New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the 54th Foundation Day celebration of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) on Wednesday and will also deliver the Dr Anand Swaroop Gupta Memorial Lecture on “New Criminal Law – Citizen Centric Reforms”, a statement said on Tuesday.
On the occasion, Shah will also honour the recipients of the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and President’s Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) for the years 2023 and 2024, a Home Ministry statement said.
The Home Minister will also release a special edition of the Bureau’s publication “Indian Police Journal” on new criminal laws.
Since its inception in the year 1970, BPR&D has been serving as the think tank of the Indian Police to foster excellence in policing in Research and Development. The focus of the institute is to develop policies and procedures for police and correctional services, explore ushering technologies for enhanced service delivery to the citizens, capacity building of law enforcement agencies, promote cooperation and coordination between states and central police organizations.
The inauguration ceremony will be attended by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Director Generals of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), heads of central police organisations and officials of the Home Ministry and other departments.