Jammu: Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh has sanctioned Rs. 91.50 lakh as Welfare loan in favour of serving Police personnel. He also sanctioned Rs 88 lakh as Special Welfare Relief in favour of 04 deceased Police personnel.
Welfare loan of Rs. 1.5 lakh each was sanctioned in favour of 24 serving Police personnel for marriage of their son/daughters and rupees 01 lakh each in favour of 39 Police personnel for self marriage. Further Rs. 1.5 lakh each has also been sanctioned in favour of 10 police personnel for professional education of their wards besides Rs 01 lakh in favour of one ward of serving police personnel for higher education. Rs. 50,000 each has been sanctioned in favour of two police personnel for performing social obligation. The grant of welfare loan is sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund.
Meanwhile, DGP has sanctioned Special Welfare Relief of Rs. 22 lakh each in favour of dependents/legal heirs of four deceased officers/officials including Director Prosecution Sikandar Mohan, ASI Nago Ram, HC Rajinder Singh and SgCt. Sajad Hussain who passed away while in service due to health-related issues. The financial assistance has been given out of the Contributory Police Welfare Fund.

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