Project Naman

Why in the news?

Recently the Indian Army launched Project Naman to assist ex-servicemen and their families.

Under this, dedicated support and services will be provided to defense pensioners, ex-servicemen and their families
Project Naman focuses on the implementation of SPARSH (System for Pension Administration Raksha), a digital pension system
- It facilitates pension related processes for defense pensioners
Under this, Common Service Centres have been set up at 14 locations –
- New Delhi, Jalandhar, Leh, Dehradun, Lucknow, Jodhpur, Bengaluru, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Secunderabad, Sagar, Guntur, Ahmedabad and Bangalore
- The banking partner, HDFC Bank, has provided the IT infrastructure required to make the CSCs operational
- The local military stations have provided the required infrastructure and facilities.
These Common Service Centres provide touch-enabled pension services, government-to-citizen services and business-to-consumer services to ex-servicemen, pensioners, widows of martyrs and family members of martyrs, all at one convenient location.
Each Common Service Centre is managed by a Village Level Entrepreneur
- It is given extensive training to provide the required services.
- It is provided a monthly grant of ₹20,000 for the first 12 months by HDFC Bank
Project Naman also extends services to the entire population of the military stations and surrounding areas.