Jammu, Jan 11: Director General of Police (DGP) J&K Dilbag Singh has sanctioned meritorious scholarship of over Rs 5.66 lakh in favor of 113 wards of serving police personnel, and Rs 1.27 lakh in favor of 11 wards of martyred ones.
“Vide PHQ Order No. 4342 of 2022, a meritorious scholarship of Rs 6000 each has been sanctioned in favor of 75 wards of serving police personnel who have secured 90% and above marks in the annual examination of 10th class in the academic session 2021-22,” a police spokesperson said in a statement, adding, “Similarly meritorious scholarship of Rs 4000 each has been sanctioned in favor of 56 wards who have secured 80% and above marks in the annual examination of 10th class during the academic session 2021-22.”
The amount, he said, has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund.
The DGP has also sanctioned a scholarship of over Rs 1.27 lakh in favor of 11 wards of martyred police personnel. “Rs 15,000 each has been sanctioned in favor of two wards who are pursuing MBBS. A scholarship of Rs 12,500 each has been sanctioned in favor of six wards who are pursuing education in secondary classes and bachelors degree. Rs 7500 has been sanctioned in favor of three wards who are studying in the lower classes. The scholarship has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Education Fund,” he said.
“The scholarship schemes of Jammu & Kashmir Police include scholarships for wards of serving, deceased, martyred police personnel and SPOs for 10th and 12th classes. A special reward is also given to the students who perform exceptionally in the college/universities and technical courses. Rewards are also given to the wards who crack competitive exams like UPSC, JKPSC, NEET, NET, CSIR, etc,” the spokesperson said.
