SPARSH Pension System

SPARSH Pension System Latest News

Recently, System for Pension Administration – Raksha (SPARSH) has resolved legacy discrepancies—upto the extent of 5.60 lakh out of 6.43 lakh cases (87%).

About SPARSH Pension System

• It is an initiative of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
• SPARSH is world’s largest pension system for defence personnel which aims to provide comprehensive solution to the defence pensioners
• Objective: Meeting the pension sanction and disbursement requirements for Armed Forces viz. Army, Navy, Air Force and Defence Civilians.
• It is administered by the Defence Accounts Department through the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), Prayagraj and shall cater to all the three Services and allied organisations.

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Features of SPARSH Pension System

• Without relying on a third-party intermediary, this web-based system handles pension claims, and deposits pension payments into the bank accounts of defence pensioners.
• It is a centralized sanction, claim and pension disbursement system with easy validation and rectification of data through self-verification. 
• It uses a digital process for pensioner identification, removing the requirement of multiple visits by pensioners to the pension offices.
• The defence pensioner will be given a completely transparent view of his pension account through this platform.
• It will capture and maintain a complete history of events and entitlements the pensioner right from the date of commencement of pension to the date of cessation of pension due to his/her last eligible beneficiary.
• The system would cater to all activities of the pension cycle namely
  • Initiation and Sanction
  • Disbursement
  • Revision
  • Service and Grievance Request Management

Source: PIB