Lok Sabha Question No. 2337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: SNA SPARSH
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2337

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, December 15, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 24, 1947 (SAKA)

## SNA SPARSH

## 2337. Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) the  objective  of  starting  SNA  SPARSH,  a  System  for  Pension  Administration (Raksha), a Single Nodal Agency;
- b) the extent to which it is useful ensuring timely release of payments;
- c) whether  SNA  SPARSH  is  likely  to  help  States  to  utilise  the  funds  released  by  the Government for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs);
- d) if  so,  the  number  of  schemes  onboarded  to  the  system  so  far  along  with  the  total quantum of transactions made;
- e) whether  the  implementation  of  Treasury  Single  Account  (TSA)  a  Single  Nodal Agency (SNA), Central Nodal Agency (CNA), and SNA-SPARSH has improved fund flow mechanisms; and
- f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (f): System for Pension Administration -Raksha (SPARSH) was launched in October 2020. It is a 'Digital India' initiative that aims to provide a comprehensive, transparent and efficient  solution  for  managing  Defence  pensions,  including  sanctioning  and  disbursing pensions to the Armed Forces personnel and Defence Civilians living across the country. Out of  the  total  34.08  lakh  defence  pensioners,  approx.  31.69  lakh  have  been  onboarded  on Raksha (SPARSH).

SNA-SPARSH enables  Just-in  time  fund  flow  from  both  Centre  and  State  Consolidated funds through an integrated network of PFMS-State FMIS-e-Kuber of RBI under Centrally Sponsored schemes. The objective of starting SNA-SPARSH is to enhance transparency in flow of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) funds to States and better monitoring of their utilization. It also strives to eliminate float of CSS funds outside the Consolidated Fund of India and Consolidated Fund of States, thereby reducing borrowing cost of the Government. SNA SPARSH has eliminated the delay in transfer of Central and State share of CSS funds by State treasuries to CSS Implementing Agencies (IAs). Funds under this model are released by  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  directly  to  the  bank  accounts  of  beneficiaries  and vendors.

Presently, 1744 SLSs of 48 CSSs have been onboarded on SNA SPARSH in 31 States/Union Territories  (UTs)  with  legislature.  Further,  in  2025-26,  Mother  Sanction  amounting  to  Rs. 1,07,918 Crore has been issued and a total of Rs. 36,995 Crore of Central Share has been released under various CSS through SNA-SPARSH till 9th December, 2025. SNA SPARSH, the  Central  Nodal  Agency  (CNA)  model,  and  the  Treasury  Single  Account  (TSA)  have improved  the  flow  of  funds  under  Centrally  Sponsored  and  Central  Sector  Schemes  by enhancing transparency, reducing float, and facilitating the just-in-time release of funds from both Central and State Consolidated Funds, leading to better cash management.

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