IP&TAFS celebrates 50th Foundation Day
The Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service celebrated its 50th Foundation Day in New Delhi on 14 December 2024, with Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar as chief guest.
Summary
The Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) celebrated its 50th Foundation Day in New Delhi on 14 December 2024, with Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar as chief guest and Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia present. Established in 1974, the service manages spectrum auction revenue, licence fees and spectrum usage charges, which contribute nearly ₹25,000 crore a year to the government. Scindia lauded the cadre for the Department of Telecommunications' SAMPANN pension model and the consolidation of the Digital Bharat Nidhi. The service's SARAS portal digitised revenue assurance.
Key facts
- Event
- 50th Foundation Day, 14 December 2024, New Delhi
- Chief guest
- Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar
- Established
- 1974
- Revenue managed
- Licence fees and spectrum usage charges, nearly ₹25,000 crore a year
- SAMPANN
- DoT's cloud-based pension portal
- SARAS
- Revenue assurance portal
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Indian Posts & Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS), which marked its 50th Foundation Day on 14 December 2024, was established in:
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Correct answer: A — 1974
PIB (Communications): since its establishment in 1974, IP&TAFS has been at the forefront of India's telecommunications and postal financial landscape.
The Department of Telecommunications' SAMPANN portal, lauded at the IP&TAFS 50th Foundation Day, is used for:
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Correct answer: D — Pension disbursement
PIB (Communications): IP&TAFS oversees disbursement of DoT pensions through the cloud-based SAMPANN portal; revenue assurance is handled through the separate SARAS portal.