DGP Dilbagh sanctions over 68 lac of Welfare measures

Srinagar: Director General J&K Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday sanctioned over Rs 68 lacs as special welfare relief/loan/financial assistance & scholarships vide different PHQ orders.
According to a statement issued from Police Media Centre, PHQ Srinagar the special welfare relief of Rs. 22 lacs each has been sanctioned in favour of NoK of deceased Police personnel HC Sajad Ahmad and HC Tarlok Singh who passed away while in service besides which Rs. 6 Lacs each has been sanctioned in favour of NoK of deceased SPOs Surjeet Singh and Sham Singh who passed away during his engagement with the department. Moreover Rs. one Lac each and Rs. fifty thousand each has already been paid to the NoK of deceased Police personnel & SPOs respectively for performing their last rites as immediate relief by the PHQ through their concerned units. The financial assistance has been given out of the Contributory Police Welfare Fund & Contributory Welfare Fund of SPOs.
DGP has also sanctioned financial assistance of Rs. one lac each in respect of NoK of slain Head Constable Jung Bahadur, SPO Mohammad Shabir and SPO Isher Lal in connection with the marriage ceremonies of their daughters. Besides welfare loan/relief of rupees 6.25 lac has been sanctioned in favour of two Police personnel for the treatment of their dependents. The Police chief has also sanctioned a scholarship of rupees 2.75 lacs in favour of 23 wards of slain police personnel for pursuing education for the academic year 2022-23 out of the Central Police Education Fund. As a welfare measure, Police Headquarters has taken many initiatives to ensure increased help and assistance for the welfare of its personnel and their families.