<span style="color: #222222;">The Ministry of Defence has approved the extension of pension payment for three months for banks' pensioners, who migrated to SPARSH (System for Pension Administration (Raksha) and whose identification was due in November.<br />''<br />''Defence Ministry has reiterated that the process of Annual Identification and Life Certification is a statutory requirement for continued and timely credit of monthly pension. All defence pensioners who are yet to complete their annual identification have been requested to complete their annual identification or life certification by February next year to ensure smooth processing and credit of their pension entitlement.</span><br />