68th All India Police Duty Meet (AIPDM)-2025 is being organized by Jharkhand Police in the premises of Morang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Mega Sports Complex Hotwar, Ranchi from February 10 to February 15.
This program will be inaugurated by His Excellency Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on February 10.
In this inaugural ceremony, the All India Police Duty Meet 2025 will be inaugurated with the salute of March Past in the presence of senior police officers and senior retired officers and junior officers. Also, this ceremony will be concluded by the Chief Minister, Jharkhand Government on February 15.
AIPDM is organised every year under the aegis of All India Police Sports Authority.
It was first organised in 1953 as a Rifle Revolver Shooting Competition. The main objective of its organisation was to promote excellence in standards of professional performance among the personnel of all police organisations. As the success and popularity of the event grew, additional competitions were added to the Police Duty Meet. For example, First Anti Ambulance Drill was added in 1954 and Commando Competition was added in 2010.
AIPDM is organised under the guidance of the Centre Coordination Committee. The Directors General of the States are elected for two annual terms during the conference.
Due to the increase in the number of participants and events, in the year 1999, the All India Police Duty Meet was mainly divided into three parts, which include Rifle Revolver Shooting Competition, Band Competition and Scientific Aid to Investigation, Police Photography, Computer Awareness, Police Videography, Anti Sabotage Check (Dog Squad) etc.
Under the direction of Director General and Inspector General of Police, Jharkhand, Ranchi, the 68th All India Police Duty Meet 2025 will be organized for the first time at Morang Gomke, Jaipal Singh Munda Sports Complex, Jharkhand.
In this competition, a total of 18 participants from different states of the country, 02 states of the Union Territory and a total of 08 teams of paramilitary organizations of the country are participating.
A total of 1,228 participants from police and paramilitary organizations are participating in this competition, including 1160 male participants and 68 female participants, and 128 dogs in 21 teams of dog squad. There will be 45 judges for the evaluation of these competitions.
The selected participants who perform best in this competition will be awarded first, second and third. The team that performs better in the competition will be awarded the Over all Championship (Winner) Trophy. Along with this, the runner-up will be awarded the Over all Championship Runner Trophy. Individual Championship & Individual Runner Trophy will also be awarded. The researcher who performs best in the field of research will be awarded the trophy.
A cultural program has been organized in the evening for the participants participating in this competition, in which mainly Chhau dance, Nagpuri dance and the soldiers of JAP-10 and IRB will perform on their respective colorful stages and dramas, which will be sweet and captivating.
Arrangements have also been made to introduce the participants to the rich natural beauty and tourist places of Jharkhand.