Jammu : Director General J&K Police R.R. Swain on Tuesday approved welfare loans/relief of over rupees 1.34 crore for 100 Police personnel to address their immediate financial needs. This amount allocation has been sanctioned from the Central Police Welfare Fund .
According to a statement issued from Police Media Centre, PHQ J&K Jammu, among the beneficiaries, 36 Police personnel have been granted welfare loans amounting to Rupees 61.50 lakh for medical expenses including self-treatment and the treatment of their dependents. Additionally, 15 Police personnel have received Rupees One lakh each, while 26 others have been sanctioned Rupees 1.50 lakh each to support marriage expenses for themselves or their sons/daughters. Moreover, four Police personnel have been provided with welfare loans of rupees 1.5 lakh each to support the higher or professional education of their wards, while three others have received Rupees 50 thousand each for the circumcision of their wards. Furthermore, Rupees 8.50 lakh as welfare relief has been sanctioned to provide succor to 27 Police personnel.