The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) organised 7^th Anubhav Awards ceremony for recognising the contribution made by the Central Government employees while in service. In the ceremony, 5 Anubhav Awards and 10 Jury Certificates were conferred to the personnel from 9 different ministries/departments. Out of 15 Awardees, 5 were women pensioners, the highest number in a single ceremony. In the ceremony, a citation booklet encapsulating the achievement of the Awardees and a short movie showcasing their hard work were released.

Secretary (Pension) appreciated the contribution of the central government employees in the nation building and was of firm belief that conferring of Anubhav Awards would inspire the present generation of the employees for excelling in their respective fields.

The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) organized the 55^th  Pre-Retirement Counselling (PRC) Workshop for the benefit of Central Government Employees, who are going to retire up to 31/03/2025, in the Plenary Hall of Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 28.08.2024.

During the 55^th Pre-Retirement Counselling (PRC) Workshop, various sessions on BHAVISHYA Portal, Integrated Pensioners Portal, Retirement Benefits, Family Pension, CGHS Process, Income Tax Rules, ANUBHAV, Digital Life Certificate, Investment Modes and Opportunities; etc. were conducted. All these sessions have been curated to make the retirees aware of the process to be followed and forms to be filled pre-retirement and to provide information about the benefits available to them post-retirement.

A “Banks’ Exhibition” was also organised during the PRC Workshop, wherein all 18 Pension Disbursing Banks actively participated.  All pensioner related banking services were made available to the participants.  Banks also guided the retirees on opening of pension account and investment of pension corpus in various schemes suitable to them.

More than 750 retirees, who are going to retire upto 31/03/2025, benefitted hugely from this Pre-retirement Counselling (PRC) Workshop. The Department will continue to hold such workshops, as part of Good Governance to ensure a smooth and comfortable transition for Central Government retirees.  The department is taking all efforts to keep them updated of the Government initiatives being taken so that they can avail all the benefits, post retirement.

The Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare held the 11^th Nation-wide Pension Adalat under the chairmanship of Mr. V. Srinivas , Secretary  Pensions at New Delhi on 28.8.2024. The Adalat was attended by 22 ministries of Government of India and pensioners who joined the meeting both digitally and physically . 298 cases were discussed in the adalat and 245 cases were resolved on the spot with a success rate of more than 82%.

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