National Anubhav Awards 2026 for Retiring Government Employees

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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh will present the National Anubhav Awards 2026 at the 9th National Anubhav Awards Ceremony in New Delhi.
Launched in 2015 by the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW), the Anubhav Portal captures administrative knowledge from retiring employees.
The award scheme covers employees from Central Ministries, Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), and 12 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) retiring within 8 months or retired within 3 years.
Submissions undergo multi-tier evaluation by departments and an independent national jury to select winners for Medals, Citations, and Jury Certificates.

Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh will confer the National Anubhav Awards 2026.
The ceremony will take place during the 9th National Anubhav Awards Ceremony hosted at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

The Government of India created these annual national awards to recognize insightful write-ups and case studies submitted by retiring or retired officials on the Anubhav portal.
These submissions record key administrative innovations, field experiences, and valuable institutional knowledge from past service.
The Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions functions as the nodal department.
Official submissions are made through the online Anubhav Portal, which started operations in 2015.
The initiative aims to retain institutional memory and record administrative best practices to guide future policy decisions and administrative reforms.

The award program applies to personnel retiring from Central Ministries, Departments, Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), and 12 Public Sector Banks (PSBs).
Employees retiring within the next 8 months or pensioners who retired within the last 3 years are eligible to submit write-ups.
Evaluation covers all write-ups published on the Anubhav Portal during the previous financial year.

The portal serves as a structured digital archive where retiring staff share essays on themes like project execution, service delivery, and process simplification.
It acknowledges major governance achievements including the establishment of Passport Seva Kendras, public accounting automation, energy conservation campaigns, and administrative rule simplification.
Submissions undergo initial screening by individual departments followed by review from an independent national jury to assign Medals, Citations, and Jury Certificates.
The award event connects with broader welfare services by hosting Pre-Retirement Counselling workshops, bank exhibitions, and launching tools like the Pension Mitra handbook and Nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) drives.