Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Rajnath Singh Seeks Early Rollout of Defence SAMPURNA Project
Rajnath Singh asked the Defence Accounts Department to introduce its SAMPURNA project quickly.
The project is meant to automate how defence purchases are handled.
It will use data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Singh said officials should be able to review budget information at any time, not just once a year.
He also wanted the Army, Navy and Air Force financial systems to work together more closely.
The minister called for more digital, paperless and transparent processes.
He praised the department’s SAKSHAM system for digitising defence accounting and payments.
SAKSHAM is connected with the Indian Army’s financial information system.
The department also unveiled projects for tracking spending and operating a Treasury Single Account system.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urged early implementation of the SAMPURNA project for automated revenue procurement.
SAMPURNA is designed to use data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning for decision support.
Singh called for integrated financial systems, greater digitisation, automation, transparency and real-time budget information.
He addressed the Defence Accounts Department’s 279th annual day at DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi.
The Defence Accounts Department launched initiatives involving financial integration, expenditure tracking and Treasury Single Account operations.
- Who
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the Defence Accounts Department.
- What
- Singh sought early implementation of SAMPURNA and called for greater digitisation and integration of defence financial systems.
- When
- Thursday, October 1; the event marked the Defence Accounts Department’s 279th annual day.
- Where
- DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Why
- To improve real-time budget review, defence procurement decision-making, financial integration, transparency and paperless payments.
- Project
- SAMPURNA is intended to provide a fully automated, end-to-end revenue procurement system.
- Technology
- The project is intended to leverage data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- Department
- The Defence Accounts Department marked its 279th annual day.
- Budget review
- Singh called for a shift from annual review to any-time review using real-time data.
- SAKSHAM
- The system digitises and integrates the defence accounting and payment ecosystem.
- System integration
- SAKSHAM has been integrated with the Indian Army Financial Information System.
- New initiatives
- Projects were unveiled for financial information integration, expenditure tracking and Treasury Single Account operations.