Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 12: Continuing its efforts to provide enhanced welfare measures to the Police personnel, the Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh has sanctioned a welfare loan of over Rs one crore in favour of 82 serving police personnel.
He has also sanctioned special welfare relief in favour of NoK of five deceased police personnel/SPO.
Under an order, Rupees one lakh fifty thousand each has been sanctioned in favour of 35 Police personnel for the purpose of the marriage of their sons and daughters. Similarly, Rs one lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of 35 Police personnel for the purpose of their own marriage.
Ten Police personnel have been provided a welfare loan of Rs one lakh fifty thousand each for higher/professional education of their wards. In addition to this, Rs 50,000 each has been sanctioned in favour of two Police personnel for ‘Mundan’ and ‘Circumcision’ of their respective wards.
The welfare loan sanctioned to the Police personnel is refundable and is recovered in monthly installments from their salaries without any interest. The amount has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund (CPWF).
Pertinent to mention that Police headquarters during the financial year 2022 to 2023 has sanctioned Rs 21.09 crore. During April and May of this year, PHQ has sanctioned a welfare loan of Rs 2.67 crore so far.
Meanwhile, the DGP has also sanctioned a special welfare relief of Rs 22 lakh each in favour of NoK of SI Farooq Ahmad, HCs Qamar Din and Irshad Ali and Constable Mohammad Ishfaq. He also sanctioned a welfare relief of Rs six lakh in favour of NoK of deceased SPO Samson Masih.
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