mohand...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> *LIFE CERTIFICATE*
>
> Members may be aware that pensioners are required to submit Life
> Certificates *every year during November* to their banks/treasuries to
> enable them to continue draw pension without any interruption. The rule
> applies to all pensioners like State, Central, Railway, Telecommunication,
> etc. I have searched the inter net and find varying formats of Life
> Certificates designed by various authorities.
>
> After introduction of pension in banks for their employees, obtaining of
> Life Certificates for them also became a *practice.* The Banks’ Pension
> Regulations are *silent *about it, except the following:
>
> “…..*54. Manner of payment of pension:-*
>
> A pension fixed at a monthly rate shall be payable monthly on or after the
> first day of the following month.
>
> *55. Power to issue instructions:-*
>
> The Chairman and Managing Director of the Bank may from time to time issue
> instruction as may be considered necessary or expedient for the
> implementation of these regulations……”
>
> So, many banks have issued internal instructions to obtain such life
> certificates. Some over enthusiastic officials in the Pension Departments of
> banks have stopped pension temporarily in absence of such certificates (This
> happened in SBM last year and after intervention of the Unions the matter
> settled and pension restored immediately).
>
> Most of the bank pensioners are personally known to most of the serving
> employees of his pension drawing branch in small places and the Branch
> Manager or any authorized official can straight away sign the life
> certificate, without the signature/personal appearance of the pensioner, if
> at all it is needed by the bank. After all, *Life Certificate is to be
> certified by an authorized official and not by a pensioner*. The
> pensioner’s signature is being insisted as a proof of personal appearance
> and for certain declarations such as non-employment certificate (this is for
> 2 years after retirement for officers and not applicable to award staff, I
> suppose) or non-marriage or remarriage (applicable to only to family
> pensioners). In big cities and in case of the pensioner not frequently
> visiting the branch or settled in a foreign country, this cannot be done
> easily, I agree.
>
> If, say life certificate is not available for a pensioner for a year, sky
> will not fall. In case of an unfortunate death of the pensioner, while
> fixing the family pension, excess pension paid can be recovered. Also at
> the time of claim settlements, such excess payments can also be recovered.
> This is a very rare case. Hence, obtainment of Life Certificate for all is
> not required.
>
> Do banks insist on Life Certificates from its employees every year for
> disbursement of wages? Pension is also a deferred wage. For the time being
> let this issue be only for a discussion.
>
> K. MOHANDAS RAO, SBM-SVRS 2001
>
>
>
>
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From: GOPALAN JANAKIRAMAN <gj1...@gmail.com>
To: bankpe...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, 10 October 2011 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: bankpensioner LIFE CERTIFICATE FOR BANK PENSIONERS
Dear Friends,
Myth: Banks cannot pay pension if Life Certificate is not produced by the Pensioner.
Truth: Banks cannot stop pension in the absence of a death certificate.
Rationale: Pension is payable up to the death of the pensioner. Proof of death is required and not proof of life.
Ultimate decision is yours. This is only an opinion.
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Sir,
your view point in the subject is correct. There are lot of problems pertaining to various bank pensioners is there. e.g,Five year notional was implemented in almost all the nationalised banks and in very few banks the matter is not solved. Please call for which of the banks have not implemented . Put up the same in abrf to to redress their grievance instead of analysing life certificateissue.
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Dear Sir,
You are perfectly right in putting an end to the life certificate business. After all it is a small matter compared to the larger issues confronting the retired people today. The certificate in our bank runs like this “ I have seen the pensioner------------------ “ and there is no provision for taking the signature of the pensioner. Simply present yourself before any of the officer of the Bank nearest to you with your identity card and he will be able to give a certificate which can be forwarded to the pension paying branch.
C Rajagopalan
Syndicate bank pensioner
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[mailto:bankpe...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chandrashekar
Belsare
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 1:51 PM
To: bankpe...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: bankpensioner Re: LIFE CERTIFICATE FOR BANK PENSIONERS
Dear all,
Discussion on the subject "Life Certificate for pensioners" is
stopped hereafter. It is unnecessarily increasing email messages. Already more
than 65 messages are received on this subject. This is enough for the simple
yearly activity of submitting life certificate. All group members are
requested not to post further messages on "Life certificate".
However members with genuine queries regarding Life certificate can post the
messages.
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