J-K bags HM’s eight medals for excellence in police training

GANDERBAL — The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been awarded eight prestigious medals of the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Police Training for the year 2021-22 ahead of Republic Day 2023.

As per the details from news agency KNO, Police Training School Manigam has bagged two medals and the officers who have been awarded the medals include DySP Syed Ahmad Badhana for Administration and Inspector Adil Bashir Makhdoomi for Indoor Category.

The objective of the institution of the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Police Training is to recognize the importance of training and the trainers in police organizations and make training a respectable assignment and also to promote the quality of training and training institutions in the country.

An official, while talking to KNO, said that out of 320, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has bagged eight medals. “The Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Police Training is established to recognize the significance of training and trainers within police organizations.”

The goal of this prestigious award is to inspire police personnel to excel in the field of training and to make training a respected assignment. “This award aims to increase the enthusiasm of trainers to improve the quality of training and training institutions in the country,” he said.

The officer further said, “The award comes with a certificate signed by the Union Home Minister, a one-time cash reward of Rs. 25,000, and the names of the awardees are published in the Gazette of India and a register of such names is kept in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Bureau of Police Research and Development.”