“Maximum digitization, maximum automation, maximum transparency - this should be our goal.” said Rajnath singh

Rajnath Singh launched various publications and digital initiatives of the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) during the celebration of its 279th Annual Day at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi on October 01, 2026. He congratulated DAD on its nearly three centuries of service to the nation and commended its contribution to defence financial audit and management , calling it the backbone of the country's defence preparedness.

During his address, Shri Rajnath Singh called for greater integration of financial systems of the Army, Navy and Air Force and stressed upon maximum digitisation, automation and transparency, with real-time updating of Management Information System data. RM urged the DAD to transition from “Annual Review of Balances” to “Any Time Review of Balances”.

Shri Rajnath Singh commended SAKSHAM, DAD’s project for digitising and integrating the Defence accounting and payment ecosystem hosted on a secure dedicated data centre and operating on the DAD WAN network. It uses the latest tech-stack with secure role-based access, enhanced validations and scalability, supporting the Department's move towards “One Nation, One Function, One Application”. RM appreciated it’s integration with the Indian Army Financial Information System for budget, approval and bill data.

Highlighting the near 100% expenditure during FY 2025–26, RM lauded the joint efforts of DAD and all three Services to achieve this milestone. Referring to the success of SPARSH data cleaning, RM suggested automating grievance redressal through a Conversational AI ecosystem covering chat, SMS, WhatsApp, email and phone calls. He also emphasised quality audit, digital data cleaning, and prompt resolution of grievances and court cases.“Our approach must be firm, fair, sensitive and responsible, especially when dealing with the legitimate dues and service rights of those who have devoted their lives to defending the nation,” said RM.

He stressed early implementation of SAMPURNA, a fully automated, end-to-end revenue procurement system envisaged to leverage data analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for a valuable decision-support system.