Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has extended its partnership with the Government of India for the System for Pension Administration, Raksha (SPARSH), a platform managing pensions for over 30 lakh defence personnel.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday said it has bagged an extension of a Government of India contract on processing the pension for 30 lakh defence personnel. The Tata Group company said it has been executing the contract since 2020,

TCS will not only maintain the hardware and software of the programme for three years, but also deliver key updates to the system

TCS has secured a 3-year extension of its contract to process pensions for 30 lakh defence personnel, streamlining the process and saving the government Rs 250 crore annually. The company has also implemented the OROP scheme.

As per the extension contract, the role of TCS will be to maintain the hardware as well software segments for a period of next three years, while also delivering key updates to the SPARSH system.