Minister for I&B, Rlwys Ashwini Vaishnaw to deliver the 21st DP Kohli Memorial Lecture on CBI’s 62nd Foundation Day

New Delhi, March 31

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is organizing 21st DP Kohli Memorial Lecture on the occasion of CBI’s 62nd Foundation Day on 1st April, 2025. 

Minister of Railways, I&B and MeitY, Ashwini Vaishnaw will deliver the DP Kohli Memorial Lecture at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on the theme ‘VIKSIT BHARAT @ 2047 - A ROADMAP FOR CBI’.

He will also present President’s Police Medals (PPM) for Distinguished Service and Police Medals (PM) for Meritorious Service to CBI officers on the occasion.

CBI pays its respect and homage to its founder Director late Shri Dharamnath Prasad Kohli and has been organizing the D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture since the year 2000.

Dharamnath Prasad Kohli was born in 1907 in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. After joining Police Service in 1931, he served in UP, erstwhile Madhya Bharat and the Government of India. He had distinguished career in the Indian Police. He headed Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) from July 1955 to March 1963. On creation of Central Bureau of Investigation, on 1st April, 1963, D. P. Kohli became its founder Director and continued as its Director from 1963 till his retirement on May 31, 1968.

The lecture series has been honoured to feature highly distinguished speakers and luminaries from various fields who share their insights and experience on pertinent topics. The lecture series is intended to contribute to fostering dialogue, sharing knowledge, and advancing the understanding of challenges and solutions in the realm of law enforcement, criminal justice system and criminal investigation. 

The D. P. Kohli Memorial Lecture serves as an apt tribute to D. P. Kohli's vision and legacy in establishing the CBI as a premier investigating and prosecuting agency. It also underscores the agency's commitment to upholding integrity, accountability, and excellence in its operations as enshrined in CBI’s motto Industry, Impartiality and Integrity.

The Central Bureau of Investigation was established by a Government of India resolution dated 1st April, 1963 to investigate not only cases of bribery and corruption, but also violation of central fiscal laws, serious crimes besides collecting supporting intelligence. Over the last more than six decades, the Central Bureau of Investigation has emerged as a premier investigating and prosecuting agency of the country covering entire gamut of crimes including emerging new age crimes like cyber enabled financial crimes, online CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material), etc. CBI as the National Central Bureau for INTERPOL in India also coordinates international cooperation in law enforcement.