{"id":64944,"date":"2026-09-16T14:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=64944"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:12:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:42:35","slug":"sparsh-pension-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sparsh-pension-system\/","title":{"rendered":"SPARSH Pension System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>SPARSH Pension System Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defence Accounts Department (DAD) has achieved a remarkable milestone in the normalization of discrepant pension cases on SPARSH (System for Pension Administration \u2013 Raksha) through a focused and concentrated approach.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About SPARSH Pension System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an initiative of the <\/span><b>Ministry of Defence, Government of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPARSH is world\u2019s largest pension system for <\/span><b>defence personnel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which aim to provide comprehensive <\/span><b>solution to the defence pensioners.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Meeting the pension sanction and disbursement requirements for Armed Forces viz. Army, Navy, Air Force and Defence Civilians.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is administered by the <\/span><b>Defence Accounts Department<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through the <\/span><b>Principal Controller of Defence Accounts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Pensions), Prayagraj and shall cater to all the three Services and allied organisations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of SPARSH Pension System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>centralized sanction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, claim and pension disbursement system with easy validation and rectification of data through self-verification.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses a <\/span><b>digital process for pensioner identification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, removing the requirement of multiple visits by pensioners to the pension offices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The defence pensioner will be given <\/span><b>a completely transparent view<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of his pension account through this platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will capture and maintain a <\/span><b>complete history of events and entitlements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the pensioner right from the date of commencement of pension to the date of cessation of pension due to his\/her last eligible beneficiary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2310567&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPARSH Pension System is an initiative of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. 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