PADMA: Shri Rajnish Kumar, Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Ministry of Defence (MoD) inaugurated a Pay Roll Automation for Disbursement of Monthly Allowances (PADMA), an automated Pay & Allowances module for the Indian Coast Guard on June 28, 2022.

About PADMA:

• PADMA is an automated platform leveraging latest technology.
• It will provide seamless and timely disbursal of Pay & Allowances to around 15,000 Indian Coast Guard personnel.
• This module has been developed under the aegis of Defense Accounts Department and will be operated by Pay Accounts Office Coast Guard, Noida.

Significance:

• The foundation of CPS is being laid by the Defence Accounts Department Headquarters. 
• The launch has marked the beginning of the Centralized Pay System (CPS) which is a one-stop pay accounting solution for all organizations under the MoD.
• It will not only strengthen the Digital India concept but it is also an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative as the entire module has been designed and developed by Indian entrepreneurs assisted by domain experts.

About CPS in India:

In India, the Centralized Pay System (CPS) are Real Time Gross Settlelment (RTGS) and National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) systems which are both owned and operated by the Reserve Bank of India.

About ICG:

• Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is an armed force that protects India's maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the territorial waters of India, including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.
• IGC was founded in 18 August 1978 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of Parliament of India an independent Armed force of India.
• It works under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence.
• The motto of IGC is Vayam  “Vayam Rakshamah” meaning “We Protect”.
• The Coast Guard works in close cooperation with the Indian Navy, the Department of Fisheries, the Department of Revenue (Customs) and the Central and State police forces.
• The Director-General of IGC is V.S. Pathania(24TH DG of ICG).