SPARSH

SPARSH (System for Pension Administration (Raksha)) is an initiative of the Ministry of Defence which aims at providing comprehensive solution to the administration of pension to the defence pensioners in line with the vision of the government of India of Digital India, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and “Minimal Government, Maximum Governance”.
 
The system is administered by DAD (Defence Accounts Department) through the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), Prayagraj and caters to all the three Services and allied Organisation. The system on roll-out is initially catering to the new retirees and subsequently being extended to cover the existing Defence pensioners. The system caters to all activities of the pension cycle namely: Initiation and Sanction, Disbursement as well as Revision.
 

Objective

  • SPARSH has been designed keeping defence pensioners at the centre, to give a completely transparent view of their pension account, through an online portal (https://sparsh.defencepension.gov.in)
  • It Captures and maintains a complete history of events and entitlements of the pensioner – right from the date of commencement of pension to the date of cessation of pension due to the last eligible beneficiary.
  • Motive of SPARSH is to fundamentally re-engineer the process of pension disbursement – from generation of the Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) to Direct Benefit Transfer of pensions, with the motto of right pension delivered at the right time.
  • SPARSH embodies the spirit of ‘Digital India’, effectively dovetailing the tools of technology with the needs of governance reform.
  • Please click here to see the list of Defence Pension.

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has entered into an MoU with DAD to offer its services as SPARSH Service Centre through our PAN India Branch Network being incidental/conducive services for the distribution of pensions. SPARSH Seva Kendras. All IPPB Outlet are one of the points of contacts for the pensioners to avail the services that are available through the portal . These centres will provide interface and assistance to the Pensioner in the event of non-availability to portal access.

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Fee/ Charges:

These Services shall be offered FREE of Cost to pensioners.

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