Jammu, 05 November: Encouraging and appreciating the hard work of the wards of Police personnel who have excelled in class 10th annual examination during the academic session 2021-2022, the Director General of Police, J&K Shri Dilbag Singh has sanctioned meritorious scholarship and special reward of rupees 10.38 lakh in favour of 199 wards of serving police personnel.

The DGP has sanctioned rupees 9.38 lakh for 189 meritorious wards of serving Police personnel who have secured above 80% marks in the Annual Examination of Class 10th during the academic session 2021-22.

Among these rupees 6000 each have been sanctioned in favour of ninety-one meritorious wards who secured 90% and above marks and rupees 4000 each have been sanctioned in favour of ninety eight meritorious wards who have secured 80% and above marks.

The DGP has also sanctioned special reward of rupees ten thousand each in favour of 10 wards of serving Police personnel who have qualified competitive examinations during the year 2021-22.

Those who have been awarded special reward includes Atul Sharma, Shakir Shafi Bhat, Azar Mehmood, Aasir Hussain Najar, Saima Shoket, Saba Nazir and Mariya Nazir for qualifying BOPEE. Similarly Anoushka and Mudabbir Latifi have qualified all India common law admission test 2022 and Amir Ashraf have qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. The amount has been sanctioned out of Central Police Welfare Fund.

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 their morale.