DGP sanctions retirement gift in favour of 51 police personnel

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 31: As a token of appreciation of their services to the department, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned retirement gift of over Rs 38 lakh in favour of 51 police personnel of J&K Police who are retired from active services today after attaining superannuation or on voluntary retirement.
Sanction of retirement gift has been issued in favour of forty non gazetted, six lower subordinates, and five followers. These personnel belong to different units and wings of the department.
Retirement gift of rupees seventy-five thousand each is sanctioned in favour of 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, the Police Headquarter (PHQ) has sanctioned over Rs 7.66 crore retirement gift in favour of 1023 police personnel this year so far.