DGP sanctions welfare loan, relief

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 13: Continuing with its endeavour to look after the welfare of police pariwar including martyr and deceased police personnel, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned over Rs 2.57 crore welfare loan and relief in favour of 225 serving police personnel.
The DGP has sanctioned welfare loan ranging between Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh in favour of 219 police personnel for their self treatment or treatment of their dependents, self marriage or for the marriage of their wards and for pursuing higher education of their wards.
Out of 219 police personnel Rs 1 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of 14 police personnel, Rs 1.5 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of 9 police personnel and Rs 2 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of 4 police personnel for their self treatment or for the treatment of their dependents. Welfare relief of Rs 1.70 lakh has also been sanctioned in favour of 8 police personnel for the purpose of self treatment or treatment of their dependents.
Welfare loan of rupees Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of 19 police personnel for higher/technical education purposes of their wards. Similarly Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakhs has been sanctioned in favour of 172 police personnel for their self marriage or marriage of their relatives. Welfare loan of Rs 50,000 has also been sanctioned in favour of two police persons for their urgent financial needs.
The welfare loan amount sanctioned for different purposes is refundable and will be recovered in installments from the salaries of these personnel while the welfare relief amount sanctioned is non-refundable. The welfare loan/relief has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund (CPWF).