CGCA showcases digitization programme for telecom licensees and pensioners at IMC
Controller General of Communications Accounts (CGCA) has demonstrated its digitization programme at Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2023, for ease of doing business for the telecom licensees as well as quality service delivery to the Telecom/BSNL/MTNL Pensioners in the form of SARAS and SAMPANN.
SARAS, which was launched by the Department of Telecom (DOT) is a portal for the licensees for ease of compliance of financial conditions of license agreements. Through SARAS portal, Licensees are able to avail facility to make online paperless payments for LF, SUC, Spectrum Auction payments and CAF/EMR penalty, Testing Fees and other penalties.
SARAS has led to Fully Digital and Paperless Submission of Statement of Revenue and License Fee on Quarterly Basis and Audited Document and Annual Financial document on Annual Basis. It enables Online Submission of Deduction document and Access to Online Assessment and demand notices for LD and SUC, demand notices for other dues. It acts as a Single Window for issuance of No Dues Certificate and thus exit management.
SAMPANN - ‘System for Accounting and Management of Pension’ project is a seamless online pension processing and payment system for Department of Telecommunications pensioners. It was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister on December 29, 2018.