Aska police station of Odisha's Ganjam district became the country's number one police station

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Aska police station in Ganjam district of Odisha was awarded as number one police station by Home Minister Amit Shah during the DGSP/IGSP conference 2022 held at National Agricultural Science Complex, New Delhi.

An overview of the news

• Aska police station got this title in the annual ranking of police stations for the year 2022.

• On this occasion, Aska police station in-charge Inspector Prashant Kumar Sahu was awarded the prestigious award along with a citation by the Home Minister.

• Gangapur police station in Odisha's Ganjam district has been awarded the second best police station award.

• Banbasa police station in Champawat district of Uttarakhand has been selected as the third best station.

• Sadar Bazar police station was adjudged the best police station in the year 2021 while Gangapur police station was awarded the second best police station award.

• The ranking of police stations across the country is an annual exercise by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The rank is decided on the basis of 165 different parameters such as crime rate, investigation and disposal of cases, infrastructure and public service delivery.