Jammu: To boost the morale and instill competitiveness among the wards of serving Police personnel, the Director-General of Police J&K Mr. Dilbag Singh IPS has sanctioned a meritorious scholarship of over Rs.1.63 lakh in favor of 25 wards of serving police personnel. He has also sanctioned a scholarship of over Rs.1.08 lakh in favor of thirteen wards of martyred police personnel.
Vide PHQ Order No 461 of 2022, meritorious scholarship of Rs.12000 each has been sanctioned in favor of two wards of serving police personnel who have secured 80% and above marks in the annual examination of post-graduation during the academic session 2020-21. Similarly, rupees 8500 each has been sanctioned in favor of seven wards of serving police personnel who have secured 80% and above marks in the annual examination for graduation. The scholarship is sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund.
Vide PHQ Order No 467 of 2022, meritorious scholarship of Rs.6000 each has been sanctioned in favor of eight wards of serving police personnel who have secured 90% and above marks in the annual examination of class 10th during the academic session 2020-21. Similarly, rupees 4000 each has been sanctioned in favor of eight wards of serving police personnel who have secured 80% and above marks in the annual examination of 10th class. The scholarship is sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund.
Meanwhile, the DGP has sanctioned scholarship for thirteen wards of police martyrs who had laid down their lives in terrorism-related incidents. Rs.15000 each has been sanctioned in favor of two wards who are perusing doctorate and M.Tech. degrees. Similarly Rs.12000 each has been sanctioned in favor of five wards of martyrs who are perusing Bachelor’s degrees. Rs.6000 each has been sanctioned in favor of four wards of martyrs studying in middle and secondary classes while Rs.2400 hundred each has been sanctioned in favor of two wards who are studying in primary classes.
The meritorious scholarship schemes of Jammu and Kashmir Police include scholarships for wards of serving/deceased/martyred Police personnel/SPOs for classes 10th and 12th. 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.
Citizen Reporter
Venkata T Reddy
