JAMMU: J&K Director-General of Police Dilbag Singh sanctioned scholarship of over rupees 5.93 lakh in favour of 97 school-going wards of the serving police personnel.
Vide Police Headquarters Order, Rs 7,200 each have been sanctioned in favour of nine meritorious wards of police personnel of Class XII, who secured 90 per cent and above marks and Rs 6,000 each have been sanctioned in favour of 88 meritorious wards of police personnel of Class X who have secured 80 per cent and above marks during the academic session 2019-20.
The DGP also sanctioned over Rs 1.26 lakh in favour of 17 wards of the deceased police personnel, who died while in service due to natural/accidental deaths. These 17 wards of the deceased police personnel are studying in different classes of primary, middle, graduation and post-graduation.
The amount has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund and the Central Police Education Fund.
The scholarships are granted every year for the school going children of serving/deceased police personnel and police martyrs to provide them assistance in pursuing education.
