Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 25: DGP Police and Prisons Dilbag Singh today visited Central Jail Srinagar and held security review meeting with Superintendent Central Jail, jail officers, Zonal SP, DySP and CRPF officers on security duties.
Progress on the case FIR Number 19/2019 registered at Police Station Rainawari in this regard was reviewed with the Zonal SP and DySP. It was reported that considerable progress has been made. Most of the accused persons have been identified and booked, shall be chargesheeted soon.
Some of the restoration works of the damaged areas have already been initiated and the remaining shall be taken up soon after the approval and grant of funds from the State authorities.
DGP also visited carpentry unit of the jail where a large number of inmates are learning and making furniture items. This unit has been recently strengthened by providing resources, machinery and equipment so that inmates could tone up their skills and make better quality products. The furniture made by the unit is in high demand being of good quality and workmanship.
He also interacted with an NGO working on drug de-addiction and mental health and who is willing to extend their services to Central Jail Srinagar for counseling of inmates on good mental health and stress management. The DGP also took review of the newly taken up buildings including administrative block and special inmate blocks which are coming up in the premises for better working and living conditions of the jail staff and inmates. The jail employees requested for further promotional avenues and hardship allowance to which DGP assured that the action is in progress.
Meanwhile, DGP Dilbag Singh sanctioned meritorious scholarship in favour of three wards of police personnel and SPOs.
The scholarship in favour of wards of three policemen has been sanctioned out of Central Police Welfare Fund and scholarship in favour of two wards of SPOs has been sanctioned out of Police Pariwar Fund.
The scholarship of Rs 12,000 each has been sanctioned in favour of wards of two policemen for securing above 80 percent marks in MBA and MSc examinations and Rs 8500 has been sanctioned in favour of one wards of police personnel for securing above 80 per cent marks in BSc Examinations during the academic session 2018-19.
Rs 10,000 has been sanctioned vide in favour of two wards of SPOs for securing above 80 per cent marks in the annual examination of class 10th during the academic session 2018-2019.
Police Headquarters has been sanctioning meritorious scholarship under different heads in favour of police wards to inculcate competitiveness among them.
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