DGP sanctions welfare relief

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 11: Continuing with its endeavour to provide succor to retired policemen, families of martyred and deceased police personnel and SPOs, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned Rs 6.45 lakh as welfare relief so as to ease up their financial distress.
Welfare relief of Rs 4.20 lakh has been sanctioned in favour of 27 retired/NoKs of deceased police personnel. The welfare relief sanctioned for different purposes includes self treatment or treatment of dependants, marriage of their wards or to ease up their financial distress ranges from the minimum amount of Rs 10,000 to the maximum of Rs 25,000. The amount has been granted out of Retired Policemen Welfare Fund.
Rs fifty thousand each as financial assistance has been sanctioned in favour of NoKs of martyr SPOs Manzoor Ahmad Parra and Tariq Ahmad Bhat in connection with marriage ceremonies of their daughters. The amount has been sanctioned out of J&K Police Pariwar Fund.
Besides, welfare relief of Rs one lakh twenty five thousand has been sanctioned in favour of NoKs of five martyred Police personnel. The financial assistance sanctioned is to ease up their financial distress and to meet their urgent needs regarding the treatment of legal heirs of martyred personnel.