Visakhapatnam- Indian News Times -The 202nd Raksha Pension Samadhan Aayojan (RPSA) was organised on 08thand 09th September, 2026 in Community Hall, Nausena Baugh, Visakhapatnam forreddressal of grievances of Defence Pensioners, Veer Naris, Defence Civilians andtheir family members residing in Visakhapatnam and adjoining areas by PCDA(Pensions), Prayagraj under the aegis of Controller General of Defence Accounts, NewDelhi in association with HQ Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam. The RPSA wasinaugurated on 08th September, 2026 by Shri Ande Poshetty, IDAS IFA, Eastern NavalCommand, Vizag. In addition to Defence Pensioners, Veer Naris, Defence Civilians and their family members the, the dignitaries present on the occasion wereCommodore T Rajshekhar, CAPO, Eastern Naval Command, Vizag, Shri PChandrashekhar (Retd), Zila Sainik Welfare Officer, Vizag, Dr. S Venu Gopal, IDAS, IFADirector General of Naval Project, Vizag, Shri B Bala Jawahar, IDAS Jt CDA, AreaAccounts Office (Navy), Vizag, Shri Bhargava Isukapatla, IDAS, Jt IFA, Eastern NavalCommand, Vizag, Shri Anand Achuthakutty, IDAS, Jt IFA ASD(V) Eastern NavalCommand, Vizag, Shri Pranjal Srivastava, IDAS, Asstt. CDA (Pensions), Prayagraj andother senior officers from Ministry of Defence, Armed Forces and Civil Authorities.
2. In his message Wing Commander P Chandrashekhar (Retd), Zila Sainik
Officer , Vizag conveyed his best wishes for the success of the RPSA.
3. Chief Guest Shri Ande Poshetty, IDAS, IFA, ENC, Vizag mentioned thatSPARSH is a Government of India initiative to streamline pension sanction anddisbursement for over 32 lakh defence pensioners. It is one of the largest DBTprogrammes under Digital India initiative. It is one of the example of less governmentmore governance. Through SPARSH, first-time pension payments are now processedwithin one to two days of retirement. SPARSH has enabled disbursement of OROP to18 lakh eligible pensioners in a record time of 15 days. PCDA (P) is in pursuit toleveraging technology for social good, streamlining critical pension services for thosewho have served our nation. By reducing processing times and implementing digital solution, the PCDA (P) is ensuring timely and transparent pension disbursement whilesetting new benchmarks in public service delivery.4. Desks of SPARSH Service Centre, Veteran Sahayta Kendra, Records OfficesEME, Arty and AOC, were also setup at venue of RPSA, Visakhapatnam to assist thepensioners. In the RPSA about 622 cases from ESMs and Veer Naris of tri serviceswere listed and more than 45% cases were resolved on the s





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