Dikhyaa Mohanty 
For the award of Presidential Award of Appreciation Certification for for ‘Exceptionally Meritorious Service Rendered at the Risk of Life’ and ‘Specially Distinguished Record of Service’, 24 officers and staff of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue, have been selected this year.
As per the official report, two officials are from Odisha who has been conferred with the President’s Award for ‘Specially Distinguished Record of Service’ for maintaining excellence in the discharge of their duties. Surakarta Pradhan who is a Senior Intelligence Officer, posted at the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit and Himansu Sekhar Sha who also works as a Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate General of Goods & Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) in Bhubaneshwar are the two officials from Odisha who have been selected this year.
This year around 24 officers and staff of Indian Customs were given as the Presidential Award of Appreciation out of which two are for Exceptionally Meritorious Service rendered at the risk of life’ and 43 for ‘Specially Distinguished Record of Service’ based on their excellent and impeccable performance in their corresponding fields of service over the years.
Vipin Pal and Albert George, associated with DRI Delhi Zonal Unit, Jodhpur, and DRI Cochin Zonal Unit, as Intelligence Officers have been honoured with the ‘Exceptionally Meritorious Service At Risk To Life’.
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