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SPARSH pension-administration overview

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of DefenceCurrent DESW website
Reference: DESW official SPARSH programme reference; not a numbered circular

DESW describes SPARSH as the Ministry of Defence web-based defence pension sanction and disbursement system used by pensioners to view pension details and access services.

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Veteran Welfare Newsletter – SPARSH pension support and grievance channels

Department of Ex-Servicemen WelfareMarch 2025
Reference: DESW Veteran Welfare Newsletter, March 2025 (programme update, not an OM)

Official DESW newsletter discusses SPARSH data correction, grievance handling, Seva Kendras and pension-support channels.

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Defence pension circular archive affecting SPARSH pensioners

Department of Ex-Servicemen WelfareCurrent archive
Reference: DESW Pension Circulars archive

Many pension revisions implemented through SPARSH originate in Defence pension orders rather than a separate SPARSH-only circular series.

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Official archive/source pages