Visakhapatnam police honoured with SKOCH award for accident victim support centre

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The Road Traffic Accident Victim Assistance Centre, established nether the enactment of Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner Shankha Brata Bagchi, has received the SKOCH Award for outstanding nationalist service. The grant was presented to Visakhapatnam metropolis constabulary officials astatine the 102nd SKOCH Awards ceremonial successful New Delhi connected September 20.

Mr. Bagchi said the centre, a first-of-its-kind inaugural successful the country, was acceptable up successful December 2024 astatine the City Police Commissioner’s office. Its superior nonsubjective is to supply contiguous enactment to hit-and-run mishap victims oregon their families until they person authorities compensation.

Since April 1, 2022, ₹63.5 lakh has been disbursed to victims and their families done the General Insurance Council, Mumbai, portion 106 applications are presently nether inquiry.

The designation of this inaugural with the prestigious SKOCH Award has been wide welcomed by mishap victims and their families.

Published - September 21, 2025 10:26 p.m. IST

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