Prez to inaugurate Golden Jubilee celebrations of CBI

President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate tomorrow the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Central Bureau Investigation and deliver a lecture on 'Good Governance - Empowering Institutions, Society and Public.'
He will also unveil Golden Jubilee logo and present the President's Police Medals for Distinguished Services besides the DP Kohli Award for the Best Detective Constable of the agency.
The agency had come into being on April 1, 1963 through a Home Ministry notification which converted erstwhile Special Police Establishment into CBI as need was felt for it to not only probe bribery and vigilance cases but also those panning across state and national boundaries.

The CBI which has become a central point of political debate on its alleged misuse by ruling parties has lined up a series of events spread over the year 2013-14 to celebrate its Golden Jubilee.
Mukherjee will also honour former Directors of CBI.
"The prestigious DP Kohli Memorial lecture is organised annually by the CBI in the honour of its founder Director. Late Kohli was the Head of Special Police Establishment and Central Bureau of Investigation from 1955 to 1968," CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
The agency will also identify future challenges and formulate a plan to build capacity to meet these.

The CBI plans to hold an international anti-corruption meet later this year, it said.