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CEREMONIALS OPENING CEREMONY 1. The Chief Guest arrives. He will be received by the DGP/IGP of the host State. The Band Salutes the Chief Guest. The DGP/ IGP present members of the Jury of Appeal, the members of the Working Committee and the Managers of the participating teams. The Chief Guest is then conducted to the Rostrum. 2. The opening Ceremony commences with the March Past of participants. The Chief Guest is requested by the DGP/ IGP to take the salute. The contingents participating in the March Past maintain an interval of 15 paces between one another. All participants are dressed in their respective State Police / Force working uniform. Each contingent is preceded by a person carrying a placard bearing the name of the team, and is led by the captain of the team carrying its flag. The placard bearer marches 5 paces ahead of the flag bearer who in turn is 5 paces ahead of his team. The teams march past is alphabetical order of their names except the host states which comes last. The contingents pay compliments to the Chief Guest when they approach the Rostrum by turning their head to the right and by dipping the State flags (3'x 2' on a 8' pole) to the right angle of about 50 degrees. On the command (Eyes Right) given by the Captain of each team. After passing the rostrum, the captains give the command (Eyes Front), and also bring the flag to carry position. Each team after completing its march forms up in column of three behind its placard and flag round the site facing inward and does the mark time. With the double beat of drum on the right foot, the teams march forward and come to a halt in a semi-circle facing the Tribune of Honour and stand at ease. 3. The DGP/IGP delivers short speech of welcome from the Rostrum. The Chief Guest is then requested by the DGP/IGP to make a brief speech. At the conclusion of the Chief Guest's speech, the DGP/IGP requests him to open the met in the following words; ("I have the honour to request the Chief Guest to proclaim the…………..All India Police Duty Meet Open").
4. The chief Guest declares the meet open with the words; ("I declare the………..All India Police Duty Meet Open").
5. Immediately a fanfare of trumpets is sounded; the teams come to attention and the All India Police Duty Meet flag is unfurled near the Tribune of Honour. Simultaneously, the flags of the participating States (6'x4') hoisted around the site are unfurled. As soon as the fanfare is over, pigeons and balloons are released and general jubilation is expressed by firing of Feu-de-joie, Crackers and paying of joyous music on the Shehnai and beating of drum. Very light pistols (Multi Colored) may also be fired and there may be some display of fire works.
6. The captain of the host State team gives the command "Team Captains (Quick March)". The captains, carrying their flags, march forward 15 places, forming an inner semi-circle in front of the Tribune of Honour. The captain of the host State team advances further to the foot of the Tribune of Honour where he comes to halt and plants his flag on the ground. The other captains also rest their flags on the ground. The captain of the host State then Mounts the Tribune of Honour and facing the Chief Guest, raises his right hand at an angle of 45 degree while holding a corner of his flag with the left hand. The members of all teams also raise their right hands at an angle of 45 degrees and the Captains dip their flags as the captain of the host State pronounced the following oath on behalf of all the assembled participants. ("We promise that we will take part in the competitions of the All India Police Duty Meet respecting the regulations which govern them, and participate in them in the true spirit of competition for the honour of our organization and the All India Police Duty Meet"). 7. On the conclusion of the Oath, the flags are raised and the team captain of the host State steps down from the Tribune of Honour. The team captains rejoin their respective teams on the words of Command "Team Captains ~ (About turn, Quick March)". The Chief Guest leaves 8. The participants march away in column by the shortest route in the same order in which they entered the Stadium/ site followed by Band. Medals Distribution Medals shall be awarded before the main closing ceremony. This may be done on occasions like rehearsal for the closing ceremony.
CLOSING CEREMONY
1. The Chief Guest arrives. He is received by the DGP/IGP of the host State and the Chairman, Central Coordinating Committee, All India Police Duty Meet. 2. The band salutes the Chief Guest (National Anthem is played if the Chief Guest is President, Vice President or Governor). 3. The DGP/ IGP presents members of the Jury of Appeal, members of the working Committee and Managers of the participating teams. The Chief Guest is conducted to the rostrum. 4. Welcome speech by DGP/IGP of host state. 5. The Chief Guest is requested by the Chairman, Central Coordinating Committee to take the salute at the March Past of participants. The teams march past in alphabetical order of their names except the host State which comes last. The teams then form a Semi-circle facing the tribune of honour. 6. The Chairman, Central Coordinating Committee makes the Concluding speech, if any. 7. The Chairman Central Coordinating Committee requests the Chief Guest to give away the remaining prizes, which mainly comprise" the Prime Minister's (Police) Medal for Life Saving and the trophies. 8. The Chief Guest gives away the prizes. 9. Speech of the Chief Guest, if any. 10. The Chairman, Central Coordinating Committee, then reads out the following message to declare the Meet closed: ("In the name of the Central Coordinating Committee, All India Police Duty Meet, I offer to Shri ... ... DGP/IGP and the State Police as well as the authorities of the States of our deepest..............Gratitude. I declare the All India Police Duty Meet closed and call upon the police men from all parts of the country to assemble next year at the appointed place to celebrate with us the All India Police Duty Meet. May they display cheerfulness and concord so that the Meet may be carried on with ever greater eagerness, courage and honour).
11. The 'retreat' is sounded and simultaneously the All India Police Duty Meet Flag and also the flags of competing teams are lowered. Team captains dip the flags carried by them and bring them to the carry position as soon as the retreat is over.
12. The All India Police Duty Meet flag is then folded and carried at the slow march (Auld Lang Syne) by four competitors of the host State and handed over to the Chief Guest who makes it over to the DGP/IGP of the Host State with the following declarations:- (“I deliver this flag to you for safe custody until such time as it is again flown at the next All India Police Duty Meet"). The DGP/IGP of the host State receives the flag and replies. (This duty I willingly undertake to perform")
13. National Anthem/ General Salute is played according to the ~ occasion. 14. The Chief Guest departs. 15. At the command of the drum beat, the flag bearers form up in line on the right of the Tribune of Honour. At the command of second drum beat, the competitors fall in behind these rows of flags, one file behind each flag. There shall be no distinction of teams while falling in. The competitors from different States should mingle and march out in the true spirit of sportsmanship of friendly competition, waving out in friendship to the spectators as they go out of the Stadium/ site by the shortest route.
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