DGP sanctions welfare loan, relief for police personnel

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, July 4: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned welfare loan and relief of Rs 28,15,000 in favour of 27 personnel of J&K Police to compensate for the unavoidable expenses for self-treatment and treatment of their dependents.
The welfare relief has also been granted in favour of 6 needy personnel. The amount has been sanctioned out of Central Police Welfare Fund.
Rs 6.70 lakh have been provided for self treatment to 9 personnel suffering from different life-threatening ailments as loan and relief. Similarly, 18 personnel have been provided loan and relief of Rs 21.45 lakh for the treatment of their dependents, suffering from such diseases.
Welfare loan/relief is sanctioned in favour of J&K Police personnel to meet the expenses of different natures including self-treatment, treatment of dependents, education of wards, self-marriage and marriage of wards, circumcision of son or yegnopavit of a son. The loan given without any interest to the police personnel is refundable and will be recovered in monthly installments from their salaries.
PHQ sanctioned welfare loan/relief of over Rs 29 lakh in favour of 40 police personnel for their treatment or treatment of dependents suffering from different diseases. Such welfare loan/relief is also sanctioned in favour of SPOs in need out of SPOs Contributory Fund and Police Pariwar Fund.