Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 23: The Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned Rs 1.90 crore as special welfare relief in favour of dependents/legal heirs of ten such deceased police personnel.
The special welfare relief of Rs 19 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of dependents/legal heirs of ten deceased Police personnel SIs Muzaffar Din, SI Bashir Ahmad, HC Abdul Majeed, HC Nazir Ahamd, HC Shabir Ahmad, SgCt Javid Iqbal, SgCt Manzoor Ahmad, SgCt Reyaz Ahmed, Ct. Imdad-ud-Din, Follower Kamaljit Kour who expired during service due to health related issues.
Rs 1 lakh each was already paid to the deceased family for performing the last rites as immediate relief by the concerned units. The financial assistance has been given out of Contributory Police Welfare Fund.
The DGP has also sanctioned Rs 20.20 lakh special relief in favour of five NOKs of SPOs who have died during the course of their engagement in the Police organisation.
Rs 4.50 lakh each have been sanctioned out of Contributory Welfare Fund of SPOs in favour of four NOKs of the deceased SPO Tara Chand, SPO Krishan Chand, SPO Mushtaq Ahmed, SPO Farooq Ahamd Khan who died due to health related issues. Rs 50,000 each was already paid to the deceased’s family for performing the last rites as immediate relief by the concerned units.
While Rs 2.20 lakh have been sanctioned as special relief in favour of NoKs of deceased SPO Milap Singh who died in a road accident during the course of his engagement in the Police department. Rs 30,000 was already paid to the deceased’s family for performing the last rites as immediate relief by the concerned unit.