Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 9: Director General of J&K Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh today sanctioned welfare loan amounting to over Rs. 1.18 crore to 100 cops for meeting their immediate financial needs.
He also sanctioned welfare relief to NOKs of two deceased cops.
Under an order, a welfare loan of Rs. one lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of 55 cops while Rs. 1.50 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of 31 other police personnel to meet expenses of their own marriage and marriage of their sons/daughters.
Nine cops have been provided a welfare loan of Rs. 1.5 lakh each for higher/professional education of their wards.
Rs. one lakh each has been sanctioned in favor of two cops for professional/higher education of their wards. Similarly, Rs. 50,000 each has been sanctioned in favour of two cops for Mundan ceremony of their children and Rs. 50,000 was sanctioned to one cop to meet the expenses of marriage of his sister.
The DGP also sanctioned Rs. one lakh in favour of a daughter of martyred head constable in connection with her marriage ceremony.
Meanwhile, the DGP under another order sanctioned a special welfare relief of Rs. 22 lakh each in favour of NoKs of HC Rakash Kumar, HC Naresh Kumar and SgCt Muzid Ahmad. These personnel have passed away while in service.
The welfare loan sanctioned to the cops is refundable and is recovered in monthly installments from their salaries without any interest. However, the welfare relief provided is non-refundable.
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