- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, dedicated the National Police Memorial to the nation, on Police Commemoration Day on October 21, 2018.
- Award on Disaster response: The Prime Minister announced an award in the name of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, to honour those involved in disaster response operations. The award would be announced every year, recognizing the bravery and courage displayed in saving lives of people, in the wake of a disaster.
- Mr. Modi also inaugurated the Museum of National Police memorial and signed the visitor’s book.
- The Central Sculpture of the memorial represents capability, courage and service orientation of the police forces.
- The National Police Memorial consists of Central Sculpture, a Wall of Valour-engraved with the names of police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty and a State of Art Museum dedicated to the memory of the martyred police personnel.
- About the Memorial: The memorial has been erected on 6.12 acres of land in Chanakyapuri, at the northern end of Shanti Path. The central sculpture of the NPM is a 30 feet monolith made of a single piece of granite, weighing 238 tonnes. Its weight and colour symbolise the gravitas and solemnity of the supreme sacrifice. A 60-foot long river at the base of the sculpture reflects the continuous self-service of the policeman and woman, to maintain peace and public order.
- The Wall of Valour has the names of all 34,844 police martyrs engraved on the granite. The Prime Minister also dedicated a Police Museum to the nation on the occasion. It contains artifacts and points of time that shaped the history of the Indian police.
- The Police Commemoration Day is observed on this day every year in memory of the policemen martyred at Hot Springs in Ladakh by Chinese troops on 21st October 1959.
- The National Police Memorial represents all States and Union Territory Police Forces and Central Police Organizations of the country.
- Since Independence of the country, 34 thousand 844 police personnel have been martyred, with 424 losing their lives this year. Many of these brave lives were lost in the fight against terrorism in various parts of the country.
