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Defence & Security 16 September 2026 · Event date: 15 September 2026

Defence Accounts Department Achieves 100% Normalization of Air Force and Navy Pension Cases on SPARSH

The Defence Accounts Department has successfully normalized 100% of discrepant pension cases for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy on the SPARSH portal. Through a special drive, all 1,45,182 discrepancies for these two services have been resolved. Additionally, the department has achieved 98.8% normalization for the Indian Army.

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In Simple Words

The Defence Accounts Department conducted a special drive in mission mode to fix errors in pension cases on the SPARSH portal. They successfully resolved all 1,45,182 discrepant cases for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy, achieving a 100% success rate.

At the same time, the department made major progress for the Indian Army, fixing 3,90,336 out of 3,94,779 discrepant cases, which is 98.8% of the total. This highlights the coordinated efforts of the DAD, CGDA, and PCDA (Pension) in strengthening the pension system.

Key Points

  • Defence Accounts Department achieved 100% normalization of Air Force and Navy pension cases on SPARSH.
  • A total of 1,45,182 discrepant cases for the Air Force and Navy were successfully normalized.
  • Indian Air Force normalization completed: 1,12,638 cases (100%).
  • Indian Navy normalization completed: 32,544 cases (100%).
  • Indian Army progress: 3,90,336 out of 3,94,779 discrepant cases normalized.
  • Indian Army normalization percentage: 98.8%.
  • The initiative was undertaken as a special drive in mission mode.
  • Key bodies involved include Controller General of Defence Accounts and PCDA (Pension).

Exam Angle

Department involved
Defence Accounts Department
Portal used
SPARSH
Air Force cases normalized
1,12,638
Navy cases normalized
32,544

A. 1,12,638 cases

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