#ITBP gets National Gender Empowerment Award-‘Nirbhoy Samman’
ITBP gets National Gender Empowerment Award-‘Nirbhoy Samman’
New Delhi, 6th March, 2016. For invaluable contribution towards gender empowerment in Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP), the Force has been conferred with National Gender Empowerment Award by Institute for Gender Justice- an NGO on occasion of forthcoming International Women’s Day.
Sh. Krishna Chaudhary, DG ITBP received the honor on behalf of entire Force in a special programme organized at Siri Fort Auditorium in the Capital in presence of over 2000 women participants across the country. ITBP was selected for the Award by a panel of distinguished jury members and experts for remarkable contribution towards safety, security and protection of women personnel of the Force. The Force has decided to deploy women personnel along with men counterparts on India-China border.
A 5 minute documentary on women combatants in ITBP was also shown on the occasion. A grand Abhinandan Ceremony was also organized for DG ITBP and Smt Sheila Chaudhary, President, Himveer Wives Welfare Association (HWWA) – welfare arm of ITBP.
The Institute also highlighted the contributions of Sh. Chaudhary. Sh. Chaudhary expressed his gratitude for the honor and told that the ITBP will continue to work for betterment of women personnel of the Force.
