{"id":96298,"date":"2026-04-03T12:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=96298"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:38:41","slug":"sampann-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sampann-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"SAMPANN Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>SAMPANN Platform Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Goa government and the Cochin Port Authority have taken a significant step towards modernizing pension disbursement by signing agreements to onboard the SAMPANN digital platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About SAMPANN Platform<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAMPANN (<\/span><b>System for Accounting and Management of Pension)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the flagship <\/span><b>digital pension and financial management platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Department of Telecommunications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is managed by the <\/span><b>Office of the Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was designed to <\/span><b>streamline pension sanction, authorisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, accounting and payment through a single digital platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>launched on 29th December, 2018.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides <\/span><b>direct credit of pension into the bank accounts of pensioners.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features of SAMPANN Platform<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>cloud-based, end-to-end pension management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> system of the <\/span><b>Department of Telecommunications.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Direct disbursement of pension<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on a timely basis without intermediaries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Single window system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for complete pension process<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Online grievance management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the pensioners, reducing paperwork<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Tracking of pension status<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from home encourages transparency and accountability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Faster processing of arrears<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and revision of pension<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2248476&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAMPANN Platform  is the flagship digital pension and financial management platform of the Department of Telecommunications. 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