DGP sanctions special welfare, ex-gratia relief

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 22: Continuing with its endeavour to provide financial assistance to the families of the police personnel and SPOs who have attained martyrdom or have passed away while in service, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned Rs 1.96 crore as special welfare and ex-gratia relief for NoKs of martyr, deceased Police personnel and SPOs.
The DGP has sanctioned Rs 38 lakh as ex-gratia relief in favour of dependents and legal heirs of martyr constable Nisar Ahmad Wagay who attained martyrdom in a terrorist attack, in consequence of due performance of official duty.
The special welfare relief of Rs 22 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of dependents and legal heirs of deceased police personnel HCs Iftikhar Ahmad and Zakir Hussain, SgCts Haqumat Raj and Nareen Thakur, Followers Shabir Ahmad and Jia Lal. Rupees 20 lakh has been sanctioned in favour of dependents and legal heirs of deceased SgCt Rashpal Kumar. These personnel have passed away due to illness and natural death while in service.
Rupees one lakh each has been already paid to NoKs of deceased police personnel through their concerned units for performing their last rites. The special welfare relief is sanctioned out of the Contributory Police Welfare Fund.
The DGP has also sanctioned Rs 6 lakh as special welfare relief in favour of NoKs of deceased SPO Reyaz Ahmed who passed away during the course of his engagement in the department. Rupees 50 thousand has been already paid to his family for performing the last rites. The special welfare relief is sanctioned out of the Contributory Welfare Fund of SPOs.