About ANUBHAV Awards:

• It recognizes the contribution made by Retired Officials to Nation building while working in Government and to document the administrative history of India by written narratives.
• The ANUBHAV Portal, established in March 2015, serves as an online platform for retiring and retired government employees to share their experiences. 
• The portal was launched by the Government of India, Ministry of personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ welfare.
• Objectives
  • It aims to create a database of significant suggestions and work experiences.
  • It channels the human resource of retiring employees for nation building.
  • Enable Ministries/ Departments to take crucial steps while considering useful and replicable suggestions.
• Eligibility: To participate in the scheme, retiring Central Government employees/pensioners are required to submit their Anubhav write ups, 8 months prior to retirement and up to 1 year after their retirement.
• Thereafter, the write-ups will be published after assessment by concerned Ministries/Departments. The published write-ups will be shortlisted for Anubhav Awards and Jury Certificates.
• Each ANUBHAV Awardees will be felicitated with a medal and certificate and a Prize of 10,000 rupees, whereas a Jury certificate Winner will be presented with a medal and a certificate.
• Till date, 54 ANUBHAV awards have been conferred from 2016 to 2023.