Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 29: With an aim to provide financial support to the families of the police personnel and SPOs who expired while in service, the Director-General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned Rs 70 lakh as special welfare relief.
The special welfare relief of Rs 19 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of dependents and legal heirs of the deceased ASI Pawan Singh, HC Gopal Dass and follower Pritam Singh who expired while in service.
Rupees one lakh has been already paid to the NoKs of deceased police personnel for performing the last rites as immediate relief by the PHQ through their concerned units. The financial assistance has been given out of the Contributory Police Welfare Fund.
The DGP has also sanctioned special relief of Rs 5 lakh each in favour of dependents and legal heirs of deceased SPOs Mohammad Nazir and Vakil Singh who passed away during the course of their engagement in the department. The financial assistance has been given out of the Contributory Welfare Fund of SPOs.
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