Jammu, March 10: For health care needs of the Special Police Officers (SPOs) of J&K Police and their families, Police Headquarters continues with its endeavour in providing financial assistance/medical relief in favour of twenty-two SPOs.

The special assistance of rupees 5,99,400 has been sanctioned by the Director General of Police, J&K, Shri Dilbag Singh under PHQ’s order No. 1003 out of Police Pariwar Fund and SPOs Contributory Fund. The amount has been sanctioned to defray the expenses in connection with self-treatment/ treatment of dependents of these SPOs.

These SPOs are posted in different districts which include Jammu, Kulgam, Handwara, Kupwara, Budgam, Pulwama, Anantnag, Baramulla, Poonch, Udhampur and Doda. The amount has been released online to the concerned SSsP for reimbursement/disbursement to the concerned beneficiaries.

PHQ has been sanctioning financial assistance and medical relief for serving/retired personnel including SPOs to meet the expenses on their treatment and other exigencies. The assistance is provided out of different heads of Contributory Welfare Fund