Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh approved a proposal of the Department of Ex-servicemen in this regard and the Ministry issued necessary order dated 04.11.2022.
Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar said that the objective is to bring 17 lakh pensioners out of the total 32 lakh defence pensioners on SPARSH by the end of September 2022.
Touted as a way to reduce burgeoning defence pensions, critics say the scheme will adversely impact the armed forces' organisational ethos and operational effectiveness.