SAMPANN platform adopted by Goa government and Cochin Port Authority for digital pension disbursement

Exam-focused facts from the 6 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Government of Goa and the Cochin Port Authority signed agreements to join the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) digital platform SAMPANN for pension disbursement.
The signing ceremony was presided over by Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in New Delhi.
SAMPANN, developed by the Office of the Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA), is an end-to-end digital platform covering the entire pension lifecycle.
Currently, SAMPANN directly credits pensions for approximately 4.8 lakh telecom pensioners of DoT, BSNL, MTNL, and VSNL.
DoT is offering SAMPANN as a 'Platform as a Service' (PaaS) to other departments, state governments, and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).