DGP sanctions Rs 63 lakhs retirement gift for Police personnel

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 30: Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh has sanctioned retirement gift of Rs 63 lakhs in favour of sixty three Police personnel of J&K Police who are retiring from services on July 31 after attaining superannuation or voluntary retirement as token of appreciation for their services to department, here today.
Sanction has been issued vide PHQ J&K order No.2544 in favour of three gazetted officers, forty seven non gazetted eight lower subordinates and five followers. The personnel belong to different units and wings of the department concerned.
Retirement gift of rupees one lakh each is sanctioned to police personnel from the ‘Contributory Police Welfare Fund’ at the time of his/her retirement. The gift serves as a token of appreciation for his/her services rendered to the department.
As a gesture of welfare, the Police Headquarters (PHQ) has sanctioned over rupees 11 crore and 9 lakhs retirement gift in favour of 1109 Police personnel this year so far.