
System for Pension Administration (Raksha):
Recently, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) introduced a portal, System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH), to directly transfer pension to the pensioners.
SPARSH is implemented for meeting the pension sanction and disbursement requirements for Armed Forces viz. Army, Navy, Air Force and Defence Civilians.
This web-based system processes pension claims and credits pension directly into bank accounts of defence pensioners without relying on any external intermediary.
The receipt of pension to the pensioners is usually done by all banks acting as Pension Disbursing Agencies.
The system would cater to all activities of the pension cycle namely, Initiation and Sanction; Disbursement; Revision; and Service and Grievance Request Management.