Senior citizens are making a beeline to Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) office at Gayathripuram, Mysuru, to submit their Digital Life Certificates. A visit to the PF Office shows several pensioners — almost on a daily basis except holidays — patiently sitting, waiting for their turn to submit their credentials for Digital Life Certificates. While some sit patiently for their turn, others paced up and down the hall. Reason: The concept of digitalisation is something that they are unable to perceive or comprehend and they are of the opinion that this was a sheer waste of time, money and energy. Krishne Gowda, a 70-year-old pensioner, wasn’t aware of an EPFO kiosk to submit Digital Life Certificate has been set up in Mandya, his hometown, and he had come to Gayathripuram office all the way from the sugar town. At such an advanced age, he had to take a crowded bus from Mandya and with much difficulty he managed to get a seat. “I started early after breakfast with all my documents in this bag,” he said, showing his nearly-tattered bag that he hung on his shoulders. “I caught a KSRTC bus and reached the sub-urban bus stand and took a pre-paid auto to reach here,” he said.
A LONG QUEUE
