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DAD Normalises Discrepant Pension Cases on SPARSH Platform
Defence Accounts Department (DAD) achieves a milestone in the normalisation of discrepant pension cases on the SPARSH (System for Pension Administration - Raksha) platform through a focused approach.
SPARSH:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Initiative | SPARSH is an initiative of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. |
| Scale | SPARSH is the world’s largest pension system for defence personnel. |
| Objective | SPARSH provides for meeting pension sanction and disbursement requirements for Armed Forces, and Defence Civilians. |
| Coverage | SPARSH comprises Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defence Civilians. |
| Administration | SPARSH is administered by the Defence Accounts Department through the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), Prayagraj. |
| Scope of users | SPARSH caters to all the three Services and allied organisations. |
| Nature of system | SPARSH is a web-based system that handles pension claims and deposits pension payments into the bank accounts of defence pensioners without relying on a third-party intermediary. |
| System functions | SPARSH provides for a centralized sanction, claim, and pension disbursement system with validation and rectification of data through self-verification. |
| Identification process | SPARSH uses a digital process for pensioner identification, removing the requirement of multiple visits by pensioners to pension offices. |
| Transparency feature | SPARSH authorises a completely transparent view of the pension account for the defence pensioner through the platform. |
| Record maintenance | SPARSH captures and maintains a complete history of events and entitlements from the date of commencement of pension to the date of cessation of pension due to the last eligible beneficiary. |