News: The SAMPANN pension management system has been integrated with the UMANG platform.
About SAMPANN Pension Portal
- About: SAMPANN stands for System for Accounting and Management of Pension.
- Initiative by: It is a flagship digital platform of the Department of Telecommunications.
- Developed by: Office of the Controller General of Communication Accounts
- Launched on: It was launched on 29th December, 2018.
- Aim: To enhance ease of access for pensioners, promote transparency, and ensure the seamless delivery of pension-related information via a unified digital platform.
- Features:
- It enabled single window system for complete pension lifecycle.
- It includes digitalisation of processes such as initiation and processing of cases, issuance of e-Pension Payment Orders (e-PPOs), disbursement, accounting, reconciliation, financial reporting, audit facilitation and grievance redressal.
- Pensioners can also check payment status, submit life certificates, generate e-PPOs, request changes like mobile numbers or addresses online.
- A toll-free helpline has also been operated for assisting senior citizens.
- Pensions are credited directly into pensioners’ bank accounts, removing the need to visit banks or government offices.
- Recently, the portal has been integrated with the UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) platform.
- It enabled single window system for complete pension lifecycle.
