Felicitating the Punjab Police personnel and officers for smooth conduct of recently held lok Sabha elections in the State, the Director General of Police, Suresh Arora, on Monday announced that Rs 5 crore have been released for Police Welfare Fund to undertake various welfare initiatives.
“Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal have released Rs five crore for Police Welfare Fund to undertake various welfare initiatives.
Out of this, Rs 2.10 crore have been released for construction of separate washrooms in 300 police stations, Rs 87.50 lakh for 1750 air coolers in barracks of different police lines and units, Rs 1.54 crore for installations of ROs in police lines, messes and units and Rs 47.15 lakh for providing water coolers in various police stations,” said the spokesperson.
The spokesperson said that the Punjab Government has decided to provide Rs 25,000 and Rs 50,000 financial assistance for simple and grievous injury respectively to Prakaram Medal winner. “Any police employee would get all his documents regarding pension, gratuity, leave encashment, GPF on the day of his or her retirement and necessary orders have already been issued,” he added.
He said that the Punjab Police–HDFC Bank Scholarship was being launched under which the bank would grant scholarships to the tune of Rs 10 lakh to the academically brilliant wards of police personnel.
“Students from Classes VIII to XII securing 90 per cent and Grade-A would get Rs 1,000 scholarship per month. Similarly, students doing graduation securing 90 per vent and Grade-A would get Rs 1,500 scholarship per month and students pursuing professional education or higher education to get Rs 2,000 scholarship on securing 90 per cent or nine CGPA,” he added. He said that HDFC Bank would also organise a special camp for employment to the wards of police personnel and in June, the top officials of HDFC and Punjab police would have a joint meeting in this context.