Bandhan Bank today announced that it has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Controller General of Defence Accounts, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India for extending banking services to the Defence Pensioners and their families. The Bank will provide services to Defence Pensioners and their families through 557 branches.
The Bank is aligned with the vision of the government in being a one stop solution to all pension-related activities of Defence pensioners under the Outreach Programme for Defence Pensioners on System for Pension Administration Raksha (SPARSH).
The MoU was signed in New Delhi, in the presence of Shri. Sham Dev, IDAS, Controller, O/o PCDA (Pensions), Prayagraj, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Shri. GiridharAramane, IAS, Defence Secretary, Government of India, Smt. RasikaChaube, Financial Advisor (Defence Services) and Shri DebrajSaha, Head – Govt. Business, Bandhan Bank. The Defence Secretary virtually inaugurated a SPARSH Service Centre in Delhi Cantonment, offering various services such as service requests and grievance redressal, annual life certification, Pensioner Data verification (PDV), manage profile changes including Aadhar number, PAN number, postal address and bank details.