Army incorporates computerised pay system

This step has been taken by the Defence Accounts Department to empower the soldiers and to do away with the time-consuming method of money order through which they send money to their families.

The Controller General of Defence Accounts shifted to the new system at a function in the premises of Pay Accounts Office (ORs) ACR and MIR at Ahmednagar last week. The office is under Principal Controller of Defence Accounts,Southern Command.

This system is being implemented for all jawans throughout the country in a phased manner.

Principal Controller of Defence Accounts,Southern Command S S Sandhu said his Eight Pay and Accounts Offices are disbursing salary to a third of Indian Army and by November,all remaining PAOs will also be switched over to Monthly Payment System.

Controller General of Defence Accounts Nand Kishore,who formally inaugurated the Monthly Pay System,said the manual system of payment by cheque or cash was in existence since 1946,which involved quarterly closing of pay accounts of the Jawans.

In view of advancement in technologies and deep penetration of banks in rural areas,this is major change after a long gap,he said,adding this is a dream project of Accounts Department which has come true. The system is

being implemented for all jawans throughout the country in a phased manner.

Nand Kishore highlighted the importance of Armoured Corps and Mech Infantry Regiment in the battleground by giving anecdotes from Indian history as well as from World history.

The new Monthly Pay System has been christened ‘Project Samarth’ which literally means empowerment and

enablement. This is what the project intends to bring about in the lives of Jawans,a Defence spokesperson said.

The Principal Controller of Defence Accounts,Southern Command S S Sandhu explained the significance of the new system and lauded the team from the Pay Accounts Offices at Ahmednagar and the PCDA (SC) who implemented the project.

Sandhu said his Eight Pay and Accounts Offices are disbursing salary to a third of Indian Army and by November,all remaining PAOs will also be switched over to Monthly Payment System.