Srinagar: The Director General J&K Police Dilbag Singh on Monday sanctioned Rs1.54 crore Special Welfare Relief in favour of dependents/legal heirs of deceased Police personnel.
According to a statement issued from Police Media Centre J&K PHQ Srinagar, the special welfare relief of Rs 22 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of dependents/legal heirs of deceased personnel SP Sanjeev Khajuria, HC Kehar Singh, HC Raja Singh, W/HC Neelam Devi, SgCts. Sajad Ahmad, Salam-ud-din Bajad and Mohammad Yaseen who passed away during service due to health-related issues.
Out of this amount rupees one lakh each has been already paid to the families/NoK of deceased police personnels for performing the last rites as immediate relief by the PHQ through their concerned units/Districts. The financial assistance has been given out of the Contributory Police Welfare Fund.
Police in it’s above referred statement also said that during the current year Rs. 27.4 crore has been sanctioned in favour of 125 deceased families of police personnel who passed away while in service. While as Rs. 1.68 crore sanctioned in favour of 28 families of deceased SPOs who expired during their engagement with the department.
