AN ENCOURAGING INITIATIVE BY MOD FOR PENSIONER -SPARSH

Indian Military Veterans Our Defence Accounts Department of MOD has entered in to a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with e Governance Services India Limited in connection with the scheme SPARSH.-Pension By this MoU, there will be about 4 lacs Common Servicing Centers- CSC through out the Country. These CSC will become an interface for SPARSH and provide effective medium for pensioners. The CSC will deliver pension services digitally to the nook and corner of country . they will provide connectivity to all pensioners , especially those who are residing in Remote areas and those who are not have the means of Technical know how like receiving SMS/mail etc.in Mobile phone. The CSC will help them in all the activities of pension, like Registration of Grievances, Digital Life certificate, Pensioners date verification, Switching over to Family pension and information regarding monthly pension etc. Now, in addition to SBI and PNB in the list of Servicing centers, KOTAK MAHINDIRA BANK is also will be servicing center. It is a good initiative by MOD and pension disbursement through SPARSH may be beneficial to pensioners if every things goes on well. This is for information of our veterans. SOI- PIB Delhi dt. 24-02-2022