DGP sanctions financial assistance, medical relief, scholarship

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 27: In continuation to a series of welfare measures for NoKs of martyr and deceased police personnel and SPOs, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh in favour of 19 SPOs. He also sanctioned a meritorious scholarship of over Rs 3 lakh in favour of 54 wards of serving police personnel.
Meritorious scholarship of Rs 7200 each has been sanctioned in favour of 16 wards of serving police personnel who have secured 90% and above marks in the annual examination of class 12th  during the academic session 2020-21. Similarly Rs 6000 each has been sanctioned in favour of 38 wards of serving police personnel who have secured 80%-90% marks in the annual examination of 12th class. The fund is sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund.
Over Rs 5 lakh have been sanctioned as financial assistance and medical relief in favour of 19 SPOs to meet the expenses in connection with their self treatment and treatment of their dependents. The amount sanctioned was provided out of the SPOs Contributory Fund and Police Pariwar Fund.