The 56th raising day of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was celebrated with enthusiasm and ceremonial grandeur at ITBP academy Mussoorie on Tuesday. A spectacular parade was organised in at the parade ground of the academy on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion Commandant Parminder Singh highlighted the achievements of the force and asked the jawans and officers to discharge their duties with dedication. Many officers and Junior Commissioned Officers and Jawans were also felicitated with citation and Director General’s commendation on the occasion.
The ITBP is assigned an arduous task of guarding a 3488 km long Indo- China border from Karakorum pass in laddakh to Jajeph la in Arunachal Pradesh.
The force was set up as a special border force after conflict of 1962 with China. The force is also deployed in Naxal infested areas of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.