Inspector General Police Punjab Faisal Shahkar has issued orders to speed up measures for the best welfare of police employees and personnel. IG Punjab directed that there should be no slack in measures for best support of the children and families of police martyrs while the pension issues of retired officers and widows of police officers should also be resolved on priority basis.
He directed that all available resources should be utilised for the welfare of police employees through the categories formulated under the Welfare Policy 2021-22. In this regard, Additional IG Welfare and Finance Farooq Mazhar issued details for the welfare of personnel in the financial year 2021-22.
He said that last year a total of Rs 81 crore, 58 lakh, 13 thousand 328 were released for welfare fund for 23,907 employees. Rs 17 crore, 64 lakh, 20 thousand were given to 4,102 police employees for the marriage of their daughters.
Rs 10 crore, 32 lakh, 38 thousand 788 were given to the children of 3,503 police employees in the form of educational expenses.
