Braving rains, 180 non General Duty (GD) personnel donned the proud colours of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force, after they passed out from ITBP training centre here on Tuesday.
Exhorting the young non GD soldiers the Inspector General (IG) Northern Frontier IS Negi said that they should serve the country with full dedication and enthusiasm.
Negi, who presided the ceremony as chief guest said, “Non GD cadre soldiers are given best training during their 24-week stay in the training centre and now they have joined the mainstream of a proud force.”
The non GD soldiers marched in perfect rhythm on the symphony of brass band and pipe bands in the passing out parade.
Trainee (communication) Shivam Singh of first battalion was adjudged the best overall trainee on the occasion. Sepoy (tailoring) Sadar Soni Singh was awarded for best PT. Gaurav Kumar and Niraj Kumar were awarded for best firing skills and best drill respectively on the occasion.
The parents of the newly-recruited non GD sepoys were present on the occasion to encourage the new entrants of the force.
Out of the contingent of 180 sepoy, Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 95 candidates. Rajasthan with 27, Haryana with 21 and Bihar with 19 candidates followed UP in the order mentioned. Six candidates belonged to Uttarakhand while West Bengal and Punjab had only one trainee each.
The POP was witnessed among others by DIG Region headquarter (Dehradun) Amit Prasad, DIG Northern Frontier Ashok Negi and Commandant of ATC AK Singh.