Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday conferred the National Anubhav Awards, 2026 to 15 selected awardees in New Delhi.
The awardees have contributed to the Nation-building and have been part of various government projects like, Passport Seva Kendra, repealing of old rules and formulation of new rules, Technological adaptation in the administration and accounting.
The Anubhav platform provides a forum for retiring or retired employees of Central Government employees, 12 Public Sector Banks and Central Public Sector Enterprises to share their experiences of working in the Government. During the event, the Handbook on Pension Mitra, and Guidelines for the Nation-wide Digital Life Certificate Campaign – 5 were released.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Singh said that the Government has continued to simplify pension procedures in response to evolving administrative and social requirements. He said, unnecessary provisions have been removed from pension forms and cumbersome procedures have been replaced with simpler processes.
Referring to recent reforms, the Minister said family pension provisions have also been strengthened to respond better to contemporary social realities, including provisions relating to eligible daughters and family members. He invited pensioners and retiring employees to continue sharing their suggestions so that the Department can keep improving its services and procedures.
Technology-driven pension service delivery has brought greater efficiency, while saving significant manpower and financial resources, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, as he described the superannuating employees as a national asset and called for continued use of technology and feedback from pensioners to make the pension system simpler, more responsive and aligned with changing social requirements.
At the 9th National ANUBHAV Awards Ceremony, 2026 and the 60th Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop at Vigyan Bhawan, Dr. Jitendra Singh said the Government’s pension reforms are aimed not only at providing ease of living to pensioners but also at making the entire administrative system more efficient. He said the experiences of retiring and retired employees provide valuable feedback for identifying systemic gaps and improving government practices.
The ceremony was attended by Secretary, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, Ms. Nivedita Shukla Verma; Additional Member (HR), Railway Board, Shri Pravash P. Pandey; DMD, SBI, Shri Chander Shekhar Sharma; senior officials of DoPPW and representatives of various Ministries and Departments. Dr. Jitendra Singh conferred the National ANUBHAV Awards on five awardees and presented Jury Awards as part of the ceremony.A short film on the National ANUBHAV Awardees, 2026 was also screened during the ceremony.
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