Srinagar : Director General J&K Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday sanctioned over Rupees 4.5 crore of welfare loan/relief in favour of 343 serving officers and personnel of J&K Police vide PHQ Order No. 3400 of 2022.
According to a police statement issued on Saturday the DGP has also sanctioned Welfare Relief of over rupees 7.50 lakh in favour of 40 retired, NoKs of deceased police personnel. Under this order, Welfare loan of Rs 58 lakh has been sanctioned in favour of 56 police personnel to meet the expenses of self-treatment or for the treatment of their dependents. The amount sanctioned for the medical treatment ranges from rupees one lakh to rupees three lakhs. Besides, welfare relief of Rs 2.85 lakh in favour of eleven Police personnel has also been sanctioned.
According to the said order the Welfare loan ranging from Rs one lakh to Rs 1.50 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of 270 personnel for the purpose of their own marriage, or for marriage of their wards. Similarly, welfare loan of rupees 22.50 lakhs has been sanctioned in favour of 18 Police personnel for pursuing higher education of their wards and Rs 50 thousands has been sanctioned in favour of one Police person for circumcision of his ward.
The welfare loan sanctioned to the Police personnel is refundable and is recovered in monthly installments from their salaries without any interest; however welfare relief sanctioned is non-refundable. The welfare loan/relief has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund.
The DGP, has also sanctioned welfare relief of rupees 7.85 lakh in favour of 40 retired/NoKs of deceased police personnel to meet their urgent financial needs. The amount has been sanctioned out of retired police policemen welfare fund
In a concluding para of the above referred statement, police official confirmed that the Police headquarters under different welfare schemes is providing financial assistance to all the ranks serving/retired of Jammu and Kashmir Police and to serving SPOs. Financial support to the families & wards of Martyr Police personnel and wards of martyr SPOs is also taken care of by the Police Headquarters.
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