DGP sanctions merit scholarships

Jammu, Feb 10: Encouraging and appreciating the hard work of the wards of police personnel who have excelled in class 12th annual examination, the Director General of Police, R.R Swain has sanctioned meritorious scholarships of over rupees 11.36 lakh in favour of 181 wards of serving police personnel.

The reward has been sanctioned in favour of those wards of serving police personnel who have secured 80% and above marks in the Annual examination of Class 12th during the Academic Session 2022-23 out of Central Police Welfare Fund.

7200 each has been sanctioned in favour of forty-two students who have secured more than 90% marks while one thirty-nine students who have secured 80% and above marks have been given rupees 6000 each.

Police Headquarters has been sanctioning scholarships, rewards, welfare loan/ relief for police personnel, wards of martyred and serving/ retired Police personnel under different schemes to boost the morale of their wards or help them in times of need.