Jammu, February 08 (KNO): In the ongoing welfare measures for police personnel, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Friday sanctioned welfare loan in favor of 225 personnel of J&K Police. Meritorious scholarship has also been granted to twenty six wards of Police personnel, the statement issued to KNO reads.
As per the orders issued Rs.2,20,95,000/- has been sanctioned as welfare loan in favour of 225 personnel and the loan will be recovered in monthly installments, it said, adding that welfare loan has been sanctioned in favour of these personnel to meet their expenses of different natures including self treatment, treatment of dependents, education of wards, self marriage, marriage of wards.
DGP has also granted scholarship in favour of twenty six meritorious wards of police personnel of class 10th who secured 80% and above marks during the academic session 2017-18. The scholarship of Rs.1, 42,000 has been granted in favour of these meritorious students.
Police Headquarters has been sanctioning loan and relief in favour of needy police personnel as also scholarships and rewards for wards of martyred and serving Police personnel under different schemes to boost their morale.(KNO)