Yes, Pensioner, who produces a Life Certificate in the prescribed form in Annexure-XVII signed by any person specified hereunder, is exempted from personal appearance.
A person exercising the powers of a Magistrate under the Criminal Procedure code;
A Registrar or Sub-Registrar appointed under Indian Registration Act;
A Gazette Government servant;
A Police Officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector in-charge of a Police Station;
A Postmaster, a departmental Sub-Postmater or an inspector of Post Offices;
A Class-I Officer of the Reserve Bank of India.
A Pensioned Officer who, before retirement, exercised the powers of a magistrate
A Justice of Peace
A Block Development Officer, Munsif, Tehsildar or Naib Tehsildar
A Head of Village Panchayat, Gram Panchayat, Gaon Panchayat or an Executive Committee of a Village
A Member of Parliament, of State legislatures or of legislatures of Union Territory Governments/Administrations
Treasury Officer.
In the case of a pensioner drawing his pension through a Public Sector Bank the Life Certificate may be signed by an officer of a Public Sector Bank.
In the case of pensioner residing abroad and drawing his pension through any other Bank included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India, Act, 1934, the Life Certificate may be signed by an officer of the Bank.
Further, a pensioner not resident in India in respect of whom his duly authorized agent produces a Life Certificate signed by a Magistrate, a Notary, a Banker or a Diplomatic Representative of India is exempted from special appearance.