JAMMU, March 05: Continuing with its endeavour to boost the morale and assist the wards of those police personnel who sacrificed their lives for safeguarding the security of the people, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh sanctioned scholarship of over 2 lakhs in favour of 25 such school going wards.

The scholarship of rupees 2.30 lakh for the wards of martyrs has been sanctioned out of Central Police Education Fund vide Police headquarters order No. 941 of 2020.

Under this order, rupees 10 thousand each have been sanctioned in favour of twelve wards of police martyrs, pursuing education from class 11th to Graduation. Rupees 12 thousands each has been sanctioned for seven wards of Police martyrs pursuing different technical courses/ degrees. Similarly, rupees six thousand each has been sanctioned in favour of four such wards studying from 6th to 10th class. Rupees two thousand four hundred has been sanctioned in favour of two wards of police martyrs studying in primary classes.