Srinagar, Aug 04 (KNO): Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Tuesday sanctioned welfare loan, welfare relief in favour of 111 officers and personnel of the J&K Police vide two different orders of Police headquarter.
“An amount of Rupees 1, 10, 25,000 has been sanctioned in favour of 111 police personnel. The amount has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund,” a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads.
Police spokesman said that Rupees one lac each has been sanctioned in favour of 89 personnel to meet the expenses of their self marriage or marriage of their children. “Similarly, Rupees 21 lac welfare loan and a relief of 1.25 lac has been sanctioned in favour of 17 police personnel for self treatment or treatment of their dependents,” he said.
Under these orders Rupees one lac each has been sanctioned in favour of two wards of police personnel, pursuing higher education. Rupees 50 thousand each has been sanctioned in favour of two personnel for circumcision ceremony of their sons and Rupees 50 thousand has been sanctioned in favour of a police personnel for performing Akhand Path, the statement reads.
Meanwhile, the statement said that J&K Police Headquarters continues with its endeavour to focus on the welfare of its personnel and their families.
“The Police personnel who are in need of financial assistance for self treatment or treatment of dependents, self-marriage or marriage of their dependents/ higher education of their children or some religious obligations, are helped out under different schemes that have been introduced under the umbrella of Central Police Welfare Fund,” it added—(KNO)