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- Over 1 lakh people get pensions directly into their bank accounts through the SAMPANN project.
About the project
- It was launched in 2018. It is a seamless online pension processing and payment system for Department of Telecommunications pensioners.
- It has helped the Department in the faster settlement of pension cases, improved reconciliation/auditing and ease of accounting.
- India Post Payments Bank is being used to expand banking services through post offices. A network of over three lakh Common Service Centres is helping to provide a range of services digitally to the people in rural areas.
Benefits
- It will improve ease of living and greater ease of access to citizen-centric services.
- 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 alertsÂ
Source: PIB
