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  • 10 December, 2021

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SAMPANN Project

SAMPANN Project

  • SAMPANN – ‘System for Accounting and Management of Pension’ is an ambitious project of the Government of India being implemented by the Controller General of Communication Accounts, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications.
  • It was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 29th December 2018.
  • It is a seamless online pension processing and payment system for Department of Telecommunications pensioners.
  • It provides direct credit of pension into the bank accounts of pensioners.
  • The system has helped the Department in faster settlement of pension cases, improved reconciliation/auditing and ease of accounting.
  • SAMPANN has also been instrumental in settling close to 76000 BSNL Voluntary Retirement Scheme 2019 cases in a short span of 6 months.
  • SAMPANN is a system with a flexible design which enables it to accommodate ever-expanding requirements.
  • More than One Lakh pensioners are currently being serviced by Principal Controller of Communication Accounts/ Controller of Communication Accounts offices all over India via SAMPANN which has improved the service delivery to pensioners by providing a single window setup ensuring the following benefits:
    • Timely settlement of pension cases
    • Provision of e-Pension Payment Order
    • Login for each pensioner enables access to key information like payment history
    • Online submission of grievances and timely SMS alerts.

Source: PIB


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