Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 14: Continuing with its endeavour to look after the welfare of families of martyr, deceased and retired police personnel and SPOs, the Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned over Rs 75 lakh welfare relief in favour of NoKs of martyr and deceased police personnel and SPOs.
The special welfare relief of Rs 22 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of dependents/legal heirs of deceased police personnel ASI Chankar Singh, Follower Manpreet Singh and Follower Haseena Akhtar. The deceased personnel passed away due to illness/natural death while in service. Rupees one lakh each was already paid to NoKs of these deceased police personnel for performing last rites through their concerned units. The Special Welfare Relief is sanctioned out of Contributory Police Welfare Funds.
Welfare relief ranging between Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 has been sanctioned in favour of legal heirs of eleven martyred police personnel and SPOs who laid down their lives in the line of duty. The welfare relief has been sanctioned out of the Police Pariwar Fund.
Similarly Welfare Relief ranging between Rs 15,000 to Rs 50,000 has been sanctioned out of J&K Policemen Welfare Fund in favour of retired and NoKs of deceased police personnel to ease up their financial distress.