Regarding need to strengthen and stabilise SNA-SPARSH, the Centralised Payment System to ensure timely payment of salary and grant of funds involved with centrally sponsored schemes-Laid

Regarding need to strengthen and stabilise SNA-SPARSH, the Centralised Payment System to ensure timely payment of salary and grant of funds involved with centrally sponsored schemes-Laid SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL (SANGLI): I wish to draw the attention of the Government to salary and fund disbursement delays caused by the inefficient SNA-SPARSH centralised payment system. Since the rollout of SNA-SPARSH in April 2025, centrally sponsored schemes including Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), and National Health Mission (NHM) have faced prolonged fund flow disruptions. Salaries of MGNREGA staff, NHM contractual employees, and scheme workers have been delayed for up to three months. This has stalled PMAY-G and SBM-G project completions, created distrust among beneficiaries awaiting instalments, and crippled routine office operations due to unpaid vendor bills and administrative paralysis. I urge the Hon'ble Minister of Finance, in coordination with the Ministries of Rural Development, Health, and Jal Shakti, to immediately expedite SNA-SPARSH portal fixes and stabilise the system architecture; extend transition timelines with realistic implementation phases; simplify Utilisation Certificate submissions and bank account linkage procedures; ensure advance state fund releases; provide interim manual payment mechanisms for affected staff and scheme beneficiaries; and mandate regular monitoring at district levels to prevent recurrence. The livelihoods of lakhs of workers and the success of flagship rural development schemes depend on urgent corrective action. ________ 12.09 hrs