Hyderabad, June 20 -- Telangana Police have been recognised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) with the Institutional Performance Award for State Police for their outstanding contribution to passport verification services.

The award was presented to Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar during the Passport Seva Divas celebrations and Regional Passport Officers' Conference held at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in New Delhi from June 17 to 19.

Telangana secured the top position among state police organisations across the country for delivering efficient, transparent and citizen-focused passport verification services, an essential component of the passport issuance process.

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