Restriction of SPARROW application to NICNET and WEB VPN

F. No. 25-4/2013-SPG (Vol II) (Pt.)

Government of India

Ministry of Communications 

Department of Posts (Personnel Division)

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Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi - 110 001

Dated: 28/08/2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Restriction of SPARROW application to NICNET and WEB VPN - reg.

The undersigned refers to this office OM of even no. dated 07.08.2024 concerning the subject mentioned above and wishes to inform that access to the SPARROW application is now restricted to NIC Network and WEB VPN only.

2. WEB VPN access has been granted to all IPOS Group 'A' officers. Therefore, now, all IPOS Group 'A' officers can access SPARROW Portal thorough NIC Network and WEB VPN only. The SOP for accessing the SPARROW Portal through WEB VPN is attached herewith.

3. Nominated STATE Custodians are requested to inform all IPOS Group 'A' officers within their respective Circle of this update and confirm whether they are able to access the SPARROW portal. Additionally, the process for creation of VPN IDs for STATE Custodians and PAR Managers is underway. Nominated STATE Custodians and PAR Managers will be notified once their VPN IDs are created.

Encl. As Above

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Jenny D

(O.P. Pokhriyal)

Assistant Director (SPG)

Copy to (Through India Post website):

1. Sr.PPS to Secretary (Posts) / Sr. PPS to Director General Postal Services.

2. PPS/ PS to Addl. DG (Co-ordination)/ Member (Banking)/ Member (O)/ Member (P)/ Member (Planning & HRD)/ Member (PLI)/ Member (Tech).

3. Sr. DDG (Vigilance) & CVO / CGM, Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate/BD Directorate.

4. Director, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad.

5. All Chief Postmasters General/Postmasters General.

6. Addl. DG, APS C/o 56 APO.

7. Secretary, Postal Services Board/ All Deputy Directors General.

8. GM, CEPT Mysore, with a request to upload the order in India Post Website.

9. CS to Member (P).

10. Guard File.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Steps to access ARROW application through SACCESS:
• Note

Access of SPARROW Application Through SACESS

Introduction:

SACCESS is an application providing WebVPN over internet. NIC WebVPN service provides user friendly and secure access to internal applications over public network. Users can access internal web applications hosted in NIC Data Centers over any internet connected device using a web browser.

This setup helps ensure that only authorized personnel can access sensitive or restricted government applications, enhancing both security and efficiency.

Steps to access SPARROW application through SACCESS:

Step I: Officer will login using their official NIC or government email credentials into SACCESS portal. (URL: - https://saccess.nic.in) (Refer Fig: 1.0)

Step II: Officer authenticate in SACCESS portal by choosing either one of the two

options (Refer Fig: 1.1).

1. Through OTP on the registered Mobile Number

2. Or through Mobile Token (Mobile Token based OTP is provided via TOTP

supported mobile apps. SMS OTP is provided via text message)

Fig: 1.1

Step III: Officer will get respective SPARROW service icon (Refer Fig: 1.2).

Fig: 1.2

Step IV: By clicking on respective service icon (Refer Fig: 1.3) will redirect the user to SPARROW login page.

Note: To get an account in SACCESS, officials may contact their respective NIC Coordinators.

Download SPARROW application restriction order in PDF https://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=10989