It is a happy news for all the defence pensioners that a dedicated pension disbursement system has been formed by the Defence pension Department to facilitate the Defence pensioners to get their dues on account of termination benefits and pensionary awards with 100% accuracy withing a reasonable timeframe. Bank will now play any roll to disburse any defence pension. Roll CPPC on the Defence pension is ended now. Unlike previous, Bank will play the roll of only just holding a savings account in which PCDA will credit your pension amount every month. Bank will not any more responsible about your pension related issues.However your pension will be credited in the same bank acct.
PCDA has successfully launched the SPARSH system in the year 2021 and all the legacy pensioners are being transferred from Bank/ DPDO to SPARSH for getting their pension disbursed.
To give an wings to this system, the CGDA has launched a dedicated mobile App on SPARSH which will facilitate you to access the SPARSH portal from your mobile and resolve all the SPARSH related issues within your fingertips.
The App has been designed with an aim to access the SPARSH in an easy method. Those who have basic knowledge of an android mobile app operations, can use it effectively.
Features of the SPARSH Mobile app
The SPARSH Mobile App has two different kind of access system. If you have already received your user ID and generated Password, you may login to the SPARSH Portal and use its all tools and utilities. If you do not have any login ID and Password still you may use it as Guest.
According to the data showing at the time of launching the App on 02 October 2022 on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, it covered 49 organisations, 2268 offices and 17,09,931 Pensioners till date.
As a guest user you can still use following utilities on this SPARSH App :
(a) Update mobile App
(b) Track Service Request
(c) Details of Service Centers
(d) Report Missing
(e) Initiate Family Pension
(f) Report Death
(g) Report Conviction
And may get the answers of Frequently Asked Questions on the matters related to SPARSH.
Installation of SPARSH Mobile App
You may install the SPARSH mobile App on your android mobile phone. Just having basic configurations and active internet connect will serve the purpose. Follow the following steps to install the SPARSH Mobile App on your Mobile :
(a) Click on the Link provided below for downloading and installation of SPARSH Mobile App.
(b) After successful installation open the App. If you have User ID and Password of SPARSH, may touch the Login button and enter the details.
(c) If you do not have any user ID and Password, may use it / Continue as Guest user.
Link for installation of SPARSH Mobile App : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.defencepension.sparsh
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Request for information of monthly pension
Request monthly pension information and yearly life certificate
My pension for the month of September 22 was delayed and credited on 2nd October 22,SBI informed me only on 5th October 22 through sms after concern forwarded.
So far i have neither got my user id nor pass word for operation of SPARSH PORTAL. please share them ASAP.