Retired Police personnel demand one rank one pension

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Dec 6: Retired Police Personnel Forum has demanded one rank one pension in their favour on the pattern of Army pensioners.
A meeting of the Forum was held here today under the chairmanship of its district president Om Parkash Sharma for highlighting the long pending demands of the retired Police personnel.
Besides one rank one pension, the Forum demanded 15 percent recruitment quota for wards of Police personnel, enhancement of DA upto Rs 3000 per month to them, free medical treatment to the ex-Police personnel and their family members, removal of pay anomalies, an assistance of Rs one lakh from Police Welfare Fund at the time of marriage of daughter of retired Police personnel and Rs 50 thousand to the next of kin of retired Police personnel at the time of his death for last rites.
The meet stressed that the matter may be brought into the notice of higher authorities for positive consider.
The participants hoped that DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range and SSP Rajouri would bring their demands into the notice of higher authorities.