Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) diamond jubilee festivities on April 3, according to his office.
During the occasion, he will give medals to winners of the President's Police Medal for Outstanding Service and the Gold Medal for Best Investigative Officers of the CBI, according to a statement published by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
The CBI's diamond jubilee festivities will be launched by Prime Minister Modi on April 3 at 12 noon at Vigyan Bhawan, according to the announcement.
He will also dedicate the CBI's newly built office complexes in Shillong, Pune, and Nagpur.
He will issue a postage stamp and a commemorative coin to commemorate the CBI's diamond jubilee year. The prime minister will also establish the agency's Twitter account.
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The CBI first appeared on Twitter in October of last year, at the Interpol General Assembly, when a handle with the coveted blue tick was introduced to disseminate information about the event.
The CBI was created on April 1, 1963, by a decision of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
Earlier, PM Modi flagged off the Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express train from Rani Kamalapati station.
Speaking at the event, the prime minister said: "Vande Bharat express train showcases the skill, potential, and confidence of our nation. There has been 100% occupancy in Vande Bharat trains. They are technologically advanced, clean, and on-time. There has been no instance of black marketing of tickets either".
"Previous governments were busy with public appeasement. But this government is dedicated to satisfying people’s needs and aspirations:" striking an attack on the previous governments of the state, PM Modi said.
Notably, the Vande Bharat Express train between Bhopal and the national capital will cover a distance of 708 km in 7.45 hours, CM Chouhan said.