Why in the News?
The Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA) has inaugurated the onboarding of all Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) pensioners onto the SAMPANN portal, marking a major step in modernizing pension administration under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
About the MTNL Pensioners
- The onboarding covers 45,939 MTNL pensioners from Delhi and Mumbai.
- Includes both current retirees (November 2025) and past pensioners.
- Event held at the Office of Principal CCA, Delhi.
- Pensioners received E-PPOs (Electronic Pension Payment Orders) during the event.
About SAMPANN
System for Accounting and Management of Pension (SAMPANN)
- A centralized, comprehensive telecom pension management platform of the DoT.
- Enables fully digital processing of pension cases.
Key Features of SAMPANN
- Accurate, rule-based pension calculations.
- Integrated case processing with end-to-end digital workflow.
- PFMS-linked timely pension disbursements.
- Multi-modal grievance redressal system.
- Mobile app support (Android and iOS).
- Real-time dashboards for monitoring and transparency.
- Reduction of paperwork and delays.
| Consider the following statements: (2020)
1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for more than three months. 2. State cannot enter into any contract with private corporations for sharing of Aadhaar data. 3. Aadhaar is mandatory for obtaining insurance products. 4. Aadhaar is mandatory for getting benefits funded out of the Consolidated Fund of India. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? (a) 1 and 4 only (b) 2 and 4 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only |
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