Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Sept 6: Encouraging and appreciating the hard work of the wards of police personnel who have excelled in class 12th annual examination during the academic session 2021-2022, the Director General of Police, (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned meritorious scholarships of over rupees 9.50 lakh in favour of 152 wards of serving police personnel.
The DGP has sanctioned over rupees 5.25 lakh for 73 meritorious wards of serving Police personnel who have secured above 90% marks in the Annual Examination of Class 12th during the academic session 2021-22. Among these rupees 7200 each have been sanctioned in favour of 73 meritorious wards while as rupees 6000 each have been sanctioned in favour of 76 meritorious wards of class 12th who have secured above 80% marks.
The amount has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund.
During the academic session of 2021-22 meritorious scholarship of over rupees, one crore four lakh and ninety eight thousand has been sanctioned in favour of 1797 wards of serving police personnel.