Date: 2025-05-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Anubhav Awards, 2025 to be conferred by the Union Minister of State, Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, Dr. Jitendra Singh on 18.08.2025 under National Anubhav Awards Scheme, 2025
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions will confer the Anubhav Awards, 2025 on August 18, 2025. The awards, under the National Anubhav Awards Scheme, 2025, recognize the contributions of retiring/retired government employees. This year, 5 Anubhav Awards and 10 Jury Certificates will be awarded from 1459 write-ups submitted by 42 Ministries/Departments/Organizations. Notably, this is the first year that employees of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are included in the scheme. The Anubhav scheme, an online platform launched in March 2015, encourages retiring employees to share their experiences, with an annual awards scheme to incentivize participation. Write-ups published between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, were considered.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Pensions: An Indian government ministry.
Anubhav Awards, 2025: An award to be conferred by the Union Minister of State in 2025.
Union Minister of State, Department of Pension Pensioners' Welfare: The government official who will confer the Anubhav Awards.
Dr. Jitendra Singh: The Union Minister of State, Department of Pension Pensioners' Welfare, who will confer the awards.
18.08.2025: The date on which the Anubhav Awards, 2025 will be conferred.
National Anubhav Awards Scheme, 2025: The scheme under which the Anubhav Awards are being conferred.
CPSEs: Central Public Sector Enterprises; participated in the National Anubhav Awards Scheme for the first time.
PSBs: Public Sector Banks; participated in the National Anubhav Awards Scheme for the first time.
Prime Minister of India: The leader who gave directions for the launch of the Anubhav online platform.
Department of Pension Pensioners Welfare: The department that launched the online platform Anubhav in March 2015.
Anubhav: An online platform launched in March 2015 for sharing experiences of retiring/retired government employees.
Central Government: Government whose employees were covered under the National Anubhav Awards Scheme, 2025.
Central Public Sector Enterprises CPSEs: Enterprises whose employees were covered under the National Anubhav Awards Scheme, 2025.
Public Sector Banks PSBs: Banks whose employees were covered under the National Anubhav Awards Scheme, 2025.
01.04.2024: Start date of the period from which writeups were considered for the scheme.
31.03.2025: End date of the period from which writeups were considered for the scheme.
Anubhav Outreach Program: A program backing the National Anubhav Awards Scheme.
MinistriesDepartmentsOrganizations: Entities from which writeups were published for the scheme.
Sh. Hukum Singh Meena: Addl. Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Anubhav Awardee.
Department of Land Resources: Department associated with Sh. Hukum Singh Meena.
Ms. Shalini Kacker: CGM, SBI, Anubhav Awardee.
SBI: Bank associated with Ms. Shalini Kacker.
Sh. M. Venkatesan: OSD to MoS PMO, Anubhav Awardee.
MoS PMO: Office associated with Sh. M. Venkatesan.
Sh. O. Virupakshappa: Sr. Superintendent of Post Offices, Anubhav Awardee.
Sh. Saju P.K: Head Constable, CRPF, Anubhav Awardee.
CRPF: Organization associated with Sh. Saju P.K.
Sh. Jai Prakash Srivastava: Director, BHEL, selected for Jury Certificate.
BHEL: Organization associated with Sh. Jai Prakash Srivastava.
Sh. Vinod P: Scientist G, DRDO, selected for Jury Certificate.
DRDO: Organization associated with Sh. Vinod P and Sh. Sabu Sebastian M.
Dr. Jolly Dhar: Outstanding Scientist, Department of Space, selected for Jury Certificate.
Department of Space: Organization associated with Dr. Jolly Dhar.
Ms. Sunitha Cherodath: Spl. DG, DoT, selected for Jury Certificate.
DoT: Organization associated with Ms. Sunitha Cherodath.
Sh. Sabu Sebastian M: Scientist G, DRDO, selected for Jury Certificate.
Ms. Velaga Kumari: Dy. Director, Mo Jal Shakti, selected for Jury Certificate.
Mo Jal Shakti: Ministry associated with Ms. Velaga Kumari.
Sh. Santosh Gawli: Head Constable GD, ITBP, selected for Jury Certificate.
ITBP: Organization associated with Sh. Santosh Gawli.
Sh. Balam Singh Rawat: Dy. Commandant, CRPF, selected for Jury Certificate.
Sh. S Meenakshi Sundaram: InspectorPharmacist, CRPF, selected for Jury Certificate.
Sh. Sheela Rani Poddar: SIGD, CRPF, selected for Jury Certificate.
MoS PP: Minister of State Personnel and Pensions; Dr. Jitendra Singh.
NKRPSM: The source from which the Release ID: 2132094 originated.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi; the source of the posted information.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Anubhav Awards, 2025 to be conferred by the Union
Minister of State, Department of Pension &
Pensioners' Welfare, Dr. Jitendra Singh on
18.08.2025 under National Anubhav Awards
Scheme, 2025
05 Anubhav Awards and 10 Jury Certificates to be
conferred out of 1459 write-ups published by 42
Ministries/Departments/Organizations
For the first time, CPSEs and PSBs participated and
made it to the final list under National Anubhav
Awards Scheme
Posted On: 28 MAY 2025 5:22PM by PIB Delhi
On the directions of the Prime Minister of India, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare had launched
an online platform ‘Anubhav’ in March 2015 for sharing the experiences of retiring/retired government
employees while working with the Government.
Thereafter, an Annual Awards Scheme, to incentivize and encourage retiring/retired employees to submit their
experience through write-ups, was introduced. So far 59 Anubhav Awards and 19 Jury Certificates have been
conferred.
National Anubhav Awards Scheme, 2025 was notified and it was unique as for the first time, apart from the
employees of Central Government, employees of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and Public Sector
Banks (PSBs) were also covered under the scheme to acknowledge their contribution in the nation building.
The write-ups published from 01.04.2024 to 31.03.2025 were considered in the scheme.
Backed by the closely monitored ‘Anubhav Outreach Program’, total 1459 write-ups from record 42
Ministries/Departments/Organizations were published as compared to 30
Ministries/Departments/Organizations in 2023.
Subsequently, a two-tier examination of the published write-ups was undertaken and completed after
following due process, thereby finalizing 05 Anubhav Awardees and 10 Jury Certificate winners.The Anubhav Awardees include following retirees - Sh. Hukum Singh Meena, Addl. Secretary, Department
of Land Resources, Ms. Shalini Kacker, CGM, SBI, Sh. M. Venkatesan, OSD to MoS (PMO), Sh. O.
Virupakshappa, Sr. Superintendent of Post Offices and Sh. Saju P.K, Head Constable, CRPF.
Sh. Jai Prakash Srivastava Director, BHEL, Sh. Vinod P, Scientist G, DRDO, Dr. Jolly Dhar, Outstanding
Scientist, Department of Space, Ms. Sunitha Cherodath, Spl. DG, DoT, Sh. Sabu Sebastian M, Scientist G,
DRDO, Ms. Velaga Kumari, Dy. Director, M/o Jal Shakti, Sh. Santosh Gawli, Head Constable GD, ITBP, Sh.
Balam Singh Rawat, Dy. Commandant, CRPF, Sh. S Meenakshi Sundaram, Inspector/Pharmacist, CRPF and
Sh. Sheela Rani Poddar SI/GD, CRPF are the retirees who have been selected for Jury Certificate.
The Anubhav Awards and the Jury Certificates will conferred in a national level event by the MoS (PP), Dr.
Jitendra Singh on 18.08.2025.
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