Jammu: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh has sanctioned scholarships and special reward of over rupees 8.56 lakh to106 wards of slain,deceased and inservice cops and SPOs.
A police statement issued on Monday said “the DGP has sanctioned over Rs 5.50 lakh for 76 wards of slain and deceased cops for the academic year 2019-20 out of Central Police Welfare Fund to encourage and boost their morale”, adding that “Rs 12000 each has been sanctioned in favour of five wards of slain Police personnel who are pursuing post graduation and Rs10000 each has been sanctioned in favour of 29 wards of slain Police personnel studying in different classes from 11th upto graduation”.
Stating that Rs 6000 each have been sanctioned in favour of ten wards studying in different middle classes and rupees 2400 each has been sanctioned in favour of six wards studying in nursery and primary classes, police in it’s statement further said “While Rs 5000 each has been sanctioned in favour of 26 wards of deceased Police personnel who are pursuing education in different classes, special reward of rupees 10000 has been also sanctioned in favour of each of the 22 wards of serving Police personnel/SPOs for qualifying different Competitive Examination during the year 2019-20”.
Quoting order No. 222 of PHQ the police statement also said that meritorious scholarship of Rs 82000 has been sanctioned in favour of eight wards of serving Police personnel, stating therein that Rs 12000 each has been sanctioned in favour of four wards and rupees 8500 each in favour of four wards for securing 80% and above marks in the annual examination of Graduation/ Post Graduation during the academic year 2019-20.
“The amount has been sanctioned out of Central Police Welfare Fund. Police Headquarters has been sanctioning scholarships, rewards, welfare loan/ relief for police personnel, wards of slain and serving/retired Police personnel under different schemes to boost their morale” reads the concluding para of the police statement.