Sh. Virbhadra Singh, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh launched the ePension web interface on the official website of the Himachal Pradesh Government at http://himachal.nic.in/ epension on 4th August 2006. The ePension (Computerised Pension Disbursement System) software has been implemented in the 12 District Scrolls have been generated for the pensioners so that the correct pension is distributed on the 1st of every month on a uniform pattern to all pensioners across the State. Beside providing better services to the pensioners, the SW has helped the State in recovering Rs.18 crores per annum from the State of Punjab on account of pre-1966 service of HP Government employees in Punjab, before the creation of HP. The ePension SW has been designed and developed by the National Informatics Centre, Himachal Pradesh and it has won the prestigious Golden Icon Award in the National eGovernance Conference 2006.