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The Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions has conferred the Anubhav Awards 2024.

ANUBHAV Awards

	Details
Purpose	To recognize the contributions of retired officials to nation-building and document the administrative history of India through their written narratives.
Portal Launch	Launched in March 2015.
Organizing Body	Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare.
Objectives	– Create a database of significant *suggestions and work experiences.* – Utilize the *experience* of *retiring employees for nation-building.* – Enable Ministries/Departments to *consider useful and replicable suggestions.*
Criteria	Retiring Central Government employees and pensioners, who can submit their Anubhav write-ups 8 months prior to retirement and up to 1 year post-retirement.
Award Process	Write-ups are assessed by the concerned Ministries/Departments, published, and then shortlisted for the Anubhav Awards and Jury Certificates.
Awards and Recognition	– ANUBHAV Awardees: Receive a medal, certificate, and a prize of ₹10,000. – Jury Certificate Winners: Receive a medal and a certificate.

[2021] Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards :

1. Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under the Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India.

2. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once.

3. The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year.

Which of the above statements are not correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3