Chandigarh, April 26 -- RK Pachnanda, IPS officer (retd), was honoured with National Excellence Award 2025 at Summit India's "Atharv Bharat" event held in Chandigarh on Friday.

The awards were presented by Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria, along with Himachal Pradesh governor Shiv Pratap Shukla. As many as 45 persons were awarded for their contribution in the fields of education, public service and social development.

Pachnanda served as the former chairman of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission as well as the Haryana Public Service Commission. He is also former DG ITBP and NDRF, and commissioner of police, Kolkata.

Others awarded during the occasion included Maj Gen Jagjit Singh Nanda (retd); educationalists Manu Raj Malh...