Jammu : To provide financial succor to the families of deceased Police personnel and also to boost the morale and instill competitiveness among the wards of serving Police personnel, the Director General of Police Dilbag Singh has sanctioned scholarship/reward of over Rs 2.25 lakh in favour of 35 wards of serving/deceased Police personnel.
According to a police statement issued on Wednesday from the Police Headquarters in Jammu the Scholarship of Rs 5000 each has been sanctioned under PHQ Order No 637 of 2022, in favour of 25 school going wards of deceased police personnel for the academic session 2020-21 & 2021-22. These wards are pursuing education in different classes from primary to graduation.
DGPs Special Reward of rupees 10000 each along with Commendation Certificate Class-I has been sanctioned under PHQ Order No 638 of 2022, in favour of ten wards of serving police personnel who have qualified different Competitive Examinations during the year-2021.
Those wards include Umer Inayat and Raja Mehran for qualifying M F Sc examination while Prabjot Singh, Suhani Bhardwaj, Priya Devi, Rizwan Ahmad Dar, Inam Pathan, Sahil Ashraf and Aayush Khokhar have qualified B. Tech examination. The scholarship and DGPs reward has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund.
The meritorious scholarship schemes of Jammu and Kashmir Police include scholarships for wards of serving/deceased/ Police personnel killed in the line of duty /SPOs for class 10th & 12th. Special reward is also given to the students who perform exceptionally in the college/universities and technical courses. Rewards are also given to the wards who crack competitive exams like UPSC, JKPSC, NEET, NET, CSIR etc.