Continuing its endeavor to provide financial assistance to the wards of martyr police personnel and the wards of deceased police personnel, Director General of Police, Shri Dilbag Singh today sanctioned Rupees 3.75 lakh in favour of 37 such wards under two different orders of Police Headquarters.
Under police headquarters’ order number 4762, a scholarship of Rupees 2, 66,000 has been sanctioned in favour of 22 wards of martyred police personnel, pursuing education in different classes. Under this order Rupees 12 thousand each has been sanctioned in favour of two wards of martyred police personnel, pursuing Masters in professional degree courses, Rupees 10 thousand each have been sanctioned in favour of fifteen such ward studying in different classes from 11th to graduation and Rupees six thousand each has been sanctioned in favour of six wards of martyred police personnel studying in from class 7th to 10th. Similarly, Rupees 2400 each has been sanctioned in favour of four such wards who are under study in lower primary classes.
Under order number 4761 of 2019, a scholarship of Rupees 1.15 lakh has been sanctioned in favour of the wards of deceased police personnel who died while in service due to natural/ accidental deaths. Under this order, Rupees five thousand each has been sanctioned in favour of 15 wards of deceased police personnel, pursuing education in different classes from primary to graduation.
The amount has been sanctioned out of Central Police welfare Fund and Central Police Education Fund for the academic year 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. The scholarships are granted every year for the school going children of police martyrs, deceased police personnel to provide them assistance in pursuing education.