Competitions
- Scientific Aids to Investigation
- Police Photography
- Computer Awareness
- Videography
- Anti-Sabotage Check
- Dog Competition
- Life Saving Work
- General Rules
Topics
Opening Ceremony : SRPF Group XII - Parade Ground, Gandhinagar
Detailed Programme
| NO. | TIME | EVENTS |
| 1 | 16:30 hrs | Arrival Of the Chief Guest - The Band Salute. |
| 2 | 16:30 - 16:40 hrs (10 mnts) | The DGP & IGP present members of the Jury of Appeal, the members of the Working committees and the Managers of the Participating Teams. |
| 3 | 16:40 - 16:41 hrs (1 mnt) | The Chief Guest is then conducted to the Rostrum. |
| 4 | 16:41 - 16:55 hrs (14 mnts) | The Opening Ceremony commences with the March Past of participants. The Chief Guest is requested by the DGP & IGP GS to take the Salute. |
| 5 | 16:55 - 16:57 hrs (2 mnts) | The DGP & IGP delivers short speech of Welcome from the Rostrum. Followed by offering Bouquet of flower to the Chief Guest and other dignitaries present on the dais |
| 6 | 16:57 - 16:58 hrs (1 mnt) | The Chief Guest is then requested by the DGP & IGP to make a brief speech. |
| 7 | 16:58 - 17:15 hrs (7 mnts) | Chief Guest' speech. Release of the Souvenir & Giving of the Memento by the DGP & the IGP Gujarat State. |
| 8 | 17:15 - 17:20 hrs (5 mnts) | Opening of the meet : At the conclusion of the Chief Guest's speech, the DGP & IGP request him to open the Meet |
| 9 | 17:20 - 17:25 hrs (5 mnts) | The Chief Guest declares the Meet open - Funfair of the trumpets & All India Police Duty Meet flag is unfurled near the Tribune of Honor. |
| 10 | 17:25 - 17:30 hrs (5 mnts) | Oath Ceremony |
| 11 | 17:30 hrs | The Chief Guest leaves - The Participants march away |
- 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.
- 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.
- 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"). - The chief Guest declares the meet open with the words;
("I declare the..........All India Police Duty Meet Open"). - 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- coloured) may also be fired and there may be some display of fire works.
- 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"). - 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 - 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.