Srinagar : Director General J&K Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday sanctioned Rs1.34 Cr as Special Welfare Relief/ex-gratia relief/financial assistance for NoKs of martyred/deceased Police personnel/SPOs.
In a statement issued from Police Media Centre PHQ, JPolice said that the Vide PHQ different orders, the DGP has sanctioned grant of ex-gratia relief of rupees 38 lakh in favour of dependents/legal heirs of slain Constable Gh. Hassan and Special Welfare Relief of rupees 6 lacs has been sanctioned in favour of dependents/legal heirs of slain SPO Javid Ahmad who died in the line of duty.
According to the above referred Police statement the DGP also sanctioned financial assistance of Rs One lac each in favour of NoKs of slain SgCt Gulzar Hussain and Ct. Mohd Amin Shah in connection with the marriage ceremonies of their daughters. Police also said that in a similar kind of gesture of the Special welfare relief of rupees 22 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of dependents/legal heirs of deceased HC Pawan Kumar, Swami Raj, SgCt Shamim Ahmad and SgCt Sunil Kumar. The deceased personnel passed away due to illness/ natural death while in service.
Police said that Rs 1 lac each has already been paid to NoKs of these martyred/deceased Police personnel for performing last rites through their concerned units. The Special Welfare Relief is sanctioned out of Contributory Police Welfare Funds.
Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement reiterated that PHQ is implementing many schemes for the welfare of its personnel and their families. There are also schemes for the wards of Police personnel and SPOs. Besides, there are schemes for the NoKs of martyrs, their wards and also for the retired Police personnel and their spouses.
