Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches several digital initiatives of Defence Accounts Department in New Delhi
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh today launched several digital initiatives of the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) during its 275th Annual Day celebrations in New Delhi.
The initiatives include the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) mobile app; Pay System for Agniveers; International Air Ticket booking module in Defence Travel System (DTS); Defence Accounts Receipts and Payment System (DARPAN); Defence Civilian Pay system and Defence Accounts Human Resource Management System.
Mr Singh commended the DAD for taking forward the Digital India vision of the Government. He said, the new initiatives will increase transparency and efficiency in the functioning of the department.
Our correspondent reports, SPARSH Mobile App will ensure pensioner access and reach to important functionalities of the SPARSH portal through their mobiles.
Describing SPARSH as a landmark step, Mr Singh said, it is the Government’s endeavor to provide the best services to the serving personnel, ex-servicemen and their families during the soldiers’ lifetime as well as after death.
Mr Singh called upon DAD to make speedy and quality disposal of grievances of pensioners their first priority. He said, Agniveer Pay System will facilitate efficient pay management for Agniveers, who will soon join the Armed Forces through the Government’s transformational Agnipath scheme.
Mr Singh lauded the DAD for imbibing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra of ‘reform, perform and transform’ by adopting these digital initiatives.
Raksha Mantri shed light on the important role the Department can play in realising the vision of ‘Aatma nirbharta’ in Defence saying 68 per cent of the capital procurement budget has been earmarked for the domestic industry during Financial Year 2022-23. Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar were among others present.
