Rajat Dalmia, the honorary consul of Luxembourg in Calcutta, has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The award was bestowed “in recognition of his continuing honourable services to and for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and its citizens,” said an official statement issued by the consulate.

The ambassador of Luxembourg, Jean Claude Kugener, conferred the honour on Dalmia in New Delhi on Friday.