Delhi Police Commissioner, Amulya Patnaik, on the occasion of Police Raising Day, has presented 75 police officers with Police Commissioner's Commendation Disc (Gold and Silver) Awards.
The CP also released 'Delhi Police’s new song —Abhimaan Mera — on the occasion. This musical composition showcases the various duties the Delhi Police personnel perform with focus on public cooperation, dedicated sacrifices and hard work in their day to day life.
Speaking on the occasion the CP congratulated the winners and underlined that there was a need to honour police personnel who work relentlessly and perform duties in difficult conditions.
"Such rewards will inject our personnel with fresh vigour, energy and encouragement and raise level of performance in their respective fields," said the CP.
"Delhi Police has introduced Police Commissioner's Commendation Disc (Gold and Silver) Awards on the lines of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to boost up the morale of their personnel," said Anil Mittal, the Additional Public relation Officer (APRO), Delhi Police
"These awards will be presented every year to police personnel who have excelled in their fields and 25 to 50 such officials will be selected for gold disc and silver disc. Personnel with unblemished service of 24 years will be eligible for the gold disc, while those with clean record of 16 years of service will be eligible for silver disc," said APRO.
"These awards will cover officials from the rank of Constables to Special CPs for both the categories and their names will be finalised by a committee constituted for each rank," APRO added.