Chandigarh, April 4: As part of a unique initiative taken by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab Police have started felicitating police personnel on their birthdays with greeting cards to make their special day a happy and memorable event. As many as 404 Punjab police officials were felicitated on their birthday on Monday. The district police, who celebrated the birthdays of their personnel by felicitating them with greeting cards are - Jalandhar and Amritsar Commissionerate Police, Batala Police, Bathinda Police, Ferozepur Police, Sangrur Police, Hoshiarpur Police, Faridkot Police, Sri Muktsar Sahib Police, Fatehgarh Sahib Police, Barnala Police, Kapurthala Police, Gurdaspur Police, Pathankot Police, Patiala Police, Malerkotla Police, SAS Nagar Police, Rupnagar Police, Jalandhar Rural Police, Ludhiana Rural Police, Khanna Police, Mansa Police, Moga Police, SBS Nagar Police, Sangrur Police and Amritsar Rural Police. Some of the district police also brought bouquets and cakes for Police personnel to celebrate their special day. Also Read | CM Gehlot slams Centre over Karauli violence, urges PM Modi to address issue Director-General of Police (DGP) Punjab VK Bhawra stated that acknowledging the hard work and arduous duty of state police personnel, the Chief Minister had directed the Punjab Police to convey felicitations to the family members of all police employees to imbibe a sense of belonging in the right earnest. “Today on your birthday, we congratulate you from the core of our heart and pray that the coming year may bring good health and happiness to you and your family. We also hope that you should perform your duty to serve the people with utmost dedication, hard work and honesty,” reads the greeting card jointly signed by the Chief Minister and the DGP Punjab. Also Read | Six new Rajya Sabha MPs take oath -PTC News