Dear Veteran brothers,
please go through this Article .
SPARSH- IDENTIFICATION
OF TYPE OF DEFENCE PENSION
So far, we were able to
identify the Types of pension by PPO
numbers with Prefix/ Suffix
For example:
Service pension………………….S/
12345/84
Ord.Family pension……………F/
NA / 12345/84
Special
Family pension………F /12345/84
Liberalised Family
pension…F/ BC / 12345/84
Diability Element……………. D/12345/84 or D/RA/ 12345/84
War Injury Element……………D/
BC/ 12345/84 and so on
Then, the PPOs are
Digitalized by the EPPO. With 16 digits, each number
indicating different characters’ For Example: 1 85 2016 00216 --0199. Where, No.1 for Army, 85 for Code of AMC Record, 2016 year of
discharge and next 5 digits for running
PPO number – Last 4 digits for Type of pension. No.1 for Army 2 for
Navy and 3 for Air Force.
Example:
EPPO for Ord,Family pension: 185201600216-3000
Spl. Family
pension : 185201600216-3300
Liberalised family pension…… 185201600216-3700 likewise for all the types of pension.
This was reasonable and
every veterans and families understood.
Now, the New System
SPARSH has replaced both the
previous methods.
Here , we can not find out
the type of pension by the Number. We
can know with the copy of PPO only. There, the original PPO number is not mentioned. No separate number for Army, Navy
and Air Force- Only running
serial number-
Comparing the previous
system, SPARSH system is not appreciable.
The LEGACY system had
three components- PENSION SANCTION
AUTHORITY (PSA),
PENSION PROCESSING CENTER (CPPC)
AND PENSION DISBURSING AGENCY
(PDA)
Now, as per SPARSH, there
is only one, All in One system, PSA,
CPPC and PDA. All in one system from PCDA, Allahabd only. The Pension account in the Bank will be as
normal savings account with the normal
customers . Pension will be credited by CDA, we can draw and go away.
Bank has no role to play in any
discrepancy in pension matter.
Any grievances, we have to
approach SPARSH only , by way of ONLINE
.
We know that, all , particularly
widow pensioners are not aware of this
Smart Phones, they have to
approach some outsiders by spending money. Sparsh says, there are so many CSC Common Service Centers throughout
the country, but not yet established.
One case recently
noticed:
One Subedar, Group-X
28 yrs of service, discharged in 2016.
His paper was Migrated to
SPARSH, and he received the message, with User ID and Pass word in the month of
November 2021..
He followed the method
and Logged in to the system and got his
SPARSH PPO copy.
His Basic pension is mentioned as 30200 and other elements.
His pension was credited to his account. But he was receiving lesser amount as per original PPO.
Now from the Month
of April 2022, his Basic pension is reduced
to 14613, no idea , the reason for
reduction not known.. The Sub tried to contact on
all given Phone numbers but in vain.
If, One learned
Subedar has faced such problem,
what will be condition for a widow
pensioners.
Bank officials
say, we have no idea about this. We also
came to know from some others that, the grievances mechanism is not
responding. THIS IS THE POSITION.
All our ESM associations may please pass on this
information to our veteran brothers in their area.