**Summary of National Anubhav Awards Outreach Campaign, 2025-26**
**Overview and Objective**
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, has concluded its National Anubhav Awards Outreach Campaign for 2025-26. Launched originally in March 2015 at the direction of the Prime Minister, the Anubhav initiative serves as a platform for retired and retiring government employees to document India’s administrative history by sharing knowledge, best practices, and administrative insights.
**Campaign Outreach and Engagement**
To maximize participation, the DoPPW implemented a comprehensive awareness strategy that included:
* Issuance of detailed guidelines and the establishment of a dedicated help desk.
* Dissemination of instructional videos via social media and regular outreach meetings with nodal officers across various Ministries and Departments.
* Direct engagement with senior officers through emails, calls, video messages, webinars, and personalized invitation kits.
**Key Metrics and Data Points**
* **Total Submissions:** The campaign achieved an all-time high of 2,141 published write-ups submitted by retired and retiring employees across all grades.
* **Historical Impact:** Since the scheme's inception, a total of 63 National Anubhav Awards and 29 Jury Certificates have been conferred.
* **Upcoming Awards (2026):** From the 2,141 current submissions, 15 outstanding entries will be selected for recognition. This includes 05 National Anubhav Awards and 10 Jury Certificates to be presented at the National Anubhav Awards Ceremony, 2026.
**Administrative Information**
* **Release Date:** April 2, 2026
* **Release ID:** 2248591
* **Origin:** PIB Delhi
* **Language Availability:** Urdu, Hindi
Key Entities Referenced
National Anubhav Awards Scheme: A scheme introduced to recognize and incentivize outstanding contributions of retired and retiring employees through the sharing of administrative insights and best practices.
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW): The primary department responsible for launching and managing the Anubhav initiative and its associated outreach campaigns.
Anubhav initiative: A platform launched in March 2015 for documenting the administrative history of the country through knowledge sharing by retired government employees.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Publication of record 2141 write-ups under
National Anubhav Awards Scheme, 2026
National Anubhav Awards Outreach Campaign, 2025-26
concludes with all time high participation
Posted On: 02 APR 2026 7:48PM by PIB Delhi
The Anubhav initiative, launched in March 2015 by the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
(DoPPW) at the behest of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, provides a platform for documenting the
administrative history of the country through sharing of knowledge, best practices, and administrative
insights by retired and retiring employees.
The National Anubhav Awards Scheme was introduced to recognize and incentivize outstanding
contributions. To date, 63 National Anubhav Awards and 29 Jury Certificates have been conferred.
To enhance participation and outreach, DoPPW launched a comprehensive awareness campaign. This
included the issuance of detailed guidelines, establishment of a dedicated help desk and dissemination of
publicity material such as instructional videos on social media platforms, publicity of the Scheme through
regular outreach meetings with nodal officers across Ministries and Departments.
The campaign also featured direct communication with senior officers through calls, emails, video
messages, personalized kit containing invitations and features of the scheme, and webinars.
The number of published write-ups have reached an all-time high of 2,141 during the campaign period
submitted by all grades of retired and retiring employees.
The 2,141 published write-ups will be evaluated to identify the 15 outstanding entries for 05 National
Anubhav Awards and 10 Jury Certificates, to be conferred at the upcoming National Anubhav Awards
Ceremony, 2026.*****
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