DGP sanctions retirement gift in favour of 139 police personnel

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 31: As a token of appreciation for their services to the Department, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned retirement gift of over Rs 1.4 crore in favour of one hundred and thirty nine Police personnel of J&K Police who retired from services today after attaining superannuation or voluntary retirement.
Sanction has been issued in favour of three gazetted officers, ninety-seven non gazetted, twenty-seven lower subordinates, eleven followers and one Tehsildar. The personnel belong to different units and wings of the department.
Retirement gift of rupees seventy-five thousand 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 Police Headquarter (PHQ) has sanctioned over Rs 6.16 crore retirement gift in favour of eight hundred and twenty two police personnel this year so far.