Over 20.48 lakh defence pensioners have submitted Digital Life Certificates under DLC Campaign 5.0 as of November 11, 2026 — the highest among all departments. The month-long campaign (Nov 1–30) uses Aadhaar-based Face Authentication via Jeevan Pramaan, with 194 SPARSH Service Centres and 4.63 lakh CSCs providing ground-level support across India.