The Dikshant Parade of 72nd batch of IPS Officer trainees was held today at the Academy

 The Dikshant Parade of 72nd batch of IPS Officer trainees was held today at  the Academy. Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand  Rai was the Chief Guest for the event and took the Salute of the Diskhant Parade,  which was led by the Ms. Ranjeeta Sharma, the best all-round topper of the batch.  

178 officer trainees passed out from the Academy today including 34 officer  trainees from friendly countries of Nepal, Maldives, Mauritius and Bhutan. Dikshant  Parade marks the culmination of the basic training of the IPS Officer at the Academy.  

The 178 officer trainees on parade included 144 Officer Trainees of Indian  Police Service, including 23 lady officer trainees and 21 officer trainees belonging to  71st batch, and 34 foreign officers trainees, including 12 from Bhutan, 10 from Nepal,  7 from Maldives and 5 from Mauritius.  

Shri Atul Karwal IPS, Director of the SVP National Police Academy, in his  welcome and introductory speech, elaborated the various training sessions and  modules undergone by the passing out trainees. He said “the officer trainees on  Parade are at the threshold of their challenging careers and they will flourish and  bloom into officers with high standards of professionalism and sterling values”. 

Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai  presented The Prime Minister’s Baton and Home Ministry’s Revolver to  Ms. Ranjeeta Sharma for being the best all-round probationer. Ms. Ranjeeta Sharma,  is also the first lady IPS Officer Trainee to ever win the IPS Association’s Sword of  Honour, which is awarded for best performance in Outdoor training. The Hon’ble  Union Minister of State also presented trophies to several other officer trainees who  showed exemplary performance during the training at the Academy.  

In his address, the Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Home Affairs,  Shri Nityanand Rai, said that the country is facing numerous challenges through  Terrorism, Communalism and crimes against women and children and called for the  Officer Trainees to take up these challenges with vigour by keeping the National  Tri-colour and Service to the Society in mind. He urged the passing out officer  trainees to uphold justice and freedom of the society and to provide  transformational leadership for the police force.  

Earlier, before the parade the Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Home  Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai laid wreath and paid homage to the Martyrs of Indian  Police Service who laid down their lives in the service of the Nation and also paid  tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India. 

-Press note