Work with states for convenient senior-citizen pilgrimages (Teerth Yatra)
UnverifiedWe will work with state governments to ensure convenient facilities for senior citizens to undertake sacred pilgrimages across the country.
Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 8 Jul 2026
“We will ensure seamless access to social security benefits and other essential government services to senior citizens by leveraging the extensive reach and reliability of the postal and digital network.”
Doorstep delivery of key services for seniors is operational and expanding: pensioners can submit their annual Jeevan Pramaan (digital life certificate) from home via postmen, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and the PSB Alliance Doorstep Banking platform (free for those aged 60+), and the EPFO Centralised Pension Payment System (effective 1 January 2025) allows pension withdrawal from any bank branch nationwide. The pledge to use the postal and digital network for seamless access to social security is being delivered, though coverage across all government services is still expanding. Partial.
Doorstep submission of digital life certificate via India Post Payments Bank and PSB Alliance Doorstep Banking confirmed (free for citizens aged 60+).
View sourceEPFO Centralised Pension Payment System (CPPS) takes effect, letting EPS-95 pensioners draw pension from any bank branch in India.
View sourceWe will work with state governments to ensure convenient facilities for senior citizens to undertake sacred pilgrimages across the country.
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