DGP sanctions scholarship

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, June 27: With an aim to promote the merit and instill the spirit of competition among the wards of police personnel the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned meritorious scholarship of Rs 4.72 lakh in favour of wards of serving police personnel and scholarship of over Rs 76 thousands in favour of wards of martyred SPOs.
The meritorious scholarship has been sanctioned in favour of 94 wards for their performance in the annual examination of class 10th during the academic session 2021-22. The scholarship has been granted out of the Central Police Welfare Fund vide an order issued by Police headquarters here today.
The scholarship of Rs 6,000 each has been granted in favour of 49 wards for securing above 90% marks and rupees four thousand each has been sanctioned in favour of 45 wards who have secured 80% and above marks in the annual examination of class 10th.
The DGP has also sanctioned a scholarship of Rs 76500 in favour of ten wards of martyred SPOs who have laid down their lives for the nation. The scholarship has been sanctioned for the wards studying in different classes from nursery to graduation for the academic session 2021-22 out of the Police Pariwar Fund.