DGP sanctions welfare relief, loan for 343 cops

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Sept 4: Continuing with an aim to provide more and more welfare measures for police personnel and to give financial assistance to meet their urgent needs, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh sanctioned welfare loan in favour of 343 personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Welfare relief has also been granted in favour of fifteen needy personnel. The amount has been sanctioned out of Central Police Welfare Fund.
As per the PHQ order, loan and relief of Rs.3.54 crore has been sanctioned in favour of 343 police personnel.
Among the 343 police personnel 48 personnel and their dependents are suffering from different ailments have been provided loan and relief of Rs 60.50 lakh for self-treatment and treatment of their dependents.
Rs 2.7 crore have been sanctioned to 207 personnel to meet the expenses of their marriage. 79 personnel have also been provided welfare loan of Rs 78.50 lakh for the marriage of their dependents.
DGP also sanctioned Rs 1 lakh each in favour of seven police personnel in different ranks to meet the expenses of their wards on technical and higher education. Rs 50,000 each has also been sanctioned in favour of two police personnel to meet the expenses on circumcision and mundan ceremony of their wards.