New Delhi : 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 on Monday 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.
Addressing the 9th National ANUBHAV Awards Ceremony, 2026 and the 60th Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, 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, 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.
The Minister also released the Handbook on Pension Mitra, Anubhav Awardees’ Citation Booklet and Guidelines for the Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign-5. A short film on the National ANUBHAV Awardees, 2026 was also screened during the ceremony.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said the ANUBHAV initiative, launched in 2015 on the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was conceived to preserve and make use of the vast experience acquired by government employees during their years of public service. He said the value of ANUBHAV goes beyond recognising individual awardees, as each experience can provide the Government with practical feedback to improve policies, procedures and administrative practices.