DoT's SAMPANN pension system makes pension documents available on DigiLocker
The Department of Telecommunications said on 5 January 2026 that pension documents of its pensioners issued through SAMPANN, such as ePPOs and Form 16, are now available on DigiLocker.
Summary
SAMPANN (System for Accounting and Management of Pension) is the integrated online pension management system of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which processes, sanctions and pays pension directly into pensioners' bank accounts and offers online grievance redressal. DoT said on 5 January 2026 that Gratuity Payment Orders, Pension Certificates/ePPOs, Pension Commutation Payment Orders and Form 16 are now available through DigiLocker. The DigiLocker link lets telecom retirees store and retrieve authentic documents anytime and supports paperless governance.
Key facts
- System
- SAMPANN — System for Accounting and Management of Pension
- Department
- Department of Telecommunications
- New
- Documents on DigiLocker (announced 5 January 2026)
- Documents
- Gratuity Payment Orders, ePPOs, Commutation Payment Orders, Form 16
- Features
- Direct-to-bank pension; online grievance redressal
Practice MCQs 2 questions
SAMPANN, whose pension documents were made available on DigiLocker in January 2026, is the pension management system of which department?
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Correct answer: C — Department of Telecommunications
PIB (Ministry of Communications): SAMPANN is an integrated online pension management system for Department of Telecommunications pensioners.
In the pension context, what does the acronym SAMPANN stand for?
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Correct answer: A — System for Accounting and Management of Pension
PIB (Ministry of Communications): SAMPANN stands for System for Accounting and Management of Pension.