• The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) organised the 7th Anubhav Awards ceremony for recognising the contribution made by the central government employees while in service.

• In the ceremony, five Anubhav Awards and 10 jury certificates were conferred to the personnel from nine different ministries/departments. 

• Anubhav Awards recipients get a medal, a certificate and an incentive of Rs 10,000. Those honored with jury certificates were presented with a medal and a certificate.

Anubhav portal and awards

• An ‘Anubhav’ portal was launched in March 2015 as a platform to highlight and recognise the tireless contributions of retiring government officials.

• This innovative project encourages the retiring civil servants to document their experiences and insights gained during their years of service.

• It also provides them with an opportunity to convey information related to their contribution in enhancing the effectiveness of the various government policies.

• The primary aim of this initiative is to create a rich repository of knowledge and wisdom that can serve as a foundation stone for future administrative reforms and good governance practices. 

• It also allows them to convey information related to their contribution for enhancing the effectiveness of various government policies.

• To further motivate the retiring government employees to share their experiences, annual awards were started in 2016. 

• Anubhav awards 2024 honoured outstanding contributions by acknowledging the most impactful and insightful submissions.

• As many as eight ministries/departments/organisations have registered on the Anubhav portal, and 10,804 write-ups have been published as on August 29.

• The retiring employees submit a write-up voluntarily of up to 5,000 words on the 20 defined areas along with appropriate attachments, if needed, on the portal. 

• The respective departments review the submitted write-ups and approved write-ups are published on the Anubhav portal.

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