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Ranchi: It's November and retired elderly persons flocked to banks to submit their life certificates so that they get uninterrupted monthly pensions throughout the year. On the other hand, chief manager with BOI main branch, Anil Kumar , said delay in biometric authentication usually consumes time. "The Jeevan Pramaan initiative makes life simpler for pensioners. However, the banks did not open enough counters to handle the rush and many elderly persons, even senior citizens, who are suffering from various old-age related ailments, had to spend harrowing time standing in long queues at the banks.When TOI visited a few banks on Tuesday, many elderly persons were seen standing anxious and irritated while waiting for their turns. In just a few clicks, you can submit your Aadhaar-based digital life certificate," SBI's series of tweets, read.However, SBI officials at a couple of branches across Ranchi, feigned ignorance about it..