Over 6.6 lakh pensioners used facial recognition tech for life certificates
New Delhi, June 11, 2024.
More than 6.6 lakh pensioners made use of the ‘Facial Authentication Technology’ in 2023-24 to verify their digital life certificates (DLCs) for pension provided under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), a rise of over 200 per cent from 2.1 lakh in 2022-23, data released by Ministry of Labour and Employment on Saturday showed.
“Since its launch at EPFO, Facial Authentication Technology based DLCs have been submitted by 2.1 lakh pensioners in 2022-23, which rose to 6.6 lakh in 2023-24 which reflects a growth of 200 per cent year-on-year in the use of this technology. It is also noteworthy that the 6.6 lakh FAT based DLCs in 2023-24 comprise almost 10 per cent of the total DLCs received during the year,” the statement said.
Overall, around 60...
