As many as five constables were felicitated with ‘CCTNS DGP Award’ by Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand and DGP A N Upadhyay for their significant work in implementing CCTNS project during a programme organized to mark Republic Day.
The constables conferred with the award, including cash worth Rs 25,000 and citation each, were-- Rajkumar Yadav (Surguja), Bhairav lal Sinha (Jagdalpur), Ravi Jaiswal (Kabirdham), Raghunandan Sahu (Raigarh) and Girish Sahu (Dhamtari). Notably, woman constable Durga Baghel posted in Civil lines police station of Raipur city was awarded with CCTNS DGP award on Republic Day last year.
With the objective to boost up the morale of police personnel engaged in the task of implementing Union Home Ministry’s flagship CCTNS project, the award was introduced in 2015.
On the occasion, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) (Anti-naxal operation) and Nodal Officer for CCTNS Project R K Vij, ADGP Sanjay Pillai, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) (SIB) and additional Nodal Officer Anand Chabra and others were present.