National Anubhav Awards 2026
Why in News?
- The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, will organise the 9th National Anubhav Awards Ceremony on 17 August 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- 15 awardees will receive the National Anubhav Awards 2026 from Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
- Anubhav is a platform of the DoPPW that enables retiring and retired employees to document and share their professional experiences, innovations and contributions to public administration.
- It covers retiring/retired employees of the Central Government, 12 Public Sector Banks and Central Public Sector Enterprises.
- The broader objective is to preserve institutional memory and administrative knowledge that could otherwise be lost when experienced officials retire.
- The 15 selected awardees have contributed to important areas of nation-building, including Passport Seva Kendra, repeal and reformulation of outdated rules, technological adoption in administration and accounting, and energy conservation.
- The awards therefore recognise not merely length of government service but valuable institutional experience, innovation and contributions to governance.
- The awards ceremony will be held alongside the 60th Pre-Retirement Counselling (PRC) Workshop, primarily for retiring Central Government employees in the NCR.
- The event will also feature the release of the Handbook on Pension Mitra and Guidelines for Nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 5.
- An exhibition involving 17 pension-disbursing banks will showcase services and products relevant to retiring employees.
- Knowledge Management: Converts individual administrative experience into an institutional knowledge resource.
- Good Governance: Encourages documentation of successful practices and innovations within government.
- Administrative Continuity: Helps transfer practical knowledge from retiring officials to succeeding generations.
- Citizen-Centric Administration: Recognition of initiatives such as Passport Seva Kendra highlights the importance of improving public-service delivery.
- Digital Governance: The association with Digital Life Certificates reflects the continuing digitisation of pension administration.
