The Director General Medical Services (Army), through the Medical Personnel Record Section Officers [MPRS(O)], initiated a project to resolve pension anomalies affecting veterans, spouses, and next of kin of officers from the Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Military Nursing Services. This initiative addressed overdue cases related to Liberalized Family Pension (LFP), Special Family Pension (SFP), monetary rewards for Gallantry awards, and One Rank One Pension (OROP) revisions. As a result, over ₹18 crore in pending-pension arrears has been disbursed. Veterans, widows and family members can verify their status through the SPARSH portal or by contacting MPRS(O) via Defence Pension Liaison Centres. Personalised Assistance Desks have been set up at liaison cells of CDA Pune and CDA Allahabad to assist families, with Digital Transparency introduced for Real-time status updates. Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair stated that "Many veterans and their families had no idea they were owed arrears due to legacy system gaps. We have reached out, verified, and ensured what is rightfully theirs has been returned.” The release ID is 2173174. The information was posted on 30 SEP 2025 4:53PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Defence: The central government ministry responsible for defence.
One Rank One Pension (OROP): A scheme to ensure uniform pension to the armed forces personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service, regardless of their date of retirement.
Liberalized Family Pension (LFP): A type of pension paid to the family of a deceased government servant.
Special Family Pension (SFP): A type of pension paid to the family of a deceased government servant under special circumstances.
SPARSH: A portal used by veterans, widows, and family members to verify pension status.
Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Medical Services resolve pension
anomalies, disbursing 18 crore arrears to veterans
and families
Posted On: 30 SEP 2025 4:53PM by PIB Delhi
Under the aegis of the Director General Medical Services (Army), the Medical Personnel Record Section
Officers [MPRS(O)] undertook an initiative to resolve pension anomalies affecting veterans, spouses and next
of kin of officers from the Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Military Nursing Services. As part
of this effort, more than ₹18 crore in pending-pension arrears have been disbursed with substantial increase in
monthly pensions.
The initiative has addressed overdue cases related to Liberalized Family Pension (LFP), Special Family
Pension (SFP), monetary rewards for Gallantry awards, and One Rank One Pension (OROP) revisions.
Veterans, widows and family members are encouraged to verify their status through the SPARSH portal or by
contacting MPRS(O) via Defence Pension Liaison Centres.
The focus was on resolution of anomalies in pension classifications, rates, and categories, especially for
families entitled under LFP, SFP, and OROP. Over ₹ 18 crore has been disbursed to rightful beneficiaries,
with Identification of Unaware Beneficiaries through a compassionate outreach campaign that identified and
contacted veterans and families who were previously unaware of their dues. Personalised Assistance Desks
has been set up at liaison cells of CDA Pune and CDA Allahabad so as to assist families with documentation
and facilitate faster disbursement. In addition, Digital Transparency is introduced for Real-time status updates
and grievance redressal mechanisms
Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair, Directorate General of Medical Service (Army) stated that “Many veterans and
their families had no idea they were owed arrears due to legacy system gaps. We have reached out, verified,
and ensured what is rightfully theirs has been returned.”
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(Release ID: 2173174)